SearchSortDslContext (Hibernate Search 6.0.11.Final)

Type Parameters:

F - The type of sort factory.

PDF - The type of factory used to create predicates in SortFilterStep.filter(Function).
```
public interface SearchSortDslContext<F extends SearchSortBuilderFactory<?>,PDF extends SearchPredicateFactory>
```
Represents the current context in the search DSL, including in particular the sort builder factory and the knowledge of previous sorts chained using SortThenStep.then().

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SearchSortDslContext<?,PDF>`	`append(SearchSort sort)`	Create a new context with a sort appended.
`F`	`builderFactory()`
`PDF`	`predicateFactory()`
`SearchSort`	`toSort()`	Create a `SearchSort` instance matching the definition given in the previous DSL steps.
`<PDF2 extends SearchPredicateFactory> SearchSortDslContext<F,PDF2>`	`withExtendedPredicateFactory(SearchPredicateFactoryExtension<PDF2> extension)`

- Method Detail
  - builderFactory
```
F builderFactory()
```
    Returns:
    
    The sort builder factory. Will always return the exact same instance.
  - append
```
SearchSortDslContext<?,PDF> append(SearchSort sort)
```
    Create a new context with a sort appended.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sort - The sort to add.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new DSL context, with the given builder appended.
  - predicateFactory
```
PDF predicateFactory()
```
    Returns:
    
    The predicate factory. Will always return the exact same instance.
  - withExtendedPredicateFactory
```
<PDF2 extends SearchPredicateFactory> SearchSortDslContext<F,PDF2> withExtendedPredicateFactory(SearchPredicateFactoryExtension<PDF2> extension)
```
    Type Parameters:
    
    PDF2 - The type of the new predicate factory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    extension - The extension to apply to the predicate factory.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new context, identical to this except for the predicate factory which is extended.
  - toSort
```
SearchSort toSort()
```
    Create a SearchSort instance matching the definition given in the previous DSL steps.
    
    Returns:
    
    The SearchSort instance.