I'm trying to use a criteria search, and list the results alphabetically. Unfortunately, the fields have random whitespace and html fragments, as well as mixed case. So, what I need to do is call
Code:
ORDER BY lower(ltrim(strip_html(field))) ASC
After searching these forums, someone in the Java forum posted about simply extending the order class. I did that, only to realize that in C#, I can't override the ToSqlString method.
So, my suggestion:
instead of defining Order as:
Code:
public class Order
{
private bool _ascending;
private string _propertyName;
public string ToSqlString(ICriteria criteria, ICriteriaQuery criteriaQuery)
{
}
}
could the next revision define it as this?
Code:
public class Order
{
protected bool _ascending;
protected string _propertyName;
public virtual string ToSqlString(ICriteria criteria, ICriteriaQuery criteriaQuery)
{
}
}
Oh, and is there any way to do this without having to add a dozen SortFieldX entries in my mapping files?