## Uses of Class
org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction

Packages that use Sort.Direction
org.springframework.data.domain: Central domain abstractions especially to be used in combination with the `Repository` abstraction.
org.springframework.data.history: Basic interfaces and value objects for histography API.

### Uses of Sort.Direction in org.springframework.data.domain

Fields in org.springframework.data.domain declared as Sort.Direction
`static Sort.Direction` Sort.`DEFAULT_DIRECTION`

Methods in org.springframework.data.domain that return Sort.Direction
`static Sort.Direction` Sort.Direction.`fromString(String value)` Returns the `Sort.Direction` enum for the given `String` value.
`Sort.Direction` Sort.Order.`getDirection()` Returns the order the property shall be sorted for.
`static Sort.Direction` Sort.Direction.`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static Sort.Direction[]` Sort.Direction.`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods in org.springframework.data.domain that return types with arguments of type Sort.Direction
`static Optional<Sort.Direction>` Sort.Direction.`fromOptionalString(String value)` Returns the `Sort.Direction` enum for the given `String` or null if it cannot be parsed into an enum value.

Methods in org.springframework.data.domain with parameters of type Sort.Direction
`static Sort` Sort.`by(Sort.Direction direction, String... properties)` Creates a new `Sort` for the given `Sort.Order`s.
`static PageRequest` PageRequest.`of(int page, int size, Sort.Direction direction, String... properties)` Creates a new `PageRequest` with sort direction and properties applied.
`Sort.Order` Sort.Order.`with(Sort.Direction direction)` Returns a new `Sort.Order` with the given `Sort.Direction`.

Constructors in org.springframework.data.domain with parameters of type Sort.Direction
Constructor and Description
`Order(Sort.Direction direction, String property)` Creates a new `Sort.Order` instance. if order is null then order defaults to `Sort.DEFAULT_DIRECTION`
`Order(Sort.Direction direction, String property, Sort.NullHandling nullHandlingHint)` Creates a new `Sort.Order` instance. if order is null then order defaults to `Sort.DEFAULT_DIRECTION`

### Uses of Sort.Direction in org.springframework.data.history

Methods in org.springframework.data.history that return Sort.Direction
`static Sort.Direction` RevisionSort.`getRevisionDirection(Sort sort)` Returns in which direction to sort revisions for the given `Sort` instance.