GridViewSortEventArgs.SortExpression Property

Gets or sets the expression used to sort the items in the GridView control.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

public:
property String^ SortExpression {
	String^ get ();
	void set (String^ value);
}
/** @property */
public String get_SortExpression ()

/** @property */
public void set_SortExpression (String value)

public function get SortExpression () : String

public function set SortExpression (value : String)

Not applicable.

Property Value

The expression used to sort the items in the GridView control.

When the Sorting event is raised, you can use the SortExpression property to determine the sort expression that will be used to sort the GridView control when sort operation is performed. By default, the GridView control sorts a single column at a time. The sort expression simply contains the name of the field to sort. You can also sort multiple columns at a time by programmatically setting this property to a comma-separated list of field names.

The following example demonstrates how to use the SortExpression property to determine which column in a GridView control is being sorted. If the user attempts to sort the address column, the sort operation is canceled.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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