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GridViewDataColumn.SortDescending() Method

Sorts the column in descending order.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

Declaration

public void 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.

ASPxGridView - SortOrder

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