Version sequence number is incorrectly reported by Jira Java API?

Question

I'm trying to create an ordered list of all versions by querying the Jira Server Java API. I'm using

VersionManager.getAllVersions()

to get a Collection of Version objects. Then, for each Version instance in the Collection I call

Version.getSequence()

to obtain the sequence number.

My problem is that this sequence number is the same regardless of how the issues are sorted in the Project configuration page, nor does it seem to make a difference what start or end dates the Versions have.

Is there a way to get a list of all versions in the correct (any?) order?

Gustav Taxen · Answer

Thank you!

Do you have any idea why getSequence() returns the same values for me regardless of how I order the versions on the Project settings page?

Could this be a bug?

Alexey Matveev · Answer

I just had a look at the source code. You need to use the getSequence() to order versions.

Gustav Taxen · Answer

I'm still wondering why the getSequence() order is the same as the ID number ordering, though? Do you know what sequence it refers to?

Too bad the method isn't documented! :-/