Maintain row selection after sort

[Sean Greer]

Let's say I have a grid with 5 rows and it starts out sorted by column 1. Let's also say that the user has selected row 3 and then chooses to sort the grid by column 2. Is there any convenient way to know the row index of the data that was previously in row 3?

Here's an example:

Art Torres 33202
Bob Salas 1202
Charlie Johnson 2021
Dina Harding 7500
Ed Haslett 5202

If "Charlie Johnson" is selected and then the grid is sorted by column 2, the row containing "Charlie" will now be row 2. Is there an easy way to determine this?

The reason for asking is that I want the full-row-select to be maintained after a sort operation.

Thanks...

Sean

[Administrator]

You did not mention which grid you were using. Selected records should be maintained automatically through a sort if you are using a GridGroupingControl. If you are using a GridDataBoundGrid, then that grid relies on the underlying IBindingList.Sort to manage the sorting and this does not include preserving selected records.

Here is a forum post that asks about preserving selections when sorting a GridDataBoundGrid.
http://www.syncfusion.com/support/forums/message.aspx?MessageID=74058