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package org.opends.statuspanel.ui;

import javax.swing.table.TableModel;

/**
 * A generic interface that must implement table models that are sortable.
 */
interface SortableTableModel extends TableModel
{
  /**
   * Returns whether the sort is ascending or descending.
   * @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the sort is ascending and <CODE>false</CODE>
   * otherwise.
   */
  public boolean isSortAscending();

  /**
   * Sets whether to sort ascending of descending.
   * @param sortAscending whether to sort ascending or descending.
   */
  public void setSortAscending(boolean sortAscending);

  /**
   * Returns the column index used to sort.
   * @return the column index used to sort.
   */
  public int getSortColumn();

  /**
   * Sets the column index used to sort.
   * @param sortColumn column index used to sort..
   */
  public void setSortColumn(int sortColumn);

  /**
   * Updates the table model contents and sorts its contents depending on the
   * sort options set by the user.
   */
  public void forceResort();
}