Package org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects

Class SortKey

java.lang.Object

org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects.SortKey

public final class SortKey
extends Object

A sort key which can be used to specify the order in which connector objects should be included in the results of a search request.

Since:

1.4

Author:

Laszlo Hordos

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SortKey(String field, boolean isAscendingOrder)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static SortKey	ascendingOrder(String field)	Creates a new ascending-order sort key for the provided field.
static SortKey	descendingOrder(String field)	Creates a new descending-order sort key for the provided field.
String	getField()	Returns the sort key field.
boolean	isAscendingOrder()	Returns true if this sort key is in ascending order, or false if it is in descending order.
static SortKey	reverseOrder(SortKey key)	Creates a new sort key having the same field as the provided key, but in reverse sort order.
String	toString()	Returns the string representation of this sort key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SortKey

public SortKey(String field,
 boolean isAscendingOrder)

Method Details

ascendingOrder

public static SortKey ascendingOrder(String field)

Creates a new ascending-order sort key for the provided field.

Parameters:

field - The sort key field.

Returns:

A new ascending-order sort key.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If field is not a valid attribute name.

descendingOrder

public static SortKey descendingOrder(String field)

Creates a new descending-order sort key for the provided field.

Parameters:

field - The sort key field.

Returns:

A new descending-order sort key.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If field is not a valid attribute name.

reverseOrder

public static SortKey reverseOrder(SortKey key)

Creates a new sort key having the same field as the provided key, but in reverse sort order.

Parameters:

key - The sort key to be reversed.

Returns:

The reversed sort key.

getField

public String getField()

Returns the sort key field.

Returns:

The sort key field.

isAscendingOrder

public boolean isAscendingOrder()

Returns true if this sort key is in ascending order, or false if it is in descending order.

Returns:

true if this sort key is in ascending order, or false if it is in descending ord)er.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the string representation of this sort key. It will be composed of a plus symbol, if the key is ascending, or a minus symbol, if the key is descending, followed by the field name.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The string representation of this sort key.