Package org.springframework.data.domain

Enum Class Sort.NullHandling

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Sort.NullHandling>

org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.NullHandling

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Sort.NullHandling>, Constable

Enclosing class:

Sort

public static enum Sort.NullHandling
extends Enum<Sort.NullHandling>

Enumeration for null handling hints that can be used in Sort.Order expressions.

Since:

1.8

Author:

Thomas Darimont

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
NATIVE	Lets the data store decide what to do with nulls.
NULLS_FIRST	A hint to the used data store to order entries with null values before non null entries.
NULLS_LAST	A hint to the used data store to order entries with null values after non null entries.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Sort.NullHandling	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static Sort.NullHandling[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

NATIVE

public static final Sort.NullHandling NATIVE

Lets the data store decide what to do with nulls.

NULLS_FIRST

public static final Sort.NullHandling NULLS_FIRST

A hint to the used data store to order entries with null values before non null entries.

NULLS_LAST

public static final Sort.NullHandling NULLS_LAST

A hint to the used data store to order entries with null values after non null entries.

Method Details

values

public static Sort.NullHandling[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Sort.NullHandling valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null