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Monday, December 2, 2013

Sorting Gridview Columns Using Linq



How to do Sorting gridview columns using linq ?

Sorting for existing data set using LINQ.

Using Generinc Comparer class we can sort class object using LINQ.

1) Add  'GenericComparer.cs” class

public class GenericComparer<T> : IComparer<T>
    {
        private SortDirection _sortDirection;
        private string _sortExpression;

        /// <summary>
        /// Direction in which to sort.
        /// </summary>
        public SortDirection GenericSortDirection
        {
            get { return this._sortDirection; }
            set { this._sortDirection = value; }
        }

        public GenericComparer(string sortExpression, SortDirection sortDirection)
        {
            this._sortExpression = sortExpression;
            this._sortDirection = sortDirection;
        }

        public int Compare(T x, T y)
        {
            PropertyInfo propertyInfo = typeof(T).GetProperty(_sortExpression);
            IComparable obj1 = (IComparable)propertyInfo.GetValue(x, null);
            IComparable obj2 = (IComparable)propertyInfo.GetValue(y, null);

            if (GenericSortDirection == SortDirection.Ascending) return obj1.CompareTo(obj2);
            else return obj2.CompareTo(obj1);
        }
    }


Add Following Code into GridView Sort Event:


2) Create Object List as Static:

static List<Projects> objProjectsList = new List<Projects>();

3) Bind Object List:

objProjectsList = DataSouce;

4) Sort Gridview Event code:

protected void gvHeader_Sorting(object sender, GridViewSortEventArgs e)
        {
            SortDirection sortdirection;

            if (ViewState["SortDirection"] != null && ViewState["SortDirection"].ToString() == "Ascending")
                sortdirection = SortDirection.Descending;
            else
                sortdirection = SortDirection.Ascending;
            objProjectsList.Sort(new GenericComparer<Projects>(e.SortExpression, sortdirection));
            gvHeader.DataSourceID = null;
            gvHeader.DataSource = listProjectTask;
            gvHeader.DataBind();
            ViewState["SortDirection"] = sortdirection.ToString();
        }

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