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Asked: 2026-05-27T21:44:18+00:00

I am using the joda-time grails plugin in my grails app to deal with

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I am using the joda-time grails plugin in my grails app to deal with durations. The plugin saves durations decoded in milliseconds in the database, prefixes it with “PT” and suffixes with “s”. Example 1 minute = PT3600S

Now I want to order this row. As it is a varchar ordering gets complicated or better not as I want it to be ordered 🙁

result

PT12551S
PT21142S
PT23240S
PT4672S
PT4792S
PT4877S

expected (if it type is int…)

PT4672S
PT4792S
PT4877S
PT12551S
PT21142S
PT23240S

Any idea how to work around this? Can I change the format of the data that is stored in db? Can I change the ordering to regard the length of the entry?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I figured out the best way to do it is not to use this kind of shortcut for now. I am now saving the durations as integers. That way it is easy to order and add.

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