Package ch.tocco.nice2.persist.core.api.util

Class EntityComparator

java.lang.Object

ch.tocco.nice2.persist.core.api.util.EntityComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Entity>

@Deprecated
public class EntityComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Entity>

Deprecated.

try to sort on the database whenever possible, refer to methods in EntityModelUtils

Comparator providing an ordering for field values for entities (based on the default comparator of its type).
Usable to sort an entity list using the ValueSortedEntityList.

See Also:

• EntityModelUtils.appendSorting(Query, String...)
• EntityModelUtils.prependSorting(Query, String...)
• EntityModelUtils.appendDefaultSorting(Query, EntityModel)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EntityComparator(String orderBy)	Deprecated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(Entity entity1, Entity entity2)	Deprecated.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Details

EntityComparator

public EntityComparator(String orderBy)

Deprecated.

Parameters:

orderBy - commaseparated string of fields or relations describing the ordering, based on the commonly known syntax of the PersistQL, e.g. "lastname,relAddress.street"

Method Details

compare

public int compare(Entity entity1,
 Entity entity2)

Deprecated.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Entity>