angular ng-repeat in reverse

How can i get a reversed array in angular? i'm trying to use orderBy filter, but it needs a predicate(e.g. 'name') to sort:

<tr ng-repeat="friend in friends | orderBy:'name':true">
      <td>{{friend.name}}</td>
      <td>{{friend.phone}}</td>
      <td>{{friend.age}}</td>
<tr>

Is there a way to reverse original array, without sorting. like that:

<tr ng-repeat="friend in friends | orderBy:'':true">
      <td>{{friend.name}}</td>
      <td>{{friend.phone}}</td>
      <td>{{friend.age}}</td>
<tr>

I would suggest using a custom filter such as this:

app.filter('reverse', function() {
  return function(items) {
    return items.slice().reverse();
  };
});

Which can then be used like:

<div ng-repeat="friend in friends | reverse">{{friend.name}}</div>

See it working here: Plunker Demonstration


This filter can be customized to fit your needs as seen fit. I have provided other examples in the demonstration. Some options include checking that the variable is an array before performing the reverse, or making it more lenient to allow the reversal of more things such as strings.

This is what i used:

<alert ng-repeat="alert in alerts.slice().reverse()" type="alert.type" close="alerts.splice(index, 1)">{{$index + 1}}: {{alert.msg}}</alert>

You can reverse by the $index parameter

<tr ng-repeat="friend in friends | orderBy:'$index':true">

Sorry for bringing this up after a year, but there is an new, easier solution, which works for Angular v1.3.0-rc.5 and later.

It is mentioned in the docs: "If no property is provided, (e.g. '+') then the array element itself is used to compare where sorting". So, the solution will be:

ng-repeat="friend in friends | orderBy:'-'" or

ng-repeat="friend in friends | orderBy:'+':true"

This solution seems to be better because it does not modify an array and does not require additional computational resources (at least in our code). I've read all existing answers and still prefer this one to them.

You can just call a method on your scope to reverse it for you, like this:

<!doctype html>
<html ng-app="myApp">
<head>
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="http://code.angularjs.org/1.0.5/angular.min.js"></script>
    <script>
    angular.module('myApp', []).controller('Ctrl', function($scope) {
        $scope.items = [1, 2, 3, 4];
        $scope.reverse = function(array) {
            var copy = [].concat(array);
            return copy.reverse();
        }
    });
    </script>
</head>
<body ng-controller="Ctrl">
    <ul>
        <li ng-repeat="item in items">{{item}}</li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
        <li ng-repeat="item in reverse(items)">{{item}}</li>
    </ul>
</body>
</html>

Note that the $scope.reverse creates a copy of the array since Array.prototype.reverse modifies the original array.

if you are using 1.3.x, you can use the following

{{ orderBy_expression | orderBy : expression : reverse}}

Example List books by published date in descending order

<div ng-repeat="book in books|orderBy:'publishedDate':true">

source:https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/filter/orderBy

You can also use .reverse(). It's a native array function

<div ng-repeat="friend in friends.reverse()">{{friend.name}}</div>