com.mmnaseri.utils.spring.data.query

Enum SortDirection

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<SortDirection>

com.mmnaseri.utils.spring.data.query.SortDirection

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<SortDirection>

public enum SortDirection
extends Enum<SortDirection>

This enum is used to indicate the direction of a sort.

Since:

1.0 (9/17/15)

Author:

Milad Naseri (mmnaseri@programmer.net)

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ASCENDING Items should be sorted as per their natural ordering
DESCENDING Items should be sorted in the reverse direction of their natural ordering

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static SortDirection	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static SortDirection[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

ASCENDING

public static final SortDirection ASCENDING

Items should be sorted as per their natural ordering

DESCENDING

public static final SortDirection DESCENDING

Items should be sorted in the reverse direction of their natural ordering

Method Detail

values

public static SortDirection[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (SortDirection c : SortDirection.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static SortDirection valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null