com.vaadin.client.widget.grid.sort

Class Sort

java.lang.Object

com.vaadin.client.widget.grid.sort.Sort

public class Sort
extends Object

Fluid Sort descriptor object.

Since:

7.4

Author:

Vaadin Ltd

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<SortOrder>	build() Build a sort order list.
static Sort	by(Grid.Column<?,?> column) Start building a Sort order by sorting a provided column in ascending order.
static Sort	by(Grid.Column<?,?> column, SortDirection direction) Start building a Sort order by sorting a provided column.
Sort	then(Grid.Column<?,?> column) Continue building a Sort order.
Sort	then(Grid.Column<?,?> column, SortDirection direction) Continue building a Sort order.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

by

public static Sort by(Grid.Column<?,?> column)

Start building a Sort order by sorting a provided column in ascending order.

Parameters:

column - a grid column object reference

Returns:

a sort instance, typed to the grid data type

by

public static Sort by(Grid.Column<?,?> column,
                      SortDirection direction)

Start building a Sort order by sorting a provided column.

Parameters:

column - a grid column object reference

direction - indicator of sort direction - either ascending or descending

Returns:

a sort instance, typed to the grid data type

then

public Sort then(Grid.Column<?,?> column)

Continue building a Sort order. The provided column is sorted in ascending order if the previously added columns have been evaluated as equals.

Parameters:

column - a grid column object reference

Returns:

a sort instance, typed to the grid data type

then

public Sort then(Grid.Column<?,?> column,
                 SortDirection direction)

Continue building a Sort order. The provided column is sorted in specified order if the previously added columns have been evaluated as equals.

Parameters:

column - a grid column object reference

direction - indicator of sort direction - either ascending or descending

Returns:

a sort instance, typed to the grid data type

build

public List<SortOrder> build()

Build a sort order list. This method is called internally by Grid when calling com.vaadin.client.ui.grid.Grid#sort(Sort), but can also be called manually to create a SortOrder list, which can also be provided directly to Grid.

Returns:

a sort order list.