/*
* Copyright (c) 2002-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
* All rights reserved.
* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
*
* Initial Contributors:
* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
*
* Contributors:
*
* Description: 
*
*/


#ifndef MCLFCUSTOMSORTER_H
#define MCLFCUSTOMSORTER_H

//  INCLUDES
#include <e32std.h>

// FORWARD DECLARATIONS
class MCLFItem;
class MCLFCustomSorterExt;

// CLASS DECLARATION

/**
*  Custom sorter interface for Content Listing Framework.
*  With this interface, client can create a customized sorter for
*  sorting items in list model. For example, items in the List Model
*  can be sorted by Item IDs or it can be randomized.<br><br>
*  Example:
*  @code
*  // Example sorter that sorts items by Item IDs
*  void CMySorter::SortItemsL( RPointerArray<MCLFItem>& aItemArray )
*      {
*      TLinearOrder<MCLFItem> sorter( CMySorter::Compare );
*      aItemArray.Sort( sorter );
*      }
*
*  TInt CMySorter::Compare( const MCLFItem& aFirst, const MCLFItem& aSecond )
*      {
*      return aFirst.ItemId() - aSecond.ItemId();
*      }
*  @endcode
*
*  Custom sorter is activated and removed by calling method
*  MCLFItemListModel::SetCustomSorter
*
*  @lib ContentListingFramework.lib
*  @since S60 3.1
*/
class MCLFCustomSorter
    {
    public: // New functions

        /**
        * Abstract method for sorting Content Listing Framework items in a list
        * model. This method is called when the sorting process is executed
        * by calling refresh to the List Model.
        * @since S60 3.1
        * @param aItemArray The array to sort. Contains all items of
        *        the List Model.
        */
        virtual void SortItemsL( RPointerArray<MCLFItem>& aItemArray ) = 0;

    protected:

        /**
        * Destructor.
        */
        virtual ~MCLFCustomSorter() {}

    private: // Extension interface

        /**
        * This member is internal and not intended for use.
        */
        virtual MCLFCustomSorterExt* Extension() { return NULL; }

    };

#endif      // MCLFCUSTOMSORTER_H

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