## org.springframework.core
Interface Ordered

All Known Subinterfaces:
  AspectInstanceFactory, AspectJPrecedenceInformation, MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory, PriorityOrdered, SmartApplicationListener

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator, AbstractAspectJAdvice, AbstractAutoProxyCreator, AbstractBeanFactoryPointcutAdvisor, AbstractControllerUrlHandlerMapping, AbstractDetectingUrlHandlerMapping, AbstractGenericPointcutAdvisor, AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver, AbstractHandlerExceptionResolver, AbstractHandlerMapping, AbstractHandlerMapping, AbstractMapBasedHandlerMapping, AbstractPointcutAdvisor, AbstractTemplateViewResolver, AbstractUrlHandlerMapping, AnnotationAwareAspectJAutoProxyCreator, AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter, AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter, AnnotationMethodHandlerExceptionResolver, AnnotationMethodHandlerExceptionResolver, AspectJAfterAdvice, AspectJAfterReturningAdvice, AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice, AspectJAroundAdvice, AspectJAwareAdvisorAutoProxyCreator, AspectJExpressionPointcutAdvisor, AspectJMethodBeforeAdvice, AspectJPointcutAdvisor, AspectJWeavingEnabler, AsyncAnnotationAdvisor, AsyncAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, AsyncExecutionInterceptor, AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, BeanFactoryAspectInstanceFactory, BeanFactoryTransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor, BeanNameAutoProxyCreator, BeanNameUrlHandlerMapping, BeanNameViewResolver, CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, ContentNegotiatingViewResolver, ControllerBeanNameHandlerMapping, ControllerClassNameHandlerMapping, CustomAutowireConfigurer, CustomEditorConfigurer, CustomScopeConfigurer, DefaultAdvisorAutoProxyCreator, DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping, DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping, DefaultBeanFactoryPointcutAdvisor, DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver, DefaultIntroductionAdvisor, DefaultPointcutAdvisor, ExposeInvocationInterceptor, FreeMarkerViewResolver, GenericApplicationListenerAdapter, InfrastructureAdvisorAutoProxyCreator, InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, InternalResourceViewResolver, JasperReportsViewResolver, LazySingletonAspectInstanceFactoryDecorator, NameMatchMethodPointcutAdvisor, ParameterHandlerMapping, PersistenceAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, PersistenceExceptionTranslationAdvisor, PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor, PortletModeHandlerMapping, PortletModeParameterHandlerMapping, PreferencesPlaceholderConfigurer, PropertyOverrideConfigurer, PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer, PropertyResourceConfigurer, PrototypeAspectInstanceFactory, ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.SyntheticInstantiationAdvisor, RegexpMethodPointcutAdvisor, RequiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, ResourceBundleViewResolver, ResponseStatusExceptionResolver, ScheduledAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, ScriptFactoryPostProcessor, ServletContextPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer, SimpleAspectInstanceFactory, SimpleBeanFactoryAwareAspectInstanceFactory, SimpleMappingExceptionResolver, SimpleMappingExceptionResolver, SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory, SimpleUrlHandlerMapping, SingletonAspectInstanceFactory, SingletonMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory, SourceFilteringListener, SpringLobCreatorSynchronization, StaticMethodMatcherPointcutAdvisor, TilesViewResolver, TransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor, TransactionSynchronizationAdapter, UrlBasedViewResolver, VelocityLayoutViewResolver, VelocityViewResolver, XmlViewResolver, XsltViewResolver

    public interface Ordered

Interface that can be implemented by objects that should be orderable, for example in a Collection.

The actual order can be interpreted as prioritization, with the first object (with the lowest order value) having the highest priority.

Note that there is a 'priority' marker for this interface: `PriorityOrdered`. Order values expressed by PriorityOrdered objects always apply before order values of 'plain' Ordered values.

Since:
  07.04.2003
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `OrderComparator`, `Order`

Field Summary
`static int` `HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE` Useful constant for the highest precedence value.
`static int` `LOWEST_PRECEDENCE` Useful constant for the lowest precedence value.

Method Summary
`int` `getOrder()` Return the order value of this object, with a higher value meaning greater in terms of sorting.

Field Detail

### HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE

    static final int HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE

  Useful constant for the highest precedence value.

  See Also:
    `Integer.MIN_VALUE`, Constant Field Values

### LOWEST_PRECEDENCE

    static final int LOWEST_PRECEDENCE

  Useful constant for the lowest precedence value.

  See Also:
    `Integer.MAX_VALUE`, Constant Field Values

Method Detail

### getOrder

    int getOrder()

  Return the order value of this object, with a higher value meaning greater in terms of sorting.

  Normally starting with 0, with `Integer.MAX_VALUE` indicating the greatest value. Same order values will result in arbitrary positions for the affected objects.

  Higher values can be interpreted as lower priority. As a consequence, the object with the lowest value has highest priority (somewhat analogous to Servlet "load-on-startup" values).

  Returns:
    the order value