OrderByExpression.Direction Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the sort direction of the IQueryable data source object.
public:
property System::Web::UI::WebControls::SortDirection Direction { System::Web::UI::WebControls::SortDirection get(); void set(System::Web::UI::WebControls::SortDirection value); };public System.Web.UI.WebControls.SortDirection Direction { get; set; }member this.Direction : System.Web.UI.WebControls.SortDirection with get, setPublic Property Direction As SortDirectionProperty Value
The sort direction of the data source object.
Examples
The following example shows how to sort data by the ListPrice field in descending order and then by the ProductID field in ascending order. This code example is part of a larger example provided in Walkthrough: Filtering Data in a Web Page Using Declarative Syntax.
<asp:OrderByExpression DataField="ListPrice"
Direction="Descending">
<asp:ThenBy DataField="ProductID" Direction="Ascending"/>
</asp:OrderByExpression>
Remarks
The OrderByExpression class is used in the QueryExtender control to sort data in ascending or descending order. The direction of the sort operation is specified by using the Direction property.
