How to: Sort Data (Runtime Sample)

• Nov 13, 2018

This document describes how to sort Snap list data in code. To learn how to accomplish this task by using the Snap graphical user interface, see the Sort Document Data topic.

The following method sorts data records in a Snap list, by creating a SnapListGroupParam with the specified criteria and order, and adding it to the SnapList.Sorting collection.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-generate-a-document-layout-in-code-via-the-snap-application-programming-interface-api-e4781

Form1.cs

using DevExpress.Data;
using DevExpress.Snap.Core.API;
// ...
        private void SortList(SnapList list) {
            list.Sorting.Add(new SnapListGroupParam("UnitPrice", ColumnSortOrder.Descending));
        }

Form1.vb

Imports DevExpress.Data
Imports DevExpress.Snap.Core.API
' ...
        Private Sub SortList(ByVal list As SnapList)
            list.Sorting.Add(New SnapListGroupParam("UnitPrice", ColumnSortOrder.Descending))
        End Sub