org.springframework.beans.support
Interface SortDefinition

All Known Implementing Classes:
MutableSortDefinition

public interface SortDefinition

Definition for sorting bean instances by a property.

Author:
Juergen Hoeller
Since: 26.05.2003

Method Summary
 StringgetProperty()
          Return the name of the property to sort by.
 booleanisAscending()
          Return if ascending or descending.
 booleanisIgnoreCase()
          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.

isAscending

public boolean isAscending()
Return if ascending or descending.

isIgnoreCase

public boolean isIgnoreCase()
Return whether upper and lower case in String values should be ignored.