SortDirection

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<SortDirection>
- - org.apache.pivot.wtk.SortDirection

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<SortDirection>
```
public enum SortDirection
extends java.lang.Enum<SortDirection>
```
Enumeration representing a sort direction. A value of null is assumed to mean "no sort".

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`ASCENDING`	Sort in ascending order, from lowest value first to highest value.
`DESCENDING`	Sort in descending order, from highest value first to lowest value.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static SortDirection`	`valueOf(java.lang.String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static SortDirection[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

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

- Enum Constant Detail
  - ASCENDING
```
public static final SortDirection ASCENDING
```
    Sort in ascending order, from lowest value first to highest value.
  - DESCENDING
```
public static final SortDirection DESCENDING
```
    Sort in descending order, from highest value first to lowest value.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static SortDirection[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
    for (SortDirection c : SortDirection.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static SortDirection valueOf(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null