Sort (api-parent 1.0.0-b3 API)

```
public interface Sort
```
This element represents a required order to be used in a query, it's has two attributes: -- The name - the field's name to be sorted -- The type - the way to be sorted

See Also:

of(String, SortType), SortType

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface Sort.SortProvider
A provider of Sort where given a String and a SortType it returns a new instance of Sort

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Sort`	`asc(String name)`	Creates a new Sort of the type `SortType.ASC`
`static Sort`	`desc(String name)`	Creates a new Sort of the type `SortType.DESC`
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the field name
`SortType`	`getType()`	The `SortType`
`static Sort`	`of(String name, SortType type)`	Creates a wew Sort instance to be used in a NoSQL query.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns the field name
    
    Returns:
    
    the field name
  - getType
```
SortType getType()
```
    The SortType
    
    Returns:
    
    The SortType
  - of
```
static Sort of(String name,
               SortType type)
```
    Creates a wew Sort instance to be used in a NoSQL query.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - - the field name be used in a sort process
    
    type - - the way to be sorted
    
    Returns:
    
    a sort instance
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - when there are null parameters
  - asc
```
static Sort asc(String name)
```
    Creates a new Sort of the type SortType.ASC
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the field name be used in a sort process
    
    Returns:
    
    a sort instance
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - when name is null
  - desc
```
static Sort desc(String name)
```
    Creates a new Sort of the type SortType.DESC
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the field name be used in a sort process
    
    Returns:
    
    a sort instance
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - when name is null