PLinqInstantFeedbackSource.DefaultSorting Property

Specifies how data source contents are sorted by default, when the sort order is not specified by the bound control.

Namespace: DevExpress.Data.PLinq

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("")]
public string DefaultSorting { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue("")>
Public Property DefaultSorting As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty	The string which contains the column name(s) against which data source contents are sorted and the sort order(s).

Remarks

This property accepts a string containing a column name followed by the sort order - “ASC” (ascending) or “DESC” (descending).

C#

dataSource.DefaultSorting = "UnitPrice DESC";

VB.NET

dataSource.DefaultSorting = "UnitPrice DESC"

Columns are sorted ascending by default - “ASC” can be omitted.

C#

dataSource.DefaultSorting = "Name";

VB.NET

dataSource.DefaultSorting = "Name"

Multiple columns can be separated by semicolons.

C#

dataSource.DefaultSorting = "UnitPrice DESC; Name";

VB.NET

dataSource.DefaultSorting = "UnitPrice DESC; Name"

Note

The DefaultSorting property must be specified before the PLinqInstantFeedbackSource is bound to a data-aware control (e.g. DXGrid).