javax.persistence.criteria
Interface Order

public interface Order

An object that defines an ordering over the query results.

Since:

Java Persistence 2.0

Method Summary

<T extends java.lang.Comparable<T>> Expression<T>	getExpression() Return the expression that is used for ordering.
boolean	isAscending() Whether ascending ordering is in effect.
Order	reverse() Switch the ordering.

Method Detail

reverse

Order reverse()

Switch the ordering.

isAscending

boolean isAscending()

Whether ascending ordering is in effect.

Returns:

boolean indicating whether ordering is ascending

getExpression

<T extends java.lang.Comparable<T>> Expression<T> getExpression()

Return the expression that is used for ordering.

Returns:

expression used for ordering