GroupDescription Class
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Provides a base class for defining how to divide the items in a collection into groups.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
System.ComponentModel..::.GroupDescription
System.Windows.Data..::.PropertyGroupDescription
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
Public MustInherit Class GroupDescription _
Implements INotifyPropertyChanged
public abstract class GroupDescription : INotifyPropertyChanged
The GroupDescription type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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GroupDescription | Initializes a new instance of the GroupDescription class. |
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Properties
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GroupNames | Gets the collection of group names. |
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Methods
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GroupNameFromItem | Returns the group name or names for the specified item. |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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NamesMatch | Indicates whether the specified item belongs in the specified group. |
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OnPropertyChanged | Raises the PropertyChanged event. |
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ShouldSerializeGroupNames | Indicates whether the group names should be serialized. |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Events
| Name | Description | |
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PropertyChanged | Occurs when a property value has changed. |
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Explicit Interface Implementations
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INotifyPropertyChanged..::.PropertyChanged | For a description of this member, see PropertyChanged. |
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Remarks
This type is used by the ICollectionView..::.GroupDescriptions and CollectionViewSource..::.GroupDescriptions properties.
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.