Changing column SortingState --> no refresh (paint)

[Sebastian Talamoni]

Hi,
I am using custom sorting.
I've tried to follow some suggestions in other thread regarding the use of Loaded event to set the initial sorting state for my columns.

void GenWiseRadGrid_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (ItemsControl != null)
            {
                Sorting += GenWiseRadGrid_Sorting;

                if (DataContext != null)
                    ApplySortToGrid(BaseProvider.DefaultSort);
            }
        }

        private void ApplySortToGrid(ISort pSort)
        {
            if (pSort == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("pSort");

            var name = BaseProvider.DefaultSort.DataProperty.PropertyName;
            var column = Columns[name];

            column.SortingState = BaseProvider.DefaultSort.Order.IsAscending ? SortingState.Ascending : SortingState.Descending;
            column.HeaderText = "test";

the ApplySortToGrid gets called, but the control does not repaint/refresh.

I've tried :
  InvalidateVisual();
            InvalidateArrange();
            UpdateLayout();

           
Nothing seems to get the control to repaint/ refresh...




We are not using SortDescriptions
if (SortDescriptions.Count > 0) throw new Exception("WE SHOULD NOT USE SORT DESCRIPTORS");

  <telerik:GridViewDataColumn HeaderText="Category Name" UniqueName="Category_name"
                                                    IsCustomSortingEnabled="True"
                                                    DataMemberBinding="{Binding Category.Category_name}"                                                >
                        </telerik:GridViewDataColumn>

Also I've noticed that the data is STILL sorted internally (so i return a list in a certain order but the grid will show it desc). I am doing the DESC already internally in my SQL engine .

Any idea???

[Vlad]

Hello Sebastian,

Can you please call Rebind() for the grid and let me know about the result?

Best wishes,
Vlad
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[Sebastian Talamoni]

Vlad,

this.Rebind() will cause an stack overflow exception because radGrid_Loaded gets called again and again...

I've tried then with a small flag to avoid the stack overflow.

 

        void GenWiseRadGrid_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

        {

            if (DataContext == null) return;

 

                if (BaseProvider.DefaultSort != null)

                    ApplyInitialSorting();

          

        }

 

        private bool _initialSorting;

 

        private void ApplyInitialSorting()

        {

            if (_initialSorting) return;

  
             ApplySortToGrid(BaseProvider.DefaultSort);

            _initialSorting = true;

            Rebind();

 

        }

And still did not worked, but the solution was also to add:

Columns.Reset() (no need for Rebind)

The Column reset seems to be the key problem for the Initial Sorting.

But still after this problem there is a second problem : The 2nd time the sorting seems to ignore the IsCustomSorting..

What's not clear to me is in what moment are the SortDescriptions modified?
The initial sorting does not raising:
 SortDescriptions.CollectionChanged += SortDescriptions_CollectionChanged;

but later clicking on the columns  (which raises the sorting) actually DOES modify the SortDescriptions collection...
In theory the SortDescriptions should NOT BE modified when using custom sorting...
I can send an image from the call stack where it shows that the
PersonSorting is called with parameter = addSortDescription = false

but then in the :
RadObservablecollection  ResumeNotifications() --> OnCollectionChanged() --> SortDescriptions_CollectoinChanged.

UPDATE: OK, got the solution to the 2nd problem.
In the _Sorting there is a e.Cancel (instead of the standard(?) e.Handled ) That was the trick. but I think this is one of the 1st times I got confused by Telerik API ....
e.Handled should not be the same as e.Cancel ?

Sebastian

[Vlad]

Hi Sebastian,

Generally e.Handled is related to RoutedEvents. Please check this article for more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.routedeventargs.aspx

Greetings,
Vlad
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