ThenBy::Direction Property
Gets or sets the ordering direction of the IQueryable data source object.
Assembly: System.Web.Extensions (in System.Web.Extensions.dll)
public: property SortDirection Direction { SortDirection get (); void set (SortDirection value); }
Property Value
Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls::SortDirectionThe ordering direction of the IQueryable data source object.
The OrderByExpression is used in the QueryExtender control to sort data in ascending or descending order. The direction of the sort operation is specified by using the Direction property.
The following example shows how to sort data by the ListPrice field in descending order and on the ProductID field in ascending order by using the Direction property. This code example is part of a larger example provided in Walkthrough: Filtering Data in a Web Page Using Declarative Syntax.
<asp:OrderByExpression DataField="ListPrice"
Direction="Descending">
<asp:ThenBy DataField="ProductID" Direction="Ascending"/>
</asp:OrderByExpression>
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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