applicationLogic.utility
Class Sort

java.lang.Object
  applicationLogic.utility.Sort

public class Sort
extends java.lang.Object

The sort is performed on the data stored in the KeyValuePair object, where the data is sorted according to a user specified column, and the sort depends on the data type identified in KeyValuePair. The sort can be in ascending or descending order.

Author:

02leungi

Constructor Summary

Sort()

Method Summary

java.util.List	ascend(KeyValuePair kvp, int column) Sort the data in 'kvp' in ascending order according to column 'column'.
java.util.List	descend(KeyValuePair kvp, int column) Sort the data in 'kvp' in descending order according to column 'column'.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Sort

public Sort()

Method Detail

ascend

public java.util.List ascend(KeyValuePair kvp,
                             int column)

Sort the data in 'kvp' in ascending order according to column 'column'.

Parameters:

kvp - Keys and values, where values will be sorted.

column - Column number within 'kvp's values to be sorted.

Returns:

A list containing the rows of the data from 'kvp' sorted according to column 'column'.

descend

public java.util.List descend(KeyValuePair kvp,
                              int column)

Sort the data in 'kvp' in descending order according to column 'column'.

Parameters:

kvp - Keys and values, where values will be sorted.

column - Column number within 'kvp's values to be sorted.

Returns:

A list containing the rows of the data from 'kvp' sorted according to column 'column'.