Class NaturalSortComparer

Provides a string comparer wich is generally usable on all DataGridTextColumns.
The bound value must be a string.

Inheritance

object

MarkupExtension

NaturalSortComparer

Implements

IListSortComparer

IComparer

IComparer<object>

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: Sartorius.SAF.Presentation.Markup

Assembly: Sartorius.SAF.Presentation.dll

Syntax

public class NaturalSortComparer : MarkupExtension, IListSortComparer, IComparer, IComparer<object>

Remarks

A list of strings: "a3", "a1", "a10", "a12", "a2", "a11", is sorted to: "a1", "a2", "a3", "a11", "a12", "a13". Traditionally the default string comparer sort it to: "a1", "a11", "a12", "a13", "a2", "a3"

Examples

<DataGrid SAF:AttachedProperties.AllowCustomSort="True">
    <DataGridTextColumn
            Header="Name"
            Binding="{Binding Name}" 
            SAF:AttachedProperties.CustomSortComparer="{SAF:NaturalSortComparer}"/>
</DataGrid>

<DataGrid SAF:AttachedProperties.AllowCustomSort="True">
    <DataGridTextColumn
            Header="Name"
            Binding="{Binding Unit.Name}" 
            SAF:AttachedProperties.CustomSortComparer="{SAF:NaturalSortComparer ColumnPropertyPath=Unit.Name}"/>
</DataGrid>

Constructors

NaturalSortComparer()

Initializes a new instance of the NaturalSortComparer class.

Declaration

public NaturalSortComparer()

NaturalSortComparer(string)

Initializes a new instance of the NaturalSortComparer class.

Declaration

public NaturalSortComparer(string columnPropertyPath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	columnPropertyPath	The column property path.

Properties

ColumnPropertyPath

Gets or sets the column property path.

Declaration

public string ColumnPropertyPath { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string

SortDirection

Gets or sets the sort direction.

Declaration

public ListSortDirection SortDirection { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ListSortDirection

Methods

Compare(object, object)

Compares two objects and returns a value indicating whether one is less than, equal to, or greater than the other.

Declaration

public virtual int Compare(object x, object y)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	x	The first object to compare.
object	y	The second object to compare.

Returns

Type	Description
int	A signed integer that indicates the relative values of x and y, as shown in the following table.Value Meaning Less than zero x is less than y. Zero x equals y. Greater than zero x is greater than y.

ProvideValue(IServiceProvider)

Provides the value.

Declaration

public override object ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IServiceProvider	serviceProvider	The service provider.

Returns

Type	Description
object

Overrides

MarkupExtension.ProvideValue(IServiceProvider)

Implements

IListSortComparer

IComparer

IComparer<T>

Extension Methods

CollectionExtensions.AddRange<T, TCollection>(TCollection, IEnumerable<T>)

SerializableObjectCloneExtension.Clone<T>(T)