IOrder (Intrexx 10.0 Groovy Documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

Comparator<de.uplanet.lucy.server.newsagent.IMessage>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApplicationOrder, CreationOrder
```
@Scriptable
public interface IOrder
extends Comparator<de.uplanet.lucy.server.newsagent.IMessage>
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`setAscending(boolean p_bAscending)`	Set ascending (default) or descending sort order.
`String`	`sqlOrderExpression()`	Provide a SQL order-by expression to order messages at database level.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
compare, equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Method Detail
  - setAscending
```
void setAscending(boolean p_bAscending)
```
    Set ascending (default) or descending sort order.
    
    Parameters:
    
    p_bAscending - true if sorting order is ascending, or false otherwise.
  - sqlOrderExpression
```
String sqlOrderExpression()
```
    Provide a SQL order-by expression to order messages at database level.
    
    Returns:
    
    The SQL order-by expression or null if such an expression cannot be provided.