1 /***
2 * SortableTableModel.java
3 *
4 * This file is part of the creme library.
5 * The creme library intends to ease the development effort of large
6 * applications by providing easy to use support classes.
7 *
8 * Copyright (C) 2002 Denis Bregeon
9 *
10 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
11 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
12 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
13 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
14 *
15 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
16 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
17 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
18 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
19 *
20 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
21 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
22 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
23 *
24 * contact information: dbregeon@sourceforge.net
25 */
26 package org.jcreme.swing.table;
27
28 import javax.swing.table.TableModel;
29
30 /***
31 * This interface specifies the services given by a SortableTableModel.
32 *
33 * @author $Author: dbregeon $
34 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
35 */
36 public interface SortableTableModel extends TableModel {
37 /***
38 * Sorts the TableModel using the colummns given in the columns parameter in
39 * the order given in columns.
40 *
41 * @param columns
42 * the columns used to sort the table in the order they will be
43 * used.
44 */
45 public void sort(SortableTableColumn[] columns);
46 }
47