org.springframework.data.domain

Class Sort

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.data.domain.Sort

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Iterable<Sort.Order>

Direct Known Subclasses:

QSort

public class Sort
extends Object
implements Iterable<Sort.Order>, Serializable

Sort option for queries. You have to provide at least a list of properties to sort for that must not include null or empty strings. The direction defaults to DEFAULT_DIRECTION.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Thomas Darimont

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Sort.Direction Enumeration for sort directions.
static class	Sort.NullHandling Enumeration for null handling hints that can be used in Sort.Order expressions.
static class	Sort.Order PropertyPath implements the pairing of an Sort.Direction and a property.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Sort.Direction	DEFAULT_DIRECTION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Sort(List<Sort.Order> orders) Creates a new Sort instance.
Sort(Sort.Direction direction, List<String> properties) Creates a new Sort instance.
Sort(Sort.Direction direction, String... properties) Creates a new Sort instance.
Sort(Sort.Order... orders) Creates a new Sort instance using the given Sort.Orders.
Sort(String... properties) Creates a new Sort instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Sort	and(Sort sort) Returns a new Sort consisting of the Sort.Orders of the current Sort combined with the given ones.
boolean	equals(Object obj)
Sort.Order	getOrderFor(String property) Returns the order registered for the given property.
int	hashCode()
Iterator<Sort.Order>	iterator()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach, spliterator

Field Detail

DEFAULT_DIRECTION

public static final Sort.Direction DEFAULT_DIRECTION

Constructor Detail

Sort

public Sort(Sort.Order... orders)

Creates a new Sort instance using the given Sort.Orders.

Parameters:

orders - must not be null.

Sort

public Sort(List<Sort.Order> orders)

Creates a new Sort instance.

Parameters:

orders - must not be null or contain null.

Sort

public Sort(String... properties)

Creates a new Sort instance. Order defaults to .

Parameters:

properties - must not be null or contain null or empty strings

Sort

public Sort(Sort.Direction direction,
            String... properties)

Creates a new Sort instance.

Parameters:

direction - defaults to (for null cases, too)

properties - must not be null, empty or contain null or empty strings.

Sort

public Sort(Sort.Direction direction,
            List<String> properties)

Creates a new Sort instance.

Parameters:

direction - defaults to (for null cases, too)

properties - must not be null or contain null or empty strings.

Method Detail

and

public Sort and(Sort sort)

Returns a new Sort consisting of the Sort.Orders of the current Sort combined with the given ones.

Parameters:

sort - can be null.

Returns:

getOrderFor

public Sort.Order getOrderFor(String property)

Returns the order registered for the given property.

Parameters:

property -

Returns:

iterator

public Iterator<Sort.Order> iterator()

Specified by:

iterator in interface Iterable<Sort.Order>

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object