RowSorter.SortKey

java.lang.Object
- javax.swing.RowSorter.SortKey

Enclosing class:

RowSorter<M>
```
public static class RowSorter.SortKey
extends Object
```
SortKey describes the sort order for a particular column. The column index is in terms of the underlying model, which may differ from that of the view.

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SortKey(int column, SortOrder sortOrder)
Creates a SortKey for the specified column with the specified sort order.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`	Returns true if this object equals the specified object.
`int`	`getColumn()`	Returns the index of the column.
`SortOrder`	`getSortOrder()`	Returns the sort order of the column.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns the hash code for this `SortKey`.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - SortKey
```
public SortKey(int column,
               SortOrder sortOrder)
```
    Creates a SortKey for the specified column with the specified sort order.
    
    Parameters:
    
    column - index of the column, in terms of the model
    
    sortOrder - the sorter order
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if sortOrder is null
- Method Detail
  - getColumn
```
public final int getColumn()
```
    Returns the index of the column.
    
    Returns:
    
    index of column
  - getSortOrder
```
public final SortOrder getSortOrder()
```
    Returns the sort order of the column.
    
    Returns:
    
    the sort order of the column
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Returns the hash code for this SortKey.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    hash code
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.equals(java.lang.Object), System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Returns true if this object equals the specified object. If the specified object is a SortKey and references the same column and sort order, the two objects are equal.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to compare to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if o is equal to this SortKey
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.hashCode(), HashMap