From 1d6ab3cc03a57259784b6ce4fc0fbbe2009db44b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mdb <mdb@6335cc39-0255-0410-8fd6-9bcaacd3b74c>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:24:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Provide a concise way to create ascending and descending
 order by clauses.

git-svn-id: https://samskivert.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@1985 6335cc39-0255-0410-8fd6-9bcaacd3b74c
---
 .../samskivert/jdbc/depot/clause/OrderBy.java | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/clause/OrderBy.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/clause/OrderBy.java
index 6b864843..37a47404 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/clause/OrderBy.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/jdbc/depot/clause/OrderBy.java
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ import com.samskivert.jdbc.depot.expression.SQLExpression;
 public class OrderBy
     implements QueryClause
 {
+    /**
+     * Creates and returns an ascending order by clause on the supplied expressions.
+     */
+    public static OrderBy ascending (SQLExpression... values)
+    {
+        OrderBy clause = new OrderBy(values);
+        clause._ascending = true;
+        return clause;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates and returns a descending order by clause on the supplied expressions.
+     */
+    public static OrderBy descending (SQLExpression... values)
+    {
+        OrderBy clause = new OrderBy(values);
+        clause._ascending = false;
+        return clause;
+    }
+
     public OrderBy (SQLExpression... values)
     {
         _values = values;