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

C#

public PropertyGridSortMode SortMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property SortMode As PropertyGridSortMode

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.