com.townleyenterprises.filter
Class SortSpecification

java.lang.Object
  com.townleyenterprises.filter.SortSpecification

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class SortSpecification

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class encapsulates a collating specification, allowing sorting by arbitrary property values.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id: SortSpecification.java,v 1.3 2004/07/28 10:33:58 atownley Exp $

Author:

Andrew S. Townley

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SortSpecification(java.lang.String property)
The constructor takes the name of the property to sort in ascending order.

SortSpecification(java.lang.String property, SortOrder order)
The constructor takes the name of the property to sort and the order which should be applied.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object o)
SortOrder	getOrder()
java.lang.String	getProperty()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SortSpecification

public SortSpecification(java.lang.String property)

The constructor takes the name of the property to sort in ascending order.

Parameters:

property - the property name to be sorted

SortSpecification

public SortSpecification(java.lang.String property,
                         SortOrder order)

The constructor takes the name of the property to sort and the order which should be applied.

Parameters:

property - the property name to be sorted

order - the sort order

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object o)

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty()

getOrder

public SortOrder getOrder()