Sort.SortBuilder (vaadin-server 8.21.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.vaadin.data.provider.Sort.SortBuilder

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Enclosing class:

Sort
```
public static class Sort.SortBuilder
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
```
SortBuilder is a helper class with fluent API for constructing sort order lists. When the sort order is ready to be passed on, calling build() will create the list of sort orders

See Also:

Sort, Sort.asc(String), Sort.desc(String), build(), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected SortBuilder()
Constructs an empty SortBuilder.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Sort.SortBuilder`	`append(java.lang.String by, com.vaadin.shared.data.sort.SortDirection direction)`	Appends sorting with given sort direction.
`java.util.List<QuerySortOrder>`	`build()`	Returns an unmodifiable list of the current sort order in this sort builder.
`Sort.SortBuilder`	`thenAsc(java.lang.String by)`	Appends sorting with ascending sort direction.
`Sort.SortBuilder`	`thenDesc(java.lang.String by)`	Appends sorting with descending sort direction.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SortBuilder
```
protected SortBuilder()
```
    Constructs an empty SortBuilder.
- Method Detail
  - thenAsc
```
public Sort.SortBuilder thenAsc(java.lang.String by)
```
    Appends sorting with ascending sort direction.
    
    Parameters:
    
    by - the object to sort by
    
    Returns:
    
    this sort builder
  - thenDesc
```
public Sort.SortBuilder thenDesc(java.lang.String by)
```
    Appends sorting with descending sort direction.
    
    Parameters:
    
    by - the object to sort by
    
    Returns:
    
    this sort builder
  - append
```
protected Sort.SortBuilder append(java.lang.String by,
                                  com.vaadin.shared.data.sort.SortDirection direction)
```
    Appends sorting with given sort direction.
    
    Parameters:
    
    by - the object to sort by
    
    direction - the sort direction
    
    Returns:
    
    this sort builder
  - build
```
public java.util.List<QuerySortOrder> build()
```
    Returns an unmodifiable list of the current sort order in this sort builder.
    
    Returns:
    
    the unmodifiable sort order list