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Class GroupDescriptor

Represents grouping criteria.

Inheritance
System.Object
JsonObject
SortDescriptor
GroupDescriptor
Inherited Members
SortDescriptor.Deserialize(String)
SortDescriptor.Serialize()
SortDescriptor.Member
SortDescriptor.SortDirection
SortDescriptor.SortCompare
JsonObject.ToJson()
Namespace: Telerik.DataSource
Assembly: Telerik.DataSource.dll

Syntax

public class GroupDescriptor : SortDescriptor, IDescriptor

Constructors

GroupDescriptor()

Declaration
public GroupDescriptor()

Properties

AggregateFunctions

Gets the aggregate functions used when grouping is executed.

Declaration
public AggregateFunctionCollection AggregateFunctions { get; }
Property Value
AggregateFunctionCollection

The aggregate functions that will be used in grouping.

DisplayContent

Gets or sets the content which will be used from UI. Usually this is the indicator that the the component is grouped by this field and it defaults to the field name. You can define your own string to show there.

Declaration
public object DisplayContent { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Object

MemberType

Gets or sets the type of the member that is used for grouping. Set this property if the member type cannot be resolved automatically. Such cases are: items with ICustomTypeDescriptor, XmlNode or DataRow.

Declaration
public Type MemberType { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Type

The type of the member used for grouping.

Methods

CycleSortDirection()

Changes the SortDescriptor to the next logical value.

Declaration
public void CycleSortDirection()

Serialize(IDictionary<String, Object>)

for internal use

Declaration
protected override void Serialize(IDictionary<string, object> json)
Parameters
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object> json

Overrides
SortDescriptor.Serialize(IDictionary<String, Object>)

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