i am aware that there is a question that is almost exactly like the one im asking here, but since i cant comment yet i have to "reopen" it here.
this is the original question: How to sort a data table if we are using <t:columns> in JSF?
my question to the first answer, first comment is:
why is it apparently impossible to have a request based bean for sorting with tomahawk as stated in the comment?
wouldnt the "view" just sort it every time it gets loaded/reloaed, whats the harm in having it sort more than once?
assuming a "small dataset" theres not a big performance impact.