PropertySortDescriptor

Updated on Mar 26, 2026

You can sort the data in a DataGrid by a property value from the class that defines your objects. This can be achieved by adding a PropertySortDescriptor object to the SortDescriptors collection of the DataGrid.

Adding a PropertySortDescriptor

The PropertySortDescriptor exposes a PropertyName property that specifies the property by which the data will be sorted. It also exposes a SortOrder property, which allows for controlling the sorting order. The following examples demonstrate how to set up the DataGrid and add a PropertySortDescriptor.

Define the RadDataGrid in XAML

XAML

<Grid xmlns:grid="using:Telerik.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid"
	xmlns:dataCore="using:Telerik.Data.Core">
	<grid:RadDataGrid Width="600" Height="460" x:Name="grid">
		<grid:RadDataGrid.SortDescriptors>
			<dataCore:PropertySortDescriptor PropertyName="Country" SortOrder="Ascending"/>
		</grid:RadDataGrid.SortDescriptors>
	</grid:RadDataGrid>
</Grid>

Populate the DataGrid with Data

C#

public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
	public MainPage()
	{
		this.InitializeComponent();

		List<CustomData> data = new List<CustomData>
		{
			new CustomData { Country = "Brazil", City = "Caxias do Sul"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Ghana", City = "Wa"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Brazil", City = "Fortaleza"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Italy", City = "Florence" },
			new CustomData { Country = "France", City = "Bordeaux" },
			new CustomData { Country = "Bulgaria", City = "Vratsa"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Spain", City = "Las Palmas"},
			new CustomData { Country = "France", City = "Le Mans" },
			new CustomData { Country = "Brazil", City = "Santos"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Ghana", City = "Ho"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Spain", City = "Malaga"},
			new CustomData { Country = "France", City = "Marseille" },
			new CustomData { Country = "Bulgaria", City = "Koynare" },
			new CustomData { Country = "Spain", City = "Valencia"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Ghana", City = "Kade" },
			new CustomData { Country = "Brazil", City = "Porto Alegre" },
			new CustomData { Country = "Bulgaria", City = "Byala Slatina"},
			new CustomData { Country = "Italy", City = "Naples" },
			new CustomData { Country = "Brazil", City = "Joinville" },
		};
		this.grid.ItemsSource = data;
	}
}

public class CustomData
{
	public string City { get; set; }
	public string Country { get; set; }
}

Result from the Previous Examples

Add a Second PropertySortDescriptor in Code

C#

this.grid.SortDescriptors.Add(new PropertySortDescriptor() { PropertyName = "City", SortOrder = SortOrder.Ascending });

See Also

• DelegateSortDescriptor