Actually, my question revolves around sorting a method that needs a parameter.
For instance, I have an EO with the calculated value: totalOrderAmountByStore(Store store); How would you notationally write a sort to sort those EOs by that method? make sense? On May 21, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Jesse Tayler <[email protected]> wrote: > > well, I'm not certain I understand your question but if your method derives > that totalOrderAmount then you'd have to sort that in memory after getting a > reasonable number of objects from another fetch. > > often times in these situations I setup a kind of calculated integer and > store the result right on the User table, as an integer, so I can order > objects based on that result. > > you'd need to identify the places (likely relationships) where operations > might possibly change that number, and recalculate that result again at > runtime -- again, you'd be storing and saving the resulting number on the > user table for later sorting from the database. > > or maybe your issue is something else? > > > On May 21, 2013, at 12:33 PM, James Cicenia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I have the following: >> >> customer <<---->> stores. >> >> I want the top five customers by order total for a store. >> >> I wrote a method: >> >> customer.totalOrderAmountByStore(Store store); >> >> What is the best way to sort that? >> >> Is there some cool ERXKEy? Make an abstract Entity in my Model? >> >> Wondering >> James >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jtayler%40oeinc.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
