TableSortDescription Constructor

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Initializes a new instance of the TableSortDescription class.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public TableSortDescription( 
   IEnumerable<SortDescription> sortDescriptions
)

Public Function New( _
   ByVal sortDescriptions As IEnumerable(Of SortDescription) _
)

Parameters

sortDescriptions: An IEnumerable containing one or more SortDescriptions.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	sortDescriptions is null. -or- The SortDescription input at a specific index in sortDescriptions is null.
System.ArgumentException	sortDescriptions does not contain at least one non-null input.

Exception

Description

System.ArgumentNullException

sortDescriptions is null.

-or-

The SortDescription input at a specific index in sortDescriptions is null.

System.ArgumentException

does not contain at least one non-null input.

Example

Sorting a Table

public RowCursor SortWorldCities(FeatureClass worldCitiesTable)
{
    using (FeatureClassDefinition featureClassDefinition = worldCitiesTable.GetDefinition())
    {
        Field countryField = featureClassDefinition.GetFields()
          .First(x => x.Name.Equals("COUNTRY_NAME"));
        Field cityNameField = featureClassDefinition.GetFields()
          .First(x => x.Name.Equals("CITY_NAME"));

        // Create SortDescription for Country field
        SortDescription countrySortDescription = new SortDescription(countryField);
        countrySortDescription.CaseSensitivity = CaseSensitivity.Insensitive;
        countrySortDescription.SortOrder = SortOrder.Ascending;

        // Create SortDescription for City field
        SortDescription citySortDescription = new SortDescription(cityNameField);
        citySortDescription.CaseSensitivity = CaseSensitivity.Insensitive;
        citySortDescription.SortOrder = SortOrder.Ascending;

        // Create our TableSortDescription
        TableSortDescription tableSortDescription = new TableSortDescription(
          new List<SortDescription>() { countrySortDescription, citySortDescription });

        return worldCitiesTable.Sort(tableSortDescription);
    }
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.

Reference

TableSortDescription Class
TableSortDescription Members

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