java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.search.query.Sorting

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable
```
public class Sorting
extends Object
implements Cloneable
```
Specifies how a query is sorted by a list of fields with a sort order

Author:

Arne Bergene Fossaa

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Sorting.AttributeSorter`
`static class`	`Sorting.FieldOrder`	An attribute (field) and how it should be sorted
`static class`	`Sorting.LowerCaseSorter`
`static class`	`Sorting.Order`
`static class`	`Sorting.RawSorter`
`static class`	`Sorting.UcaSorter`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`LOWERCASE`
`static String`	`RAW`
`static String`	`STRENGTH_IDENTICAL`
`static String`	`STRENGTH_PRIMARY`
`static String`	`STRENGTH_QUATERNARY`
`static String`	`STRENGTH_SECONDARY`
`static String`	`STRENGTH_TERTIARY`
`static String`	`UCA`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Sorting()`	Creates an empty sort spec
`Sorting(String sortSpec)`	Creates a sort spec from a string
`Sorting(List<Sorting.FieldOrder> fieldOrders)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Sorting`	`clone()`
`int`	`encode(ByteBuffer buffer)`
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`List<Sorting.FieldOrder>`	`fieldOrders()`	Returns the field orders of this sort specification as list.
`static Sorting`	`fromString(String sortSpec)`	Creates a new sorting from the given string and returns it, or returns null if the argument does not contain any sorting criteria (e.g it is null or the empty string)
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - STRENGTH_IDENTICAL
```
public static final String STRENGTH_IDENTICAL
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - STRENGTH_QUATERNARY
```
public static final String STRENGTH_QUATERNARY
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - STRENGTH_TERTIARY
```
public static final String STRENGTH_TERTIARY
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - STRENGTH_SECONDARY
```
public static final String STRENGTH_SECONDARY
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - STRENGTH_PRIMARY
```
public static final String STRENGTH_PRIMARY
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UCA
```
public static final String UCA
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - RAW
```
public static final String RAW
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - LOWERCASE
```
public static final String LOWERCASE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Sorting
```
public Sorting()
```
    Creates an empty sort spec
  - Sorting
```
public Sorting(List<Sorting.FieldOrder> fieldOrders)
```
  - Sorting
```
public Sorting(String sortSpec)
```
    Creates a sort spec from a string
- Method Detail
  - fromString
```
public static Sorting fromString(String sortSpec)
```
    Creates a new sorting from the given string and returns it, or returns null if the argument does not contain any sorting criteria (e.g it is null or the empty string)
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - fieldOrders
```
public List<Sorting.FieldOrder> fieldOrders()
```
    Returns the field orders of this sort specification as list. This is never null but can be empty. This list can be modified to change this sort spec.
  - clone
```
public Sorting clone()
```
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - encode
```
public int encode(ByteBuffer buffer)
```

Class Sorting

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

STRENGTH_IDENTICAL

STRENGTH_QUATERNARY

STRENGTH_TERTIARY

STRENGTH_SECONDARY

STRENGTH_PRIMARY

UCA

RAW

LOWERCASE

Constructor Detail

Sorting

Sorting

Sorting

Method Detail

fromString

toString

fieldOrders

clone

hashCode

equals

encode