GridViewDataColumn.SortDescending() Method

Sorts the column in descending order.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

Declaration

C#

public void SortDescending()

VB.NET

Public Sub SortDescending

Remarks

When you call the SortAscending() or SortDescending() method, the grid sorts the column and sets its SortOrder property to the corresponding value.

For more information on sorting in the grid, refer to the following topic: ASPxGridView - Sort Data.

ASPX

<dx:ASPxGridView ID="grid" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" KeyFieldName="ProductID">
    <Columns>
        <dx:GridViewDataTextColumn FieldName="ProductName" VisibleIndex="0" />
        <dx:GridViewDataTextColumn FieldName="UnitPrice" VisibleIndex="1" />
        <dx:GridViewDataTextColumn FieldName="UnitsInStock" VisibleIndex="2" />
        <dx:GridViewDataCheckColumn FieldName="Discontinued" VisibleIndex="3" />
        <dx:GridViewDataTextColumn FieldName="UnitsOnOrder" VisibleIndex="4" />
    </Columns>
</dx:ASPxGridView>

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    var column0 = (GridViewDataColumn)grid.Columns["Discontinued"];
    var column1 = (GridViewDataColumn)grid.Columns["UnitPrice"];
    column0.SortDescending();
    column1.SortAscending();
}

VB.NET

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim column0 = CType(grid.Columns("Discontinued"), GridViewDataColumn)
    Dim column1 = CType(grid.Columns("UnitPrice"), GridViewDataColumn)
    column0.SortDescending()
    column1.SortAscending()
End Sub