ColumnSorting Property

Event fired before the sort is executed.

This event is cancelable.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Property ColumnSorting As String

C#

public string ColumnSorting {get; set;}

Example

Visual Basic

Me.WebDataGrid1.Behaviors.Sorting.SortingClientEvents.ColumnSorting = "WDG1_ColumnSorting"
Me.WebDataGrid1.Behaviors.Sorting.SortingClientEvents.ColumnSorted = "WDG1_ColumnSorted"

C#

this.WebDataGrid1.Behaviors.Sorting.SortingClientEvents.ColumnSorting = "WDG1_ColumnSorting";
this.WebDataGrid1.Behaviors.Sorting.SortingClientEvents.ColumnSorted = "WDG1_ColumnSorted";

JScript

// The client event ColumnSorting takes two parameters sender and e
// sender  is the object which is raising the event
// e is the SortingEventArgs

    var index = null;
    function WDG1_ColumnSorting(sender, e) {

        var choice;

        //Gets the column
        var column = e.get_column();

        //Gets the key of the column
        index = column.get_index();

        if (!confirm("Are you sure you want to continue with Sorting?"))

        //Cancels the 'ColumnSorting' event.
            e.set_cancel(true);
        else {


            var s = prompt("Enter '0' for none,'1' for ascending,'2' for descending : ", choice);

            if (s == 1)
            //Sorts the column in the ascending order
                e.set_sortDirection(1);
            else if (s == 2)
            //Sorts the column in the descending order
                e.set_sortDirection(2);
            else
            //Stops taking any kind of sorting action on the column
                e.set_sortDirection(0);

        }      
    }


    // The client event ColumnSorted takes two parameters sender and e
    // sender  is the object which is raising the event
    // e is the EventArgs

    
    function WDG1_ColumnSorted(sender, e) {

        var wdg = $find("WebDataGrid1");

        //Gets the columns collection object
        var columnsCollection = wdg.get_columns();

        //Gets the column from the index
        var column = columnsCollection.get_column(index);

        //Gets the key of the column
        var key = column.get_key();

        window.status = "The column with key '" + key + "' is sorted.";
         
        }

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, 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