com.hp.util

Enum SortOrder

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<SortOrder>

com.hp.util.SortOrder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<SortOrder>

public enum SortOrder
extends Enum<SortOrder>

Specifies the direction in which to sort a list of items.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ASCENDING Sort from smallest to largest.
DESCENDING Sort from largest to smallest.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static SortOrder	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static SortOrder[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

ASCENDING

public static final SortOrder ASCENDING

Sort from smallest to largest. For example, from A to Z.

DESCENDING

public static final SortOrder DESCENDING

Sort from largest to smallest. For example, from Z to A.

Method Detail

values

public static SortOrder[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (SortOrder c : SortOrder.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static SortOrder valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null