org.sakaiproject.entitybroker.entityprovider.search
Class Order

java.lang.Object
  org.sakaiproject.entitybroker.entityprovider.search.Order

public class Order
extends Object

A simple bean which defines the order to return the results of a search
Example usage:
Order ota = new Order("title"); // order by title ascending
Order otd = new Order("title", false); // order by title descending

Author:

Aaron Zeckoski (azeckoski@gmail.com)

Field Summary

boolean	ascending if true then the return order is ascending, if false then return order is descending
String	property the name of the field (property) in the persisted object

Constructor Summary

Order(String property)
a simple order for a property which is ascending

Order(String property, boolean ascending)
define an order for a property

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getProperty() the name of the field (property) in the persisted object
int	hashCode()
boolean	isAscending() if true then the return order is ascending, if false then return order is descending
void	setAscending(boolean ascending)
void	setProperty(String property)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

property

public String property

the name of the field (property) in the persisted object

ascending

public boolean ascending

if true then the return order is ascending, if false then return order is descending

Constructor Detail

Order

public Order(String property)

a simple order for a property which is ascending

Parameters:

property - the name of the field (property) in the persisted object

Order

public Order(String property,
             boolean ascending)

define an order for a property

Parameters:

property - the name of the field (property) in the persisted object

ascending - if true then the return order is ascending, if false then return order is descending

Method Detail

getProperty

public String getProperty()

the name of the field (property) in the persisted object

setProperty

public void setProperty(String property)

isAscending

public boolean isAscending()

if true then the return order is ascending, if false then return order is descending

setAscending

public void setAscending(boolean ascending)

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