MultiSorter

class MultiSorter(**properties: Any)

Superclasses: Sorter, Object

Implemented Interfaces: ListModel, Buildable

GtkMultiSorter combines multiple sorters by trying them in turn.

If the first sorter compares two items as equal, the second is tried next, and so on.

Constructors

class MultiSorter

classmethod new() → MultiSorter

Creates a new multi sorter.

This sorter compares items by trying each of the sorters in turn, until one returns non-zero. In particular, if no sorter has been added to it, it will always compare items as equal.

Methods

class MultiSorter

append(sorter: Sorter) → None

Add sorter to self to use for sorting at the end.

self will consult all existing sorters before it will sort with the given sorter.

Parameters:: sorter – a sorter to add

remove(position: int) → None

Removes the sorter at the given position from the list of sorter used by self.

If position is larger than the number of sorters, nothing happens.

Parameters:: position – position of sorter to remove

Properties

class MultiSorter

props.item_type: type: The type of items. See get_item_type.

Added in version 4.8.

props.n_items: int: The number of items. See get_n_items.

Added in version 4.8.