returnDL.setPrimaryTable("emailrule");
returnDL.setSortMember(sortColumn);
if (searchString != null && searchString.startsWith("SIMPLE :")) {
returnDL.setSearchString(searchString);
returnDL.search();
}
RuleList emptyDL = createEmptyObject(returnDL);
emptyDL.setTotalNoOfRecords(returnDL.getTotalNoOfRecords());
emptyDL.setListID(currentListID);