Package net.solarnetwork.domain

Interface SortDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:
MutableSortDescriptor, SimpleSortDescriptor
public interface SortDescriptor
An API for specifying a collection ordering.
Version:
1.0
Author:
matt

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getSortKey()
    Get the name of the value to sort by.
    boolean
    isDescending()
    Return true if the sort should be in descending order, otherwise the short should be in ascending order.

  • Method Details

    • getSortKey

      String getSortKey()
      Get the name of the value to sort by.

      How this value is interpreted is implementation dependent.

      Returns:
      the sort key

    • isDescending

      boolean isDescending()
      Return true if the sort should be in descending order, otherwise the short should be in ascending order.
      Returns:
      true if the sort should be in descending order