Ordering and Multi-Column Sorting in the Error List Window

Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  5/15/2010
Code:  vstipTool0021

Column Ordering

This technique can be used in a variety of tool windows most notably the Watch window.  Let's begin with re-ordering the columns.  In tool windows where this is supported, you can click and drag the columns around to put them in the order you want:

Additionally, you can sort by clicking on a column to make it sort ascending:

Or descending:

Multi-Column Sorting

But the BEST part is you can do multi-column sorting by sorting in the order that you want to see them in so if you sort first by one column:

Then hold SHIFT and click on the next column you would like to sort by:

If you want, you can continue to hold SHIFT and sort by more columns: