Package org.hibernate.annotations

Annotation Interface SortNatural

@Target({METHOD,FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface SortNatural

Sort a Set or Map in its natural order

Sorting is performed in memory, by Java's TreeSet or TreeMap, and is maintained by any operation that mutates the collection.

• Use SortComparator to sort the collection in memory using a Comparator.
• Use OrderBy to order using an expression written in HQL.
• Use SQLOrder to order using an expression written in native SQL.

It is illegal to use both SortNatural and SortComparator.

See Also:

• SortComparator
• OrderBy
• SQLOrder