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Michael Horton
I've dynamically creating a datagrid and have the grid setup to allow
sorting. The problem is that the event isn't getting called until after the
table is created. How can I get it to to fire earler? I'm guessing I need to
know how to find out what the e.sortexpression value is and call the
procedure before calling the CreateGrid sub. I've attached the code
CreateGrid sub below
Public Sub CreateGrid()
'declare a new datagrid and set properties
Dim dgDrivers As New DataGrid()
dgDrivers.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(0)
dgDrivers.CellPadding = 5
dgDrivers.GridLines = GridLines.None
dgDrivers.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.Empty
dgDrivers.ShowHeader = True
dgDrivers.AutoGenerateColumns = False
dgDrivers.SelectedItemStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Empty
dgDrivers.AllowSorting = True
'add bound columns to the datagrid
Dim datagridcol As New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Car #"
datagridcol.DataField = "car #"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "Car #"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
datagridcol = New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Name"
datagridcol.DataField = "Name"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "Name"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
datagridcol = New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Status"
datagridcol.DataField = "Status"
'datagridcol.DataFormatString = "{0:d}"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "Status"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
datagridcol = New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Hometown"
datagridcol.DataField = "Hometown"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "HomeTown"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
'add event handlers
AddHandler dgDrivers.SortCommand, AddressOf dgDriver_Sort
dgDrivers.DataSource = DisplayDrivers()
dgDrivers.DataBind()
'add datagrid to the page
Page.Controls(1).Controls.Add(dgDrivers)
End Sub
sorting. The problem is that the event isn't getting called until after the
table is created. How can I get it to to fire earler? I'm guessing I need to
know how to find out what the e.sortexpression value is and call the
procedure before calling the CreateGrid sub. I've attached the code
CreateGrid sub below
Public Sub CreateGrid()
'declare a new datagrid and set properties
Dim dgDrivers As New DataGrid()
dgDrivers.BorderWidth = Unit.Pixel(0)
dgDrivers.CellPadding = 5
dgDrivers.GridLines = GridLines.None
dgDrivers.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.Empty
dgDrivers.ShowHeader = True
dgDrivers.AutoGenerateColumns = False
dgDrivers.SelectedItemStyle.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Empty
dgDrivers.AllowSorting = True
'add bound columns to the datagrid
Dim datagridcol As New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Car #"
datagridcol.DataField = "car #"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "Car #"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
datagridcol = New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Name"
datagridcol.DataField = "Name"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "Name"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
datagridcol = New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Status"
datagridcol.DataField = "Status"
'datagridcol.DataFormatString = "{0:d}"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "Status"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
datagridcol = New BoundColumn()
datagridcol.HeaderText = "Hometown"
datagridcol.DataField = "Hometown"
datagridcol.SortExpression = "HomeTown"
dgDrivers.Columns.Add(datagridcol)
'add event handlers
AddHandler dgDrivers.SortCommand, AddressOf dgDriver_Sort
dgDrivers.DataSource = DisplayDrivers()
dgDrivers.DataBind()
'add datagrid to the page
Page.Controls(1).Controls.Add(dgDrivers)
End Sub