RadComboBox Sorting

[Amit]

hey everyone

I have a RadComboBox in which i want items to sort in ascending order.this is my combobox--

<telerik:RadComboBox ID="cmbName" runat="server" Skin="Hay" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1"
                                Height="60px" Width="204px" DataTextField="CustomerName" MarkFirstMatch="true"
                                DataValueField="CustomerId" AllowCustomText="true" EmptyMessage="Please select a Name"
                                OnSelectedIndexChanged="cmbName_SelectedIndexChanged" AutoPostBack="true" ToolTip="Select your Name"
                                CausesValidation="false" Sort="Ascending" SortCaseSensitive="true">
                            </telerik:RadComboBox>

But its not working,items does'nt get sorted.It comes as it is in data base table.Does this need something to be written in codebehind too?...

Thanks
Amit

[Shinu]

Hello Amit,


Call the SortItems() method of the combobox or Items.Sort() method of the items collection.

protected void RadComboBox1_DataBound(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   RadComboBox1.Items.Sort();
}

For more information:
Sorting


-Shinu.

[Stephen]

Why do you have to bind to an event to sort a combo box? Is this really necessary when you have a  property?

[Shinu]

Hi Stephen,

Setting the sort property alone wont help. To enable sorting you need to:

1. Set the Sort property. Its value can be either Ascending, Descending or None.
2. Call the SortItems() method of the RadComboBox or Items.Sort() method of the items collection.

Thanks,
Shinu.