Package org.gnome.gtk

Class Sorter

java.lang.Object
All Implemented Interfaces:
Proxy
Direct Known Subclasses:
ColumnViewSorter, CustomSorter, MultiSorter, NumericSorter, StringSorter, TreeListRowSorter

@Generated("io.github.jwharm.JavaGI") public class Sorter extends GObject
GtkSorter is an object to describe sorting criteria.

Its primary user is SortListModel

The model will use a sorter to determine the order in which its items should appear by calling compare(org.gnome.gobject.GObject, org.gnome.gobject.GObject) for pairs of items.

Sorters may change their sorting behavior through their lifetime. In that case, they will emit the Gtk.Sorter::changed signal to notify that the sort order is no longer valid and should be updated by calling gtk_sorter_compare() again.

GTK provides various pre-made sorter implementations for common sorting operations. ColumnView has built-in support for sorting lists via the Gtk.ColumnViewColumn:sorter property, where the user can change the sorting by clicking on list headers.

Of course, in particular for large lists, it is also possible to subclass GtkSorter and provide one's own sorter.