ColumnBase.ShowSortIndicator Property

Gets or sets whether to display the sort indicator within an individual column header. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v26.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public bool? ShowSortIndicator { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ShowSortIndicator As Boolean?

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Nullable<Boolean>	null	true to display the sort indicator; false to hide the sort indicator; null to apply the view-level visibility flag.

Remarks

The ShowSortIndicator property has higher priority than the DataViewBase.ShowSortIndicator property. Set the ShowSortIndicator property to null to apply the view-level visibility flag.

Example: Hide the Sort Indicator for a Specific Column

The following example displays the sort indicator within the Order ID column header in the TableView:

XAML

<dx:ThemedWindow xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
                 xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
                 xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
                 xmlns:dxg="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/grid">
    <dxg:GridControl ItemsSource="{Binding Orders}">
        <dxg:GridControl.View>
            <dxg:TableView AllowSorting="True"
                           ShowSortIndicator="False"/>
        </dxg:GridControl.View>
        <dxg:GridControl.Columns>
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="OrderId" Header="Order ID"
                            ShowSortIndicator="True"/>
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="ShipDate" Header="Ship Date"/>
            <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="CustomerName" Header="Customer"/>
        </dxg:GridControl.Columns>
    </dxg:GridControl>
</dx:ThemedWindow>