Package ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api

Class SortSpec

java.lang.Object

ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.SortSpec

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class SortSpec
extends Object
implements Serializable

Represents values for sorting resources returned by a server.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SortSpec()	Constructor
SortSpec(String theParamName)	Constructor
SortSpec(String theParamName, SortOrderEnum theOrder)	Constructor
SortSpec(String theParamName, SortOrderEnum theOrder, SortSpec theChain)	Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
SortSpec	getChain()	Gets the chained sort specification, or null if none.
SortOrderEnum	getOrder()	Returns the sort order specified by this parameter, or null if none is explicitly provided (which means SortOrderEnum.ASC according to the FHIR specification)
String	getParamName()	Returns the actual name of the search param to sort by
SortSpec	setChain(SortSpec theChain)	Sets the chained sort specification, or null if none.
SortSpec	setOrder(SortOrderEnum theOrder)	Sets the sort order specified by this parameter, or null if none should be explicitly defined (which means SortOrderEnum.ASC according to the FHIR specification)
SortSpec	setParamName(String theFieldName)	Sets the actual name of the search param to sort by

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

SortSpec

public SortSpec()

Constructor

SortSpec

public SortSpec(String theParamName)

Constructor

Parameters:

theParamName - The search name to sort on. See setParamName(String) for more information.

SortSpec

public SortSpec(String theParamName,
 SortOrderEnum theOrder)

Constructor

Parameters:

theParamName - The search name to sort on. See setParamName(String) for more information.

theOrder - The order, or null. See setOrder(SortOrderEnum) for more information.

SortSpec

public SortSpec(String theParamName,
 SortOrderEnum theOrder,
 SortSpec theChain)

Constructor

Parameters:

theParamName - The search name to sort on. See setParamName(String) for more information.

theOrder - The order, or null. See setOrder(SortOrderEnum) for more information.

theChain - The next sorting spec, to be applied only when this spec makes two entries equal. See setChain(SortSpec) for more information.

Method Details

getChain

public SortSpec getChain()

Gets the chained sort specification, or null if none. If multiple sort parameters are chained (indicating a sub-sort), the second level sort is chained via this property.

getParamName

public String getParamName()

Returns the actual name of the search param to sort by

getOrder

public SortOrderEnum getOrder()

Returns the sort order specified by this parameter, or null if none is explicitly provided (which means SortOrderEnum.ASC according to the FHIR specification)

setChain

public SortSpec setChain(SortSpec theChain)

Sets the chained sort specification, or null if none. If multiple sort parameters are chained (indicating a sub-sort), the second level sort is chained via this property.

setParamName

public SortSpec setParamName(String theFieldName)

Sets the actual name of the search param to sort by

setOrder

public SortSpec setOrder(SortOrderEnum theOrder)

Sets the sort order specified by this parameter, or null if none should be explicitly defined (which means SortOrderEnum.ASC according to the FHIR specification)