SortOrder (Java SE 15 & JDK 15)
Description: declaration: module: java.desktop, package: javax.swing, enum: SortOrder
Keywords: javax.swing.SortOrder class

Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing

# Enum SortOrder

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<SortOrder>
javax.swing.SortOrder

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Comparable<SortOrder>`, `Constable`

    public enum SortOrder
    extends Enum<SortOrder>

SortOrder is an enumeration of the possible sort orderings.

Since:
  1.6
See Also:
  `RowSorter`

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ## Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

  `Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>`

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant | Description
  --- | ---
  `ASCENDING` | Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in increasing order.
  `DESCENDING` | Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in decreasing order.
  `UNSORTED` | Enumeration value indicating the items are unordered.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `static SortOrder` | `valueOf​(String name)` | Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
  `static SortOrder[]` | `values()` | Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

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

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### ASCENDING

    public static final SortOrder ASCENDING
    Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in increasing order. For example, the set `1, 4, 0` sorted in `ASCENDING` order is `0, 1, 4`.

  - ### DESCENDING

    public static final SortOrder DESCENDING
    Enumeration value indicating the items are sorted in decreasing order. For example, the set `1, 4, 0` sorted in `DESCENDING` order is `4, 1, 0`.

  - ### UNSORTED

    public static final SortOrder UNSORTED
    Enumeration value indicating the items are unordered. For example, the set `1, 4, 0` in `UNSORTED` order is `1, 4, 0`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static SortOrder[] values()
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
    Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

  - ### valueOf

    public static SortOrder valueOf​(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:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
      `NullPointerException` - if the argument is null