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SortStyle Property

Gets/sets the sorting style applied to the control's Items collection.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Property SortStyle As Infragistics.Win.ValueListSortStyle
public virtual Infragistics.Win.ValueListSortStyle SortStyle {get; set;}
Remarks

The UltraComboEditor control provides the ability to sort the items in its dropdown list. The value of the SortStyle property dictates the order in which items will appear.

Example
This sample initializes the items collection of an UltraComboEditor. It then initializes some of the display and behavior properties such as MRU, Item and individual item appearances, autocomplete.

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

    'Add 8 items to the combo
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(1, "One")
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(2, "Two")
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(3, "Three")
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(4, "Four")
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(5, "Five")
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(6, "Six")
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(7, "Seven")
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Add(8, "Eight")

    ' This combo should always be in edit mode, 
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.AlwaysInEditMode = True

    ' Turn on auto-complete for Internet Explorer type auto completion
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.AutoComplete = True

    ' Office XP look and feel.
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.DisplayStyle = Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableElementDisplayStyle.OfficeXP

    ' Assign a shared image and forecolor to each element.
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.Image = Me.Icon.ToBitmap()
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.ImageTransparentColor = Color.FromArgb(192, 192, 192)
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.ForeColor = Color.White

    ' Assign individual backColors to each element

    Dim baseColorIndex As Integer = 255 / Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Count
    Dim i As Integer

    For i = 0 To Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items.Count - 1
        Me.UltraComboEditor1.Items(i).Appearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(100, 100, baseColorIndex + (baseColorIndex * i))
    Next i


    Me.UltraComboEditor1.MaxDropDownItems = 6
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.HasMRUList = True
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.SelectedIndex = 3
    Me.UltraComboEditor1.SortStyle = Infragistics.Win.ValueListSortStyle.DescendingByValue

End Sub
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

	// Add 8 items to the combo
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(1,"One");
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(2,"Two");
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(3,"Three");
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(4,"Four");
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(5,"Five");
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(6,"Six");
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(7,"Seven");
	this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Add(8,"Eight");

	// This combo should always be in edit mode, 
	this.ultraComboEditor1.AlwaysInEditMode = true;

	// Turn on auto-complete for Internet Explorer type auto completion
	this.ultraComboEditor1.AutoComplete = true;

	// Office XP look and feel.
	this.ultraComboEditor1.DisplayStyle = Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableElementDisplayStyle.OfficeXP;

	// Assign a shared image and forecolor to each element.
	this.ultraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.Image = this.Icon.ToBitmap();
	this.ultraComboEditor1.ImageTransparentColor = Color.FromArgb(192,192,192);
	this.ultraComboEditor1.ItemAppearance.ForeColor = Color.White;

	// Assign individual backColors to each element
	int baseColorIndex = 255 / this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Count;

	for(int i = 0; i < this.ultraComboEditor1.Items.Count; i++)
	{
		this.ultraComboEditor1.Items[i].Appearance.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(100,100,baseColorIndex  + (baseColorIndex * i));
	}


	this.ultraComboEditor1.MaxDropDownItems = 6;
	this.ultraComboEditor1.HasMRUList = true;
	this.ultraComboEditor1.SelectedIndex = 3;
	this.ultraComboEditor1.SortStyle = Infragistics.Win.ValueListSortStyle.DescendingByValue;

}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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