/**
  * Get the set of fields from the filter's field ordering which were omitted due to being empty.
  *
  * @return the set of empty fields which were omitted from the ordering
  */
 public Set<Field> getOmittedEmptyFields() {
   Set<Field> empties = EnumSet.copyOf(columnOrdering.getFields());
   empties.retainAll(emptyFields);
   return empties;
 }