Sorting JTable in asc. or desc.?

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Is it necessary to provide the functionality of sorting the table data in ascending or descending when the user clicks the header of the column?

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Michael Morris

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Hi Wickes,
It is not a requirement and don't feel compelled to implement table sorting. Having said that I did implement table sorting in both ascending and descending order. If the user clicked on a column hearder, the table would sort in ascending order on that column. If he clicked on the same column again it would sort in descending order on that column. Additionally, I appended a "+" or "-" to the column header title to indicate on which column the table was sorted and in what direction.
Hope this helps,
Michael Morris

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Yes that helps, thank you Mike!

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