HitOrderer (container-search 7.519.16 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.search.result.HitOrderer

Direct Known Subclasses:

HitSortOrderer
```
public abstract class HitOrderer
extends Object
```
A class capable of ordering a list of hits

Author:

bratseth

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

HitOrderer()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Comparator<Hit>`	`getComparator()`	Returns the Comparator that this HitOrderer uses internally to sort hits.
`abstract void`	`order(List<Hit> hits)`	Orders the given list of hits

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - HitOrderer
```
public HitOrderer()
```
- Method Detail
  - order
```
public abstract void order(List<Hit> hits)
```
    Orders the given list of hits
  - getComparator
```
public Comparator<Hit> getComparator()
```
    Returns the Comparator that this HitOrderer uses internally to sort hits. Returns null if no Comparator is used.
    This default implementation returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Comparator used to order hits, or null