[Solved] Get Sorted Column name and order in Controller

[Ashok]

Here is our requirement:
When home page is loaded, page is loaded with data in grid. User can perform sort on grid data. I want to get this column name in controller for some processing.

We are using single column sort.

How do I get sorted column name and sort order in MVC controller?

[Rosen]

Hello Tejas,

In order to get the sort expression from the controller you should use GridCommand. I have attached a small sample which demonstrates how to achieve this both in case of server or ajax binding

All the best,
Rosen
the Telerik team

[Ashok]

Hello Rosen,

Thank you for sample. It helped a lot. One last thing before I close this ticket..

I am storing Sort info and when user comes back to Grid again, I apply sort on data in MVC controller. Everything works like charm.

However Sort Direction Indicator is not showing up. How do I show Sort Direction Indicator based on column?

[Rosen]

Hi Tejas,

Unfortunately, I'm not sure how your are setting the sort expression in your code. However, you may set initial sort expression and order using the Sortable option similar to the following:

.Sortable(sorting => sorting.OrderBy(order =>
{
    if ((bool)ViewData["contactName"])
    {
        order.Add(o => o.Customer.ContactName).Descending();
    }
}))

Regards,
Rosen
the Telerik team