IPropertyDescription::GetSortDescription method (propsys.h)

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02/22/2024

Gets the current sort description flags for the property, which indicate the particular wordings of sort offerings.

Syntax

HRESULT GetSortDescription(
  [out] PROPDESC_SORTDESCRIPTION *psd
);

Parameters

[out] psd

Type: PROPDESC_SORTDESCRIPTION*

When this method returns, contains a pointer to the value of one or more of the following flags that indicate the sort types available to the user. Note that the strings shown are English versions only. Localized strings are used for other locales.

PDSD_GENERAL

Default. "Sort going up", "Sort going down"

PDSD_A_Z

"A on top", "Z on top"

PDSD_LOWEST_HIGHEST

"Lowest on top", "Highest on top"

PDSD_SMALLEST_BIGGEST

"Smallest on top", "Largest on top"

PDSD_OLDEST_NEWEST

"Oldest on top", "Newest on top"

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The settings retrieved by this method are set through the sortDescription attribute of the labelInfo element in the property's .propdesc file.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	propsys.h