org.springframework.beans.support
Interface SortDefinition

All Known Implementing Classes:

MutableSortDefinition

public interface SortDefinition

Definition for sorting bean instances by a property.

Since:

26.05.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary

String	getProperty() Return the name of the property to sort by.
boolean	isAscending() Return if ascending or descending.
boolean	isIgnoreCase() Return whether upper and lower case in String values should be ignored.

Method Detail

getProperty

public String getProperty()

Return the name of the property to sort by.

isIgnoreCase

public boolean isIgnoreCase()

Return whether upper and lower case in String values should be ignored.

isAscending

public boolean isAscending()

Return if ascending or descending.