How to sort comments in email automation

[Catherine Parkinson]

I'm creating email notification for when a new comment is added under certain circumstances and am having a little trouble with the comment sort order.

I'm using the example text from this page

<b>COMMENTS</b>
{{#issue.comments}}
Comment by: {{author.displayName}} at: {{created.format("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm a O")}}
{{body}}

However I would like it to show the most recent comment first.
How can I do this ?

[Peter Van de Voorde]

Hi Catherine,

have you tried {{issue.comments.reverse.body}}? 

That should return the issue's comments but in reverse order.

Cheers,
Peter

[Catherine Parkinson]

I updated my email text to try that and it didn't send any information in the email about each comment.

What I changed the text to:

<b>{{issue.key}}-{{issue.summary}}</b>
Link to Issue : {{issue.url}}

{{#issue.comments.reverse.body}}
<b>{{created.format("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm a O")}}</b>
<i>{{author.displayName}}</i>
{{body}}
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{{/}}

What it sent :
ABC-123-JIRA - Create automation for comments
Link to Issue : url_to_issue.com




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I also tried without the # but then it errored and wouldn't send

[Peter Van de Voorde]

Hey Catherine can you please try

{{#issue.comments.reverse}}

<b> {{created.format("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm a 0")}}</b>

<i>{{author.displayName}}</i>

{{body}}

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{{/}}

[Catherine Parkinson]

That did it !
Thank you so much :)

[Anila Noor]

That should return the issue's comments but in reverse order. Which i am using as a Mepco Bill Rate. An Electricity provider