Hi, Did you try using .ascs() instead of .asc() and .append() instead of .dot()?
Farrukh Sent from my iPhone On 14, دسمبر 2010, at 8:02 PM, Theodore Petrosky <[email protected]> wrote: > Why does this work: > > ERXSortOrderings newOrdering = > ERXSortOrdering.sortOrderingWithKey("parentCompany.parentCompanyName", > ERXSortOrdering.CompareAscending).then(Client.CLIENT_NAME.asc()); > > but this doesn't: > > ERXSortOrderings newOrdering1 = > ERXSortOrdering.sortOrderingWithKey(Client.PARENT_COMPANY.dot(ParentCompany.PARENT_COMPANY_NAME).asc()).then(Client.CLIENT_NAME.asc()); > > Here is the error: The method sortOrderingWithKey(String, NSSelector) in the > type ERXSortOrdering is not applicable for the arguments > (ERXSortOrdering.ERXSortOrderings) > > ERXSortOrderings newOrdering2 = > ERXSortOrdering.sortOrderingWithKey(Client.PARENT_COMPANY.dot(ParentCompany.PARENT_COMPANY_NAME).asc()).then(Client.CLIENT_NAME.asc()); > > ERXSortOrderings newOrdering2 = > ERXSortOrdering.sortOrderingWithKey(ParentCompany.PARENT_COMPANY_NAME.asc().then(Client.CLIENT_NAME.asc()); > > As long as I start out with "string, selector" then I can chain - then, then, > etc. > > I must have some deep seated misunderstanding of ERXSortOrderings and how to > create it. > > this one works beautifully: (except on closer examination, I don't understand > why it works with the parenthesis around the first element) > > ERXSortOrderings newOrdering = > ERXSortOrdering.sortOrderingWithKey("version.job.primaryKey", > ERXSortOrdering.CompareAscending) > .then(Invoice.VERSION.dot(Version.ITEM_INDEX).asc()) > .then(Invoice.VERSION.dot(Version.SUB_VERSION_NUMBER).asc()) > .then(Invoice.VERSION.dot(Version.REVISION_NUMBER).asc()) > .then(Invoice.INVOICE_DATE.asc() ); > > > Ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/farrukh.ijaz%40fuegodigitalmedia.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: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
