Class GroupColumnDescription

Represents a class for that contains the grouping information like group column's name and converter based on which grouping for a column is processed in a SfDataGrid.

Inheritance

System.Object

GroupColumnDescription

Namespace: Syncfusion.SfDataGrid.XForms

Assembly: Syncfusion.SfDataGrid.XForms.dll

Syntax

public class GroupColumnDescription : BindableObject

Constructors

GroupColumnDescription()

Initializes a new instance of the GroupColumnDescription class.

Declaration

public GroupColumnDescription()

Fields

ColumnNameProperty

Identifies the ColumnName Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty.

Declaration

public static readonly BindableProperty ColumnNameProperty

Field Value

Type	Description
Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty

Remarks

This Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty is read-only.

ComparerProperty

Identifies the GroupColumnDescription.Comparer Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty property.

Declaration

public static readonly BindableProperty ComparerProperty

Field Value

Type	Description
Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty

Remarks

This Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty is read-only.

ConverterProperty

Identifies the Converter Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty.

Declaration

public static readonly BindableProperty ConverterProperty

Field Value

Type	Description
Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty

Remarks

This Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty is read-only.

SortGroupRecordsProperty

Identifies the SortGroupRecords Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty property.

Declaration

public static readonly BindableProperty SortGroupRecordsProperty

Field Value

Type	Description
Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty

Remarks

This Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty is read-only.

Properties

ColumnName

Gets or sets the column name for grouping. This property represents the MappingName of the column which should be grouped.

Declaration

public string ColumnName { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The column name for grouping.

Examples

dataGrid.GroupColumnDescriptions.Add (new GroupColumnDescription () {
ColumnName = "CustomerID",
});

See Also

https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/sfdatagrid/grouping#programmatic-grouping

Comparer

Gets or sets the comparer for the apply grouping based on custom logic.

Declaration

public IComparer<object> Comparer { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IComparer<System.Object>	The comparer for apply grouping based on custom logic. The default value is null.

Converter

Gets or sets the converter for grouping. This property is used when the user needs to group the column with their custom logic. The user must assign the converter class implementing the Xamarin.Forms.IValueConverter to this property.

Declaration

public IValueConverter Converter { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Xamarin.Forms.IValueConverter	The converter for grouping.

Remarks

SfDataGrid allows you to group a column based on custom logic when the standard grouping techniques do not meet the requirements. When the user wants to apply grouping to the column based on his custom logic, he needs to the write the converter class implementing the Xamarin.Forms.IValueConverter and assign it to this property.

Examples

dataGrid.GroupColumnDescriptions.Add (new GroupColumnDescription () {
ColumnName = "CustomerID",
Converter = new GroupConverter()
});

//GroupConverter.cs
public class GroupConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        var orderInfo = value as OrderInfo;
        if (orderInfo.Freight > 0 && orderInfo.Freight <= 250)
            return "<=250";
        else if (orderInfo.Freight > 250 && orderInfo.Freight <= 500)
            return ">250 & <=500";
        else if (orderInfo.Freight > 500 && orderInfo.Freight <= 750)
            return ">500 & <=750";
        else
            return ">1000";
    }
}

See Also

https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/sfdatagrid/grouping#custom-grouping

SortGroupRecords

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to sort the inner records of the group while using custom grouping.

Declaration

public bool SortGroupRecords { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	The default value is false.

Remarks

By default, grouped column's records are not sorted since the values of all the records in a group will be the same. So, groups will only be sorted based on group key. In custom grouping cases, grouped column's record values may differ. So in this case, you can sort the records of a group by setting the SortGroupRecords property to true.