de.uplanet.lucy.server.newsagent
Interface IOrder

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApplicationOrder, CreationOrder

@Scriptable
public interface IOrder
extends java.util.Comparator<de.uplanet.lucy.server.newsagent.IMessage>

Version:

$Revision: 72022 $

Method Summary

void	setAscending(boolean p_bAscending) Set ascending (default) or descending sort order.
java.lang.String	sqlOrderExpression() Provide a SQL order-by expression to order messages at database level.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals

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

java.lang.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 can not be provided.

Note:

The "ORDER BY" keyword must not be included in the returned string.