Module java.desktop

Package javax.swing

Enum Class SortOrder

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<SortOrder>

javax.swing.SortOrder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<SortOrder>, Constable

public enum SortOrder
extends Enum<SortOrder>

SortOrder is an enumeration of the possible sort orderings.

Since:

1.6

See Also:

• RowSorter

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
ASCENDING	Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in increasing order.
DESCENDING	Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in decreasing order.
UNSORTED	Enumeration value indicating the items are unordered.

Method Summary

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

Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

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

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

ASCENDING

public static final SortOrder ASCENDING

Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in increasing order. For example, the set 1, 4, 0 sorted in ASCENDING order is 0, 1, 4.

DESCENDING

public static final SortOrder DESCENDING

Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in decreasing order. For example, the set 1, 4, 0 sorted in DESCENDING order is 4, 1, 0.

UNSORTED

public static final SortOrder UNSORTED

Enumeration value indicating the items are unordered. For example, the set 1, 4, 0 in UNSORTED order is 1, 4, 0.

Method Details

values

public static SortOrder[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static SortOrder valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null