SortDescription Structure
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Defines the direction and the property name that will be used as the criteria for sorting a collection.
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Structure SortDescription
public struct SortDescription
The SortDescription type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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SortDescription | Initializes a new instance of the SortDescription structure. |
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Properties
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Direction | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to sort in ascending or descending order. |
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IsSealed | Gets a value that indicates whether this structure is in an immutable state. |
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PropertyName | Gets or sets the property name being used as the sorting criteria. |
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Methods
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Equals | Compares the specified instance and the current instance of SortDescription for value equality. (Overrides ValueType.Equals(Object).) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for the current instance. (Overrides ValueType.GetHashCode().) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns the fully qualified type name of this instance. (Inherited from ValueType.) |
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Operators
| Name | Description | |
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Equality | Compares two SortDescription instances for value equality. |
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Inequality | Compares two SortDescription instances for value inequality. |
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Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.