Hook: Define Table Sort Order

Requirement

The rows of a table are to be sorted following a certain application specific order.

Method of Adaptation

Augment feature

Level of Support

Parameter Pattern

HotSpot

Tables

Participants

Comparator, NewComparator

Changes

1. implementation NewComparator of Comparator.
2. NewComparator.compare implements Comparator.compare defining the sort order.

Constraints

• This hook works only with the Create A Table hook.
• The concrete class of the objects to be compared depends on the TableModel used. See the documentation of getRecord in the specific class for more detailed information.

Comments

• Specifying null for the comparator is usually a valid options with tables and will sort records according to their natural ordering. However, see the documentation of the specific table or table model for details.