org.alfresco.web.data

Class Sort

java.lang.Object

org.alfresco.web.data.Sort

Direct Known Subclasses:

MergeSort, QuickSort

public abstract class Sort
extends java.lang.Object

Sort Base sorting helper supports locale specific case sensitive, case in-sensitive and numeric data sorting.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected boolean	bForward sort direction
protected java.text.Collator	collator locale sensitive collator
protected java.lang.String	column column name to sort against
protected java.util.List	data list of Object[] data to sort
protected java.util.List	keys collation keys for comparisons
protected java.lang.String	sortMode sort mode (see IDataContainer constants)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Sort(java.util.List data, java.lang.String column, boolean bForward, java.lang.String mode) Constructor

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected java.util.List	buildCollationKeys(java.text.Collator collator) Build a list of collation keys for comparing locale sensitive strings or build the appropriate objects for comparison for other standard data types.
protected java.util.Comparator	getComparator() Return the comparator to be used during column value comparison
protected static java.lang.String	getGetterMethodName(java.lang.String name) Return the name of the Bean getter method for the specified getter name
abstract void	sort() Runs the Sort routine on the current dataset
protected void	swap(java.util.List v, int a, int b) Given the array and two indices, swap the two items in the array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

data

protected java.util.List data

list of Object[] data to sort

column

protected java.lang.String column

column name to sort against

bForward

protected boolean bForward

sort direction

sortMode

protected java.lang.String sortMode

sort mode (see IDataContainer constants)

collator

protected java.text.Collator collator

locale sensitive collator

keys

protected java.util.List keys

collation keys for comparisons

Constructor Detail

Sort

public Sort(java.util.List data,
    java.lang.String column,
    boolean bForward,
    java.lang.String mode)

Constructor

Parameters:

data - a the List of String[] data to sort

column - the column getter method to use on the row to sort

bForward - true for a forward sort, false for a reverse sort

mode - sort mode to use (see IDataContainer constants)

Method Detail

sort

public abstract void sort()

Runs the Sort routine on the current dataset

buildCollationKeys

protected java.util.List buildCollationKeys(java.text.Collator collator)

Build a list of collation keys for comparing locale sensitive strings or build the appropriate objects for comparison for other standard data types.

Parameters:

collator - the Collator object to use to build String keys

swap

protected void swap(java.util.List v,
        int a,
        int b)

Given the array and two indices, swap the two items in the array.

getComparator

protected java.util.Comparator getComparator()

Return the comparator to be used during column value comparison

Returns:

Comparator for the appropriate column data type

getGetterMethodName

protected static java.lang.String getGetterMethodName(java.lang.String name)

Return the name of the Bean getter method for the specified getter name

Parameters:

name - of the field to build getter method name for e.g. "value"

Returns:

the name of the Bean getter method for the field name e.g. "getValue"