DataSorter

Inheritance: java.lang.Object

public class DataSorter

Summary description for DataSorter.

Example

         //Instantiate a new Workbook object.
         Workbook workbook = new Workbook("Book1.xls");
         //Get the workbook datasorter object.
         DataSorter sorter = workbook.getDataSorter();
         //Set the first order for datasorter object.
         sorter.setOrder1(com.aspose.cells.SortOrder.DESCENDING);
         //Define the first key.
         sorter.setKey1(0);
         //Set the second order for datasorter object.
         sorter.setOrder2(com.aspose.cells.SortOrder.ASCENDING);
         //Define the second key.
         sorter.setKey2(1);
         //Create a cells area (range).
         CellArea ca = new CellArea();
         //Specify the start row index.
         ca.StartRow = 0;
         //Specify the start column index.
         ca.StartColumn = 0;
         //Specify the last row index.
         ca.EndRow = 13;
         //Specify the last column index.
         ca.EndColumn = 1;
         //Sort data in the specified data range (A1:B14)
         sorter.sort(workbook.getWorksheets().get(0).getCells(), ca);
         //Save the excel file.
         workbook.save("outBook.xls");

Methods

Method	Description
addKey(int key, int order)	Adds sorted column index and sort order.
addKey(int key, int type, int order, Object customList)	Adds sorted column index and sort order with custom sort list.
addKey(int key, int order, String customList)	Adds sorted column index and sort order with custom sort list.
addKey(int key, int order, String[] customList)	Adds sorted column index and sort order with custom sort list.
clear()	Clear all settings.
equals(Object arg0)
getCaseSensitive()	Gets whether case sensitive when comparing string.
getClass()
getKey1()	Represents first sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).
getKey2()	Represents second sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).
getKey3()	Represents third sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).
getKeys()	Gets the key list of data sorter.
getOrder1()	Represents sort order of the first key.
getOrder2()	Represents sort order of the second key.
getOrder3()	Represents sort order of the third key.
getSortAsNumber()	Indicates whether sorting anything that looks like a number.
getSortLeftToRight()	True means that sorting orientation is from left to right.
hasHeaders()	Represents whether the range has headers.
hashCode()
notify()
notifyAll()
setCaseSensitive(boolean value)	Sets whether case sensitive when comparing string.
setHasHeaders(boolean value)	Represents whether the range has headers.
setKey1(int value)	Represents first sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).
setKey2(int value)	Represents second sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).
setKey3(int value)	Represents third sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).
setOrder1(int value)	Represents sort order of the first key.
setOrder2(int value)	Represents sort order of the second key.
setOrder3(int value)	Represents sort order of the third key.
setSortAsNumber(boolean value)	Indicates whether sorting anything that looks like a number.
setSortLeftToRight(boolean value)	True means that sorting orientation is from left to right.
sort()	Sort the data in the range.
sort(Cells cells, CellArea area)	Sort the data of the area.
sort(Cells cells, int startRow, int startColumn, int endRow, int endColumn)	Sorts the data of the area.
toString()
wait()
wait(long arg0)
wait(long arg0, int arg1)

addKey(int key, int order)

public void addKey(int key, int order)

Adds sorted column index and sort order.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
key	int	The sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …)
order	int	SortOrder. The sort order

addKey(int key, int type, int order, Object customList)

public void addKey(int key, int type, int order, Object customList)

Adds sorted column index and sort order with custom sort list.

Remarks

If type is SortOnType.CellColor or SortOnType.FontColor, the customList is Color.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
key	int	The sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …)
type	int	SortOnType. The sorted value type.
order	int	SortOrder. The sort order.
customList	java.lang.Object	The custom sort list.

addKey(int key, int order, String customList)

public void addKey(int key, int order, String customList)

Adds sorted column index and sort order with custom sort list.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
key	int	The sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …)
order	int	SortOrder. The sort order.
customList	java.lang.String	The custom sort list.

addKey(int key, int order, String[] customList)

public void addKey(int key, int order, String[] customList)

Adds sorted column index and sort order with custom sort list.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
key	int	The sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …)
order	int	SortOrder. The sort order.
customList	java.lang.String[]	The custom sort list.

clear()

public void clear()

Clear all settings.

equals(Object arg0)

public boolean equals(Object arg0)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
arg0	java.lang.Object

Returns: boolean

getCaseSensitive()

public boolean getCaseSensitive()

Gets whether case sensitive when comparing string.

Returns: boolean

getClass()

public final native Class<?> getClass()

Returns: java.lang.Class

getKey1()

public int getKey1()

Represents first sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).

Returns: int

getKey2()

public int getKey2()

Represents second sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).

Returns: int

getKey3()

public int getKey3()

Represents third sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).

Returns: int

getKeys()

public DataSorterKeyCollection getKeys()

Gets the key list of data sorter.

Returns: DataSorterKeyCollection

getOrder1()

public int getOrder1()

Represents sort order of the first key.

See SortOrder.

Returns: int

getOrder2()

public int getOrder2()

Represents sort order of the second key.

See SortOrder.

Returns: int

getOrder3()

public int getOrder3()

Represents sort order of the third key.

See SortOrder.

Returns: int

getSortAsNumber()

public boolean getSortAsNumber()

Indicates whether sorting anything that looks like a number.

Returns: boolean

getSortLeftToRight()

public boolean getSortLeftToRight()

True means that sorting orientation is from left to right. False means that sorting orientation is from top to bottom. The default value is false.

Returns: boolean

hasHeaders()

public boolean hasHeaders()

Represents whether the range has headers.

Returns: boolean

hashCode()

public native int hashCode()

Returns: int

notify()

public final native void notify()

notifyAll()

public final native void notifyAll()

setCaseSensitive(boolean value)

public void setCaseSensitive(boolean value)

Sets whether case sensitive when comparing string.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean

setHasHeaders(boolean value)

public void setHasHeaders(boolean value)

Represents whether the range has headers.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean

setKey1(int value)

public void setKey1(int value)

Represents first sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	int

setKey2(int value)

public void setKey2(int value)

Represents second sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	int

setKey3(int value)

public void setKey3(int value)

Represents third sorted column index(absolute position, column A is 0, B is 1, …).

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	int

setOrder1(int value)

public void setOrder1(int value)

Represents sort order of the first key.

See SortOrder.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	int

setOrder2(int value)

public void setOrder2(int value)

Represents sort order of the second key.

See SortOrder.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	int

setOrder3(int value)

public void setOrder3(int value)

Represents sort order of the third key.

See SortOrder.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	int

setSortAsNumber(boolean value)

public void setSortAsNumber(boolean value)

Indicates whether sorting anything that looks like a number.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean

setSortLeftToRight(boolean value)

public void setSortLeftToRight(boolean value)

True means that sorting orientation is from left to right. False means that sorting orientation is from top to bottom. The default value is false.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean

sort()

public int[] sort()

Sort the data in the range.

Returns: int[] - the original indices(absolute position, for example, column A is 0, B is 1, …) of the sorted rows/columns. If no rows/columns needs to be moved by this sorting operation, null will be returned.

sort(Cells cells, CellArea area)

public int[] sort(Cells cells, CellArea area)

Sort the data of the area.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
cells	Cells	The cells contains the data area.
area	CellArea	The area needed to sort

Returns: int[] - the original indices(absolute position, for example, column A is 0, B is 1, …) of the sorted rows/columns. If no rows/columns needs to be moved by this sorting operation, null will be returned.

sort(Cells cells, int startRow, int startColumn, int endRow, int endColumn)

public int[] sort(Cells cells, int startRow, int startColumn, int endRow, int endColumn)

Sorts the data of the area.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
cells	Cells	The cells contains the data area.
startRow	int	The start row of the area.
startColumn	int	The start column of the area.
endRow	int	The end row of the area.
endColumn	int	The end column of the area.

Returns: int[] - the original indices(absolute position, for example, column A is 0, B is 1, …) of the sorted rows/columns. If no rows/columns needs to be moved by this sorting operation, null will be returned.

toString()

public String toString()

Returns: java.lang.String

wait()

public final void wait()

wait(long arg0)

public final native void wait(long arg0)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
arg0	long

wait(long arg0, int arg1)

public final void wait(long arg0, int arg1)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
arg0	long
arg1	int