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ASP.NET MVC Grid Sorting

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                        sorting.cshtml
                    
                        SortingController.cs

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Grid with single column sorting enabled

Ship Country	Freight	Order Date

(typeof KendoLicensing === 'object' && KendoLicensing.setScriptKey(''));kendo.syncReady(function(){jQuery("#singleSort").kendoGrid({"columns":[{"title":"Ship Country","headerAttributes":{"data-field":"ShipCountry","data-title":"Ship Country","aria-haspopup":"menu"},"width":"300px","field":"ShipCountry","encoded":true},{"title":"Freight","headerAttributes":{"data-field":"Freight","data-title":"Freight","aria-haspopup":"menu"},"width":"300px","field":"Freight","encoded":true},{"title":"Order Date","headerAttributes":{"data-field":"OrderDate","data-title":"Order Date","aria-haspopup":"menu"},"field":"OrderDate","format":"{0:dd/MM/yyyy}","encoded":true}],"pageable":{"buttonCount":5},"sortable":{"mode":"single","initialDirection":"desc"},"scrollable":false,"dataSource":{"type":(function(){if(kendo.data.transports['aspnetmvc-ajax']){return 'aspnetmvc-ajax';} else{throw new Error('The kendo.aspnetmvc.min.js script is not included.');}})(),"transport":{"read":{"url":"/aspnet-mvc/grid/sorting_orders_read"},"prefix":""},"pageSize":5,"page":1,"groupPaging":false,"total":0,"serverPaging":true,"serverSorting":true,"serverFiltering":true,"serverGrouping":true,"serverAggregates":true,"filter":[],"schema":{"data":"Data","total":"Total","errors":"Errors","model":{"fields":{"OrderID":{"type":"number"},"CustomerID":{"type":"string"},"ContactName":{"type":"string"},"Freight":{"type":"number","defaultValue":null},"ShipAddress":{"type":"string"},"OrderDate":{"type":"date","defaultValue":null},"ShippedDate":{"type":"date","defaultValue":null},"ShipCountry":{"type":"string"},"ShipCity":{"type":"string"},"ShipName":{"type":"string"},"EmployeeID":{"type":"number","defaultValue":null}}}}}});}); Grid with mixed column sorting enabled

To multi-sort the columns, hold the "CTRL" key and click the columns header.

A single-click (without holding the "CTRL" key) on any column un-sorts the currently sorted columns and applies single-sorting to the clicked column.

Ship Country	Freight	Order Date

kendo.syncReady(function(){jQuery("#mixedSort").kendoGrid({"columns":[{"title":"Ship Country","headerAttributes":{"data-field":"ShipCountry","data-title":"Ship Country","aria-haspopup":"menu"},"width":"300px","field":"ShipCountry","encoded":true},{"title":"Freight","headerAttributes":{"data-field":"Freight","data-title":"Freight","aria-haspopup":"menu"},"width":"300px","field":"Freight","encoded":true},{"title":"Order Date","headerAttributes":{"data-field":"OrderDate","data-title":"Order Date","aria-haspopup":"menu"},"field":"OrderDate","format":"{0:dd/MM/yyyy}","encoded":true}],"pageable":{"buttonCount":5},"sortable":{"mode":"mixed","showIndexes":true},"scrollable":false,"dataSource":{"type":(function(){if(kendo.data.transports['aspnetmvc-ajax']){return 'aspnetmvc-ajax';} else{throw new Error('The kendo.aspnetmvc.min.js script is not included.');}})(),"transport":{"read":{"url":"/aspnet-mvc/grid/sorting_orders_read"},"prefix":""},"pageSize":5,"page":1,"groupPaging":false,"total":0,"serverPaging":true,"serverSorting":true,"serverFiltering":true,"serverGrouping":true,"serverAggregates":true,"filter":[],"schema":{"data":"Data","total":"Total","errors":"Errors","model":{"fields":{"OrderID":{"type":"number"},"CustomerID":{"type":"string"},"ContactName":{"type":"string"},"Freight":{"type":"number","defaultValue":null},"ShipAddress":{"type":"string"},"OrderDate":{"type":"date","defaultValue":null},"ShippedDate":{"type":"date","defaultValue":null},"ShipCountry":{"type":"string"},"ShipCity":{"type":"string"},"ShipName":{"type":"string"},"EmployeeID":{"type":"number","defaultValue":null}}}}}});}); .demo-section h3 { margin: 5px 0 15px 0; }

Description

The Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Grid supports built-in options which enable you to implement sorting features for the users. To set the sorting functionality, configure the .Sortable() method of the Data Grid.

The Grid component supports the Single, Multiple, and Mixed sorting modes. To specify the desired sorting mode, set the SortMode method by passing a GridSortMode the SingleColumn, MultipleColumn, or Mixed configurations in the following ways:

To define a single-column sorting, use the .Sortable(sortable => sortable.SortMode(GridSortMode.SingleColumn) configuration.
To define a multi-column sorting, use the .Sortable(sortable => sortable.SortMode(GridSortMode.MultipleColumn) definition.
To define a mixed-column sorting, use the .Sortable(sortable => sortable.SortMode(GridSortMode.Mixed) definition.

To define the initial sort direction use the InitialDirection() method by setting .Sortable(sortable => sortable.InitialDirection("desc")).

For more information, refer to the official Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Data Grid product documentation on the available sorting capabilities.

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ASP.NET MVC Grid Sorting

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