ASPxGridBehaviorSettings.AllowSort Property

Gets or sets whether grid data can be sorted.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
public bool AllowSort { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
Public Property AllowSort As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**true**	true, to enable data sorting; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Show 16 property paths

Library	Object Type	Path to AllowSort
ASP.NET Controls and MVC Extensions	ASPxCardView	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	ASPxGridView	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	ASPxVerticalGrid	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	GridViewProperties	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	CardViewSettings	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	CardViewSettings<CardType>	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	GridViewSettings	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	GridViewSettings<RowType>	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	MVCxCardView	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	MVCxGridView	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	MVCxGridViewProperties	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	MVCxVerticalGrid	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	VerticalGridSettings	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	VerticalGridSettings<ColumnType>	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
ASP.NET Bootstrap Controls	BootstrapCardView	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort
	BootstrapGridView	.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort

Remarks

Use the AllowSort property to specify whether end users can sort data. You can use the GridDataColumnSettings.AllowSort property to allow or prohibit end users from sorting a particular column.

Note

End users cannot group grid data if the sorting is disabled.

Example

ASPxGridView:

ASPX

<dx:ASPxGridView ID="grid">
    <SettingsBehavior AllowSort="true">
    <Columns>
        <dx:GridViewDataColumn FieldName="ContactName" SortIndex="2" SortOrder="Ascending" >
            <Settings AllowSort="false" SortMode="DisplayText" />
        </dx:GridViewDataColumn>
        ...
    </Columns>
</dx:ASPxGridView>

Concepts

ASPxGridView:

• Sort Data

• Getting Started

ASPxCardView:

• Sort Data

• Getting Started

ASPxVerticalGrid:

• Sort Data

• Getting Started

Online Demos

• ASPxGridView - Sort Data

• ASPxCardView - Sorting

• ASPxVerticalGrid - Sorting

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the AllowSort property.

Note

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C#

XAF_how-to-sort-a-nested-listviewat-the-business-objects-level-in-code-e1253/CS/WinWebSolution.Module.Web/WebSortListViewController.cs#L9

if (gridListEditor != null) {
    gridListEditor.Grid.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort = false;
}

XAF_how-to-sort-a-listview-in-code-e1276/CS/WinWebSolution.Module.Web/WebSortListViewController.cs#L17

if (gridListEditor != null) {
    gridListEditor.Grid.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort = false;
}

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-sort-a-nested-listviewat-the-business-objects-level-in-code-e1253/VB/WinWebSolution.Module.Web/WebSortListViewController.vb#L12

If gridListEditor IsNot Nothing Then
    gridListEditor.Grid.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort = False
End If

XAF_how-to-sort-a-listview-in-code-e1276/VB/WinWebSolution.Module.Web/WebSortListViewController.vb#L19

If gridListEditor IsNot Nothing Then
    gridListEditor.Grid.SettingsBehavior.AllowSort = False
End If