groovy.util

## Class OrderBy<T>

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.util.OrderBy<T>

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Comparator<T>

      public class OrderBy<T>
      extends Object
      implements Comparator<T>

  A helper class for sorting objects via a closure to return the field or operation on which to sort.
  Version:
    $Revision: 20067 $
  Author:
    James Strachan

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `OrderBy()`
    `OrderBy(Closure closure)`
    `OrderBy(List<Closure> closures)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `add(Closure closure)`
    `int` | `compare(T object1, T object2)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

      `equals`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### OrderBy

          public OrderBy()

    - #### OrderBy

          public OrderBy(Closure closure)

    - #### OrderBy

          public OrderBy(List<Closure> closures)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### add

          public void add(Closure closure)

    - #### compare

          public int compare(T object1,
                    T object2)

      Specified by:
        `compare` in interface `Comparator<T>`