• Article

SortDescription Constructor

Microsoft Silverlight will reach end of support after October 2021. Learn more.

Initializes a new instance of the SortDescription structure.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    propertyName As String, _
    direction As ListSortDirection _
)

public SortDescription(
    string propertyName,
    ListSortDirection direction
)

Parameters

  • propertyName
    Type: System.String
    The name of the property to sort the list by.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The propertyName parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException

The propertyName parameter is empty.

-or-

The direction parameter does not specify a valid value.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.