SelectQuery.SortByExpression(String, AggregationType, ListSortDirection) Method

Sorts a data table by a specified expression and aggregate function in a required direction.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.DataAccess, DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid, DevExpress.Win.TreeMap

Declaration

C#

public Sorting SortByExpression(
    string expression,
    AggregationType aggregationType,
    ListSortDirection direction
)

VB.NET

Public Function SortByExpression(
    expression As String,
    aggregationType As AggregationType,
    direction As ListSortDirection
) As Sorting

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
expression	String	A String value, specifying the sorting expression.
aggregationType	AggregationType	An AggregationType enumeration value.
direction	ListSortDirection	A ListSortDirection enumeration value.

Returns

Type	Description
Sorting	A Sorting object.