PagedCollectionView.SortDescriptions Property
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Gets a collection of SortDescription objects that describe how the items in the collection are sorted in the view.
Namespace: System.Windows.Data
Assembly: System.Windows.Data (in System.Windows.Data.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property SortDescriptions As SortDescriptionCollection
public SortDescriptionCollection SortDescriptions { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.ComponentModel.SortDescriptionCollection
A collection of SortDescription objects that describe how the items in the collection are sorted in the view.
Implements
Remarks
One or more sort criteria can be used, each specifying a property and direction to sort by.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to add a sort description to the SortDescriptions collection to sort data in a DataGrid display. This example is part of a larger example available in the How to: Group, Sort, and Filter Data in the DataGrid Control topic.
If taskListView.CanSort = True Then
'// By default, sort by ProjectName.
taskListView.SortDescriptions.Add(New SortDescription("ProjectName", ListSortDirection.Ascending))
End If
if (taskListView.CanSort == true)
{
// By default, sort by ProjectName.
taskListView.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription("ProjectName", ListSortDirection.Ascending));
}
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.