Sort property editor

The Sort property editor is used to specify properties that affect the order in which data is accessed and displayed. These sort properties are optional; you do not have to specify a particular sort order.

To display this dialog, select the sort property in the Component Inspector when a DataSet component (such as a QueryDataSet) is highlighted in the Component Tree. The property values contained in this dialog are stored in the SortDescriptor object.

Sorted Columns

This list box displays the columns that will be used to sort the data in the DataSet.

Available Columns

This list box displays the DataSet columns that are available to use for sorting the data.

Remove From Sort

Click this button when a column in the Sorted Columns list box is selected, to remove the selected column from the sort specification.

Add To Sort

Click this button to add the column that is selected in the Available Columns list box to the sort specification.

Descending

Select this check box to sort in descending order. This option applies to all selected columns.

Case Insensitive

Select this check box to ignore whether characters are upper- or lower-case when sorting. This option applies to all selected columns.