Package org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.entity.decorator

## Class SortingEntitySelector<Solution_>

- java.lang.Object
- - org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.AbstractSelector<Solution_>
  - - org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.entity.AbstractEntitySelector<Solution_>
    - - org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.entity.decorator.AbstractCachingEntitySelector<Solution_>
      - - org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.entity.decorator.SortingEntitySelector<Solution_>

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Iterable<Object>`, `EventListener`, `ListIterable<Object>`, `SelectionCacheLifecycleListener<Solution_>`, `EntitySelector<Solution_>`, `IterableSelector<Solution_,​Object>`, `ListIterableSelector<Solution_,​Object>`, `Selector<Solution_>`, `PhaseLifecycleListener<Solution_>`, `SolverLifecycleListener<Solution_>`

      public class SortingEntitySelector<Solution_>
      extends AbstractCachingEntitySelector<Solution_>

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected SelectionSorter<Solution_,​Object>` | `sorter` |

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.entity.decorator.AbstractCachingEntitySelector

      `cachedEntityList, cacheType, childEntitySelector`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.AbstractSelector

      `logger, phaseLifecycleSupport, workingRandom`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `SortingEntitySelector​(EntitySelector<Solution_> childEntitySelector, SelectionCacheType cacheType, SelectionSorter<Solution_,​Object> sorter)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `constructCache​(SolverScope<Solution_> solverScope)` |
    `boolean` | `isNeverEnding()` | Is true if `Selector.isCountable()` is false or if this selector is in random order (for most cases).
    `Iterator<Object>` | `iterator()` |
    `ListIterator<Object>` | `listIterator()` |
    `ListIterator<Object>` | `listIterator​(int index)` |
    `String` | `toString()` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.entity.decorator.AbstractCachingEntitySelector

      `disposeCache, endingIterator, getCacheType, getChildEntitySelector, getEntityDescriptor, getSize, isCountable`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.AbstractSelector

      `phaseEnded, phaseStarted, solvingEnded, solvingStarted, stepEnded, stepStarted`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

      `forEach`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.IterableSelector

      `spliterator`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.optaplanner.core.impl.phase.event.PhaseLifecycleListener

      `phaseEnded, phaseStarted, stepEnded, stepStarted`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.optaplanner.core.impl.solver.event.SolverLifecycleListener

      `solvingEnded, solvingStarted`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### sorter

          protected final SelectionSorter<Solution_,​Object> sorter

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SortingEntitySelector

          public SortingEntitySelector​(EntitySelector<Solution_> childEntitySelector,
                                       SelectionCacheType cacheType,
                                       SelectionSorter<Solution_,​Object> sorter)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### constructCache

          public void constructCache​(SolverScope<Solution_> solverScope)

      Specified by:
        `constructCache` in interface `SelectionCacheLifecycleListener<Solution_>`
      Overrides:
        `constructCache` in class `AbstractCachingEntitySelector<Solution_>`

    - #### isNeverEnding

          public boolean isNeverEnding()

      Description copied from interface: `Selector`
      Is true if `Selector.isCountable()` is false or if this selector is in random order (for most cases). Is never true when this selector is in shuffled order (which is less scalable but more exact).
      Returns:
        true if the `Iterator.hasNext()` of the `Iterator` created by `Iterable.iterator()` never returns false (except when it's empty).

    - #### iterator

          public Iterator<Object> iterator()

    - #### listIterator

          public ListIterator<Object> listIterator()

      Returns:
        never null, see `List.listIterator()`.
      See Also:
        `List.listIterator()`

    - #### listIterator

          public ListIterator<Object> listIterator​(int index)

      Parameters:
        `index` - lower than the size of this `ListIterable`, see `List.listIterator(int)`.
      Returns:
        never null, see `List.listIterator(int)`.
      See Also:
        `List.listIterator()`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`