SortOrderBuilder (vaadin-all 8.27.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.vaadin.data.provider.SortOrderBuilder<T,V>

Type Parameters:

T - the sort order type

V - the sorting type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

GridSortOrderBuilder, QuerySortOrderBuilder
```
public abstract class SortOrderBuilder<T extends SortOrder<V>,V>
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
Base class for helper classes 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.

Since:

8.0

See Also:

thenAsc(Object), thenDesc(Object), build(), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SortOrderBuilder()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<T>`	`build()`	Returns an unmodifiable copy of the list of current sort orders in this sort builder.
`protected abstract T`	`createSortOrder(V by, SortDirection direction)`	Creates a sort order object with the given parameters.
`SortOrderBuilder<T,V>`	`thenAsc(V by)`	Appends sorting with ascending sort direction.
`SortOrderBuilder<T,V>`	`thenDesc(V 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
  - SortOrderBuilder
```
public SortOrderBuilder()
```
- Method Detail
  - thenAsc
```
public SortOrderBuilder<T,V> thenAsc(V by)
```
    Appends sorting with ascending sort direction.
    
    Parameters:
    
    by - the object to sort by
    
    Returns:
    
    this sort builder
  - thenDesc
```
public SortOrderBuilder<T,V> thenDesc(V by)
```
    Appends sorting with descending sort direction.
    
    Parameters:
    
    by - the object to sort by
    
    Returns:
    
    this sort builder
  - build
```
public final List<T> build()
```
    Returns an unmodifiable copy of the list of current sort orders in this sort builder.
    
    Returns:
    
    an unmodifiable sort order list
  - createSortOrder
```
protected abstract T createSortOrder(V by,
                                     SortDirection direction)
```
    Creates a sort order object with the given parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    by - the object to sort by
    
    direction - the sort direction
    
    Returns:
    
    the sort order object