GroupDescription Class
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Provides a base class for defining how to divide the items in a collection into groups.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.ComponentModel.GroupDescription
System.Windows.Data.PropertyGroupDescription
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class GroupDescription _
Implements INotifyPropertyChanged
public abstract class GroupDescription : INotifyPropertyChanged
The GroupDescription type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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GroupDescription | Initializes a new instance of the GroupDescription class. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
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.) | |
GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GroupNameFromItem | Returns the group name or names for the specified item. | |
MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
NamesMatch | Indicates whether the specified item belongs in the specified group. | |
OnPropertyChanged | Raises the PropertyChanged event. | |
ShouldSerializeGroupNames | Indicates whether the group names should be serialized. | |
ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Explicit Interface Implementations
Name | Description | |
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INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged | For a description of this member, see PropertyChanged. |
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Remarks
This type is used by the ICollectionView.GroupDescriptions and CollectionViewSource.GroupDescriptions properties.
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.
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