sort on different column than user selected

Hello,
I'm using a griddataboundgrid, version 3.2.1.0, in a Windows form. I have a need to sort the grid's contents on a different column than the user selects. For instance, say the grid has five columns. The user clicks on the column header 2, but I want the grid to really sort on column header 4. Any way I can accomplish this?

Thanks.

Hi Jimmyd,

You would turn off the default sorting with the SortBehavior property. Then handle CellDoubleClick and do the sorting using Binder.Sort() method. Here is a code snippet to show this.

//turn OFF the Default sortbehavior....
this.gridDataBoundGrid1.SortBehavior = GridSortBehavior.None;
this.gridDataBoundGrid1.CellDoubleClick +=new GridCellClickEventHandler(gridDataBoundGrid1_CellDoubleClick);

private void gridDataBoundGrid1_CellDoubleClick(object sender, GridCellClickEventArgs e)
{
GridDataBoundGrid grid = sender as GridDataBoundGrid;
int fieldIndex = grid.Binder.ColIndexToField(e.ColIndex);
if( e.ColIndex == 2)
{
fieldIndex = grid.Binder.ColIndexToField(4);
}
if( fieldIndex != -1)
{
grid.BeginUpdate();
grid.Binder.Sort(fieldIndex);
grid.EndUpdate(true);
grid.Refresh();
}
}

Please refer to the attached sample for implementation.
ChangeSortColumnbehavior.zip

Best Regards,
Haneef

Hi,

Okay, I see the method you're describing. Thanks very much for the response. I'll try this out.

Hello,

This worked great - thanks for the help. I forgot to mention that I'm using VB.Net, but your code sample was easy to translate. Worked great.

Being greedy here, but if anyone knows of a way to do this, it would be helpful. Would you have any way to manage the Up and Down arrow graphic in the column that is double-clicked? (since it ends up in the target column that is actually being sorted)

Looks like I can capture the direction of the sort by something like this, but wasn't sure if I was going in the right direction.

Dim dt As New DataTable
Dim strSort as String
dt = myGridDataBoundGrid.DataSource
strSort = dt.DefaultView.Sort

Thanks again.

Hi Jimmyd,

Use the SortDirection property of the IBindingList to find the sort direction of the grid. Here is a code snippet to show this.

CurrencyManager lm = this.BindingContext[this.gridDataBoundGrid1.DataSource ] as CurrencyManager;
ListSortDirection listSortDirection = GetSortDirection(lm.List);
Console.WriteLine("Current Sort Direction :" + listSortDirection );

///Here is method to get the Sort Direction.......
public ListSortDirection GetSortDirection(IList list)
{
if (list is IBindingList && ((IBindingList)list).SupportsSorting)
return ((IBindingList)list).SortDirection;
return ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}

Best Regards,
Haneef

Hi Haneef,

That works great. I greatly appreciate the response. You guys rule.

jimmyd