Querying datatable sort order in backing bean.

[am73676]

I'm using the rich:column sortBy in a rich:dataTable and the sorting works very well.

I'd like to let the users export the new order by clicking on a commandLink, but the order of the list in the backing bean is still the same.

Is there any way for me to update the list of objects in the backing bean when the column is sorted, without having to implement 'External Sorting'?

[ilya_shaikovsky]

so just bind sortOrder and it will be updated with the order everytime its changed.