SortProperty.Direction Property

Gets or sets the property’s sort order.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(SortingDirection.Ascending)]
public SortingDirection Direction { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(SortingDirection.Ascending)>
Public Property Direction As SortingDirection

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
SortingDirection	Ascending	A SortingDirection enumeration value which specifies the property’s sort order.

Available values:

Name	Description
Ascending	A property (column) is sorted in ascending order.
Descending	A property (column) is sorted in descending order.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_Non-Persistent-Objects-Filtering-Demo/CS/NonPersistentObjectsDemo.Module/BusinessObjects/Contact.cs#L97

if(sorting!= null&& sorting.Count == 1 && sorting[0].Property is OperandProperty) {
    sort = string.Format("{0} {1}", sorting[0].PropertyName, sorting[0].Direction == DevExpress.Xpo.DB.SortingDirection.Ascending ? "ASC" : "DESC");
}

VB.NET

XAF_Non-Persistent-Objects-Filtering-Demo/VB/NonPersistentObjectsDemo.Module/BusinessObjects/Contact.vb#L116

If sorting IsNot Nothing AndAlso sorting.Count = 1 AndAlso TypeOf sorting(0).Property Is OperandProperty Then
    sort = String.Format("{0} {1}", sorting(0).PropertyName,If(sorting(0).Direction = DevExpress.Xpo.DB.SortingDirection.Ascending, "ASC", "DESC"))
End If