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package com.blazebit.persistence.criteria;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Order;
/**
* An extended version of {@link Order}.
*
* @author Christian Beikov
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public interface BlazeOrder extends Order {
/**
* Switch the null precedence.
*
* @return A new BlazeOrder instance with the reversed null precedence
*/
BlazeOrder reverseNulls();
/**
* Whether nulls come first.
*
* @return True if nulls come first, false otherwise
*/
boolean isNullsFirst();
/* covariant overrides */
/**
* Switch the ordering.
*
* @return A new BlazeOrder instance with the reversed ordering
*/
BlazeOrder reverse();
}