RadListControl - sort by value?

[Lou]

Hi, is it possible to sort items in the RadListControl by item value instead of item text?

Thanks,

-Lou

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello Lou,

Thank you for writing.

Sorting in RadListControl is controlled only via the SortStyle property. It supports ascending sort style, descending sort style and no sort style. Setting sorting through code looks like this:

this.radListControl1.SortStyle = Telerik.WinControls.Enumerations.SortStyle.Ascending;

So, if you want to use custom comparer method for sorting operation you should use this approach:

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    List<Item> items = new List<Item>();
    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
    {
        items.Add(new Item(i, i + ".Item"));
    }

    this.radListControl1.DataSource = items;
    this.radListControl1.DisplayMember = "Name";
    this.radListControl1.ValueMember = "Id";

    List<RadListDataItem> sortList = new List<RadListDataItem>(radListControl1.Items);
    sortList.Sort(new MyComparer());
    radListControl1.Items.Clear();
    radListControl1.Items.AddRange(sortList);
}

public class MyComparer : IComparer <RadListDataItem>
{
    public int Compare(RadListDataItem x, RadListDataItem y)
    {
        Item xItem = x.DataBoundItem as Item;
        Item yItem = y.DataBoundItem as Item;

        return xItem.Id.CompareTo(yItem.Id);
    }
}

public class Item
{
    public int Id { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }

    public Item()
    {
    }

    public Item(int id, string name)
    {
        this.Id = id;
        this.Name = name;
    }
}

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions, I would be glad to help.

 

Regards,
Dess
Telerik

 

 

[Lou]

Thanks for that information Dess - very helpful.

-Lou