# GroupChannelOrder type definition
**URL:** https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486
**Category:** JavaScript
**Tags:** group-channel, chatsdk
**Created:** [December 6, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486 "2021-12-06T09:40:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@hewong](https://community.sendbird.com/u/hewong)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/1 "2021-12-06T09:40:01Z")
I’m trying to use create a `GroupChannelCollection` following the documentation like this:
```auto
sb.GroupChannel.createGroupChannelCollection()
.setOrder(sb.GroupChannelCollection.GroupChannelOrder.LATEST_LAST_MESSAGE)
.setFilter(groupChannelFilter)
.build();
```
but I got a TypeScript error complaining that `string` is not assignable to `GroupChannelOrder`
Seems like there’s some problem in the type definition file:
```auto
type GroupChannelOrder = {
LATEST_LAST_MESSAGE: 'latest_last_message',
CHRONOLOGICAL: 'chronological',
CHANNEL_NAME_ALPHABETICAL: 'channel_name_alphabetical',
};
```
This type expects me to pass in this exact object:
```auto
.setOrder({ LATEST_LAST_MESSAGE: 'latest_last_message', CHRONOLOGICAL: 'chronological', CHANNEL_NAME_ALPHABETICAL: 'channel_name_alphabetical' })
```
Also, I believe it doesn’t happen to just `GroupChannelOrder`…
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### Author:  [@Brian\_Sang](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Brian_Sang)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/2 "2021-12-07T07:51:21Z")
Hi hewong,
There should be no error when following the documentation below.
> **[Group channel collection | Chat JavaScript SDK | Sendbird Docs](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/v3/javascript/guides/group-channel-collection#2-create-a-collection)**
>
> Learn how to use GroupChannelCollection for Local caching.
What is the type definition file you mentioned? Where did you find them?
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### Author:  [@hewong](https://community.sendbird.com/u/hewong)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/3 "2021-12-07T08:16:44Z")
Yes, that’s the documentation that I followed.
This is the type definition file that I mentioned: [SendBird.d.ts](https://github.com/sendbird/SendBird-SDK-JavaScript/blob/master/SendBird.d.ts) (line 85)
Here’s a screenshot of the error when I followed exactly the documentation:
And if I put in a string:
The current `GroupChannelOrder` requires all properties to be present, which is an object.
What should be expected by `.setOrder` is a string, and to solve this issue, the type declaration should be something like this:
```auto
type GroupChannelOrder = 'latest_last_message' | 'chronological' | 'channel_name_alphabetical';
```
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### Author:  [@Brian\_Sang](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Brian_Sang)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/4 "2021-12-07T08:41:55Z")
Could you try to use it like this?
```auto
.setOrder(sb.GroupChannelCollection.GroupChannelOrder.ORDER_LATEST_LAST_MESSAGE)
```
---
### Author:  [@hewong](https://community.sendbird.com/u/hewong)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/5 "2021-12-07T08:53:45Z")
Isn’t that what I did as mentioned in my topic and reply? That is also exactly what is documented.
If you’re thinking about the `this` keyword that’s because I’m using a class component.
It’s still the same even if I don’t put it in a class component.
I really hope you did read what I said, please take a look at the type definition file, any TypeScript programmer should know what I mean…
Thank you
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### Author:  [@Brian\_Sang](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Brian_Sang)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/6 "2021-12-07T09:39:14Z")
Really sorry. Let me check with JS engineer.
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### Author:  [@Brian\_Sang](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Brian_Sang)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/7 "2021-12-07T10:08:42Z")
My teammate suggested a workaround as below including a comment.
> It’s like if you in typescript declare the variable as `const sort :any = ...` If you pass the string, it’s not the same as `any`
```auto
const order = sb.GroupChannelCollection.GroupChannelOrder.LATEST_LAST_MESSAGE;
var groupChannelCollection = sb.GroupChannel.createGroupChannelCollection()
.setOrder(order)
.setFilter(groupChannelFilter)
.build();
```
Once getting the technical details, I will share with you.
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### Author:  [@hewong](https://community.sendbird.com/u/hewong)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/8 "2021-12-07T10:21:35Z")
Thanks, would give it a try
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### Author:  [@Brian\_Sang](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Brian_Sang)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/9 "2021-12-07T10:33:01Z")
This issue will be fixed soon. Sorry to make you confusing.
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### Author:  [@hewong](https://community.sendbird.com/u/hewong)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/10 "2021-12-07T13:14:52Z")
No worries, thanks for the reply!
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### Author:  [@Charis\_Theodoulou](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Charis_Theodoulou)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/groupchannelorder-type-definition/3486/11 "2021-12-16T10:16:42Z")
Hi @hewong this has been fixed in [3.1.4 version](https://github.com/sendbird/SendBird-SDK-JavaScript/releases/tag/v3.1.4) of the Sendbird SDK.
Update to resolve this by running:
```auto
npm i sendbird@3.1.4
```