ColumnBase.SortMode Property

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

Namespace: DevExpress.UI.Xaml.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.UI.Xaml.Grid.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Uwp.Controls

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(ColumnSortMode.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public ColumnSortMode SortMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(ColumnSortMode.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property SortMode As ColumnSortMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ColumnSortMode	**Default**	A ColumnSortMode enumeration value that specifies the sort mode.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	Sorts the column’s data according to the type of the editor assigned to the column.
Value	Sorts the column’s data by the column’s edit values (these are synchronized with the bound data source’s values).
DisplayText	Sorts the column’s data by the column’s display text (the strings displayed within the column’s cells).
Custom	Enables custom sorting of a column’s data. To implement custom sorting, handle the GridControl.CustomColumnSort event. The Custom mode also enables custom grouping of rows when grouping is applied against the current column. To implement custom grouping, handle the GridControl.CustomColumnGroup event.

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, set the SortMode property to ‘Custom’ and handle the GridControl.CustomColumnSort event.