DataGridViewTextBoxColumn.SortMode Property

public:
 property System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewColumnSortMode SortMode { System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewColumnSortMode get(); void set(System::Windows::Forms::DataGridViewColumnSortMode value); };

public System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnSortMode SortMode { get; set; }

member this.SortMode : System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnSortMode with get, set

Public Property SortMode As DataGridViewColumnSortMode

A DataGridViewColumnSortMode that specifies the criteria used to order the rows based on the cell values in a column.

The following code example illustrates the use of this property.

this.dataGridView1.Columns["Priority"].SortMode =
    DataGridViewColumnSortMode.Automatic;

Me.dataGridView1.Columns("Priority").SortMode = _
    DataGridViewColumnSortMode.Automatic

When a DataGridView control is sorted using a column with a SortMode property value of Automatic, a sorting glyph is automatically displayed in the column header.

When the control is sorted using a column with a SortMode property value of Programmatic, you must display the sorting glyph yourself through the SortGlyphDirection property.

The default sort mode of a DataGridViewTextBoxColumn is Automatic. The default sort mode for other column types is NotSortable.

The SortMode value does not prevent you from sorting a column programmatically, although other restrictions may apply. For more information, see the Sort method.

A SortMode property value of NotSortable will not prevent the DataGridView.ColumnHeaderMouseClick event from occurring, but it will prevent the header from changing its appearance when it is clicked.

• DataGridView
• DataGridViewColumnSortMode
• SortGlyphDirection
• Sort
• ColumnHeaderMouseClick