CollectionViewSource.SortDescriptions Property

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Gets a collection of SortDescription objects that describe how the items in the collection are sorted in the view.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Data
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

Public ReadOnly Property SortDescriptions As SortDescriptionCollection
public SortDescriptionCollection SortDescriptions { get; }
<collectionViewSource>
  <collectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
    oneOrMoreSortDescriptions
  </collectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
</collectionViewSource>

XAML Values

Term

Definition

oneOrMoreSortDescriptions

One or more SortDescription elements.

Property Value

Type: System.ComponentModel..::.SortDescriptionCollection
A collection of SortDescription objects that describe how the items in the collection are sorted in the view.

Remarks

This property is forwarded to any collection view created from the current Source.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of this property in XAML to apply sorting to a data source. The data is also defined in XAML to enable you to see the effects of the CollectionViewSource in the interface designer in Visual Studio 2010.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

CollectionViewSource Class

System.Windows.Data Namespace