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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.type.SortOrderEnum;


/**
 * @author Teodor Danciu (teodord@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: JRSortField.java 3500 2010-03-03 15:56:41Z teodord $
 */
public interface JRSortField extends JRCloneable
{

	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link SortOrderEnum#ASCENDING}.
	 */
	public byte SORT_ORDER_ASCENDING = 0;
	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link SortOrderEnum#DESCENDING}.
	 */
	public byte SORT_ORDER_DESCENDING = 1;


	/**
	 * Gets the sort field name.
	 */
	public String getName();
		
	/**
	 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link #getOrderValue()}.
	 */
	public byte getOrder();
	
	/**
	 * Gets the sort order for the field.
	 */
	public SortOrderEnum getOrderValue();
		

}
