SortDirection.java

/**
 * Copyright 2010-2016 Ralph Schaer <ralphschaer@gmail.com>
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package ch.ralscha.extdirectspring.bean;

/**
 * Enumeration of possible sort directions.
 *
 * @see SortInfo
 */
public enum SortDirection {
	ASCENDING("ASC"), DESCENDING("DESC");

	private final String name;

	private SortDirection(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	public String getName() {
		return this.name;
	}

	public static SortDirection fromString(String name) {
		if (ASCENDING.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
			return ASCENDING;
		}
		else if (DESCENDING.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
			return DESCENDING;
		}

		return null;
	}
}