BeforeOrderBy (SQLBuilder 1.2 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the generic type returned by some fluent methods of this interface

All Superinterfaces:

QueryPart, QueryPartLinked<T>, QueryPartSQL<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

From, GroupBy, Having, Join, Where
```
public interface BeforeOrderBy<T extends BeforeOrderBy<T>>
extends QueryPart, QueryPartSQL<T>, QueryPartLinked<T>
```
Implemented by keywords that precede the ORDER BY statement.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default OrderBy`	`orderBy()`	Continue query with ORDER BY
`default OrderBy`	`orderBy(OrderBy orderBy)`	Accept an existing ORDER BY statement as predecessor
`default OrderBy`	`orderBy(java.lang.String... columns)`	Continue query with ORDER BY
`default OrderBy`	`orderBySQL(java.lang.String sql)`	Use plain SQL to form this ORDER BY statement

Methods inherited from interface com.github.eikecochu.sqlbuilder.QueryPart
string, string

Methods inherited from interface com.github.eikecochu.sqlbuilder.QueryPartLinked
ext, parent, parent

Methods inherited from interface com.github.eikecochu.sqlbuilder.QueryPartSQL
sql

- Method Detail
  - orderBy
```
default OrderBy orderBy()
```
    Continue query with ORDER BY
    
    Returns:
    
    The new ORDER BY statement
  - orderBy
```
default OrderBy orderBy(java.lang.String... columns)
```
    Continue query with ORDER BY
    
    Parameters:
    
    columns - The column names to order by
    
    Returns:
    
    The new ORDER BY statement
  - orderBy
```
default OrderBy orderBy(OrderBy orderBy)
```
    Accept an existing ORDER BY statement as predecessor
    
    Parameters:
    
    orderBy - The existing ORDER BY statement
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns the passed ORDER BY statement
  - orderBySQL
```
default OrderBy orderBySQL(java.lang.String sql)
```
    Use plain SQL to form this ORDER BY statement
    
    Parameters:
    
    sql - The sql string
    
    Returns:
    
    The new ORDER BY statement