Examples

gistfile1.txt

/**
     * Return order field and direction
     *
     * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
     * @return array
     */
    function datatable_get_order_data(\Illuminate\Http\Request $request)
    {
        $columnNumber = $request->get('order')[0]['column'];
        $column = $request->get('columns')[$columnNumber];
        $nameProperty = $column['name'];
        $direction = $request->get('order')[0]['dir'];

        return array($nameProperty, $direction);
    }

using

list($nameProperty, $direction) = datatable_get_order_data($request);

 $FAQsQuery = FAQ::query();

$FAQsQuery
            ->search($request->get('search')['value'])

if ($nameProperty && $direction) {
            $FAQsQuery->sortBy($nameProperty, $direction);
        }