org.hibernate.search.annotations

Annotation Type SortableField

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,FIELD})
 @Documented
 @Repeatable(value=SortableFields.class)
public @interface SortableField

Makes a property sortable.

A field for that property must be declared via the Field annotation from which the field bridge configuration will be inherited. In the rare case that a property should be sortable but not searchable, declare a field which is not indexed nor stored. Then only the sort field will be added to the document, but no standard index field.

Sorting on a field without a declared sort field will still work, but it will be slower and cause a higher memory consumption. Therefore it's strongly recommended to declare each required sort field.

Author:

Gunnar Morling

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	forField

Element Detail

forField

public abstract String forField

Returns:

the name of the field whose field bridge to apply to obtain the value of this sort field. Can be omitted in case only a single field exists for the annotated property.

Default:

""