Sort class abstract

Representing sort arguments in a uniform, abstract way.

To allow different DatabaseAdapter implementations to interpret or implement ordering in different ways (e.g. convert to SQL statements) this is a uniform representation of sort arguments.

Implementers

• ExpressionSort
• SortGroup

Constructors

Sort()

const

Properties

hashCode → int

The hash code for this object.

no setter, inherited

isEmpty → bool

no setter

runtimeType → Type

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setter, inherited

Methods

linear() → List<ExpressionSort>

Returns a linear list of ExpressionSort.

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

reduce() → Sort

Tries to simplify the Sort structure to avoid redundancy.

toString() → String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

The equality operator.

inherited

Static Methods

asc(dynamic expression) → Sort

Convenience method for creating an ascending ExpressionSort.

desc(dynamic expression) → Sort

Convenience method for creating a descending ExpressionSort.

followedBy(Iterable<Sort> sorts) → Sort

Constants

empty → const Sort