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DataControlField::SortExpression Property

.NET Framework (current version)

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Gets or sets a sort expression that is used by a data source control to sort data.

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

Syntax

C++

public:
[TypeConverterAttribute("System.Web.UI.Design.DataSourceViewSchemaConverter, System.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")]
property String^ SortExpression {
	virtual String^ get();
	virtual void set(String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

A sort expression that is used by a data source control to sort data. The default value is an empty string ("").

Remarks

The OnFieldChanged method is called to raise a state change event when the SortExpression property is set.

The value of the SortExpression property is stored in view state.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the SortExpression property to assign a sort expression to a data control field.

C++

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Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0