RetroZilla/content/xul/templates/public/nsIXULSortService.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsIRDFCompositeDataSource.idl"
#include "nsIRDFResource.idl"

%{C++
class nsRDFSortState;
%}

[ptr] native nsRDFSortState(nsRDFSortState);

interface nsIContent;
interface nsIDOMNode;

/**
 * A service used to sort the contents of a XUL widget.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(BFD05261-834C-11d2-8EAC-00805F29F371)]
interface nsIXULSortService : nsISupports
{
    /**
     *
     * Sort the contents of the widget containing <code>aNode</code>
     * using <code>aSortResource</code> as the comparison key, and
     * <code>aSortDirection</code> as the direction.
     *
     * @param aNode A node in the XUL widget whose children are to be
     * sorted. <code>sort</code> will traverse upwards to find the
     * root node at which to begin the actualy sorting. For optimal
     * results, pass in the root of the widget.
     *
     * @param aSortResource The RDF resource to be used as
     * the comparison key.
     *
     * @param aSortDirection May be either <b>natural</b> to return
     * the contents to their natural (unsorted) order,
     * <b>ascending</b> to sort the contents in ascending order, or
     * <b>descending</b> to sort the contents in descending order.
     */
    void sort(in nsIDOMNode aNode,
              in AString aSortResource,
              in AString aSortDirection);

    /**
     * Used internally for insertion sorting.
     */
    [noscript] void insertContainerNode(in nsIRDFCompositeDataSource db,
                                        in nsRDFSortState sortStatePtr,
                                        in nsIContent root,
                                        in nsIContent trueParent,
                                        in nsIContent container,
                                        in nsIContent node,
                                        in boolean aNotify);
};

%{C++
nsresult
NS_NewXULSortService(nsIXULSortService **result);
%}