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PropertyGridControl.SortMode Property

Gets or sets how the property grid’s data is sorted when sorting is applied. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.PropertyGrid

#Declaration

public PropertyGridSortMode SortMode { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
PropertyGridSortMode

A PropertyGridSortMode enumeration value that specifies the sort mode.

Available values:

Name Description
Ascending

Sorts grid data by property headers in ascending order.

Descending

Sorts grid data by definition headers in descending order.

Custom

Sorts grid data using a custom sorting rule, implemented within the PropertyGridControl.Sort event handler.

Definitions

Sorts grid data in definition order. Properties having no definitions are located below properties that have definitions.

NoSort

Doesn’t sort grid data.

Unspecified

Uses the value of the PropertyGridControl.SortMode property.

#Remarks

The SortMode property specifies the algorithm used to sort the column’s data (by display text, edit value or using a custom sorting algorithm).

To provide custom sorting and/or grouping, set the SortMode property to ‘Custom’ and handle the PropertyGridControl.Sort event.

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