How to sort the groups based on records count in WinForms GridGroupingControl?
Sorting
To sort the
grouped items by its record count, CustomGroupSortOrderComparer class
which is derived from IGroupSortOrderComparer interface can be
created and customize the Compare method of custom comparer
in WinForms GridGroupingControl.
Creating CustomGroupSortOrderComparer
C#
//CustomGroupSortOrderComparer
public class CustomGroupSortOrderComparer : IGroupSortOrderComparer
{
ListSortDirection sortDirection;
public CustomGroupSortOrderComparer(ListSortDirection sortDirecti
{
this.sortDirection = sortDirection;
}
public int Compare(object x, object y)
{
Group gx = (Group)x;
Group gy = (Group)y;
//To get the Record Count of Grouped items
object vx = gx.GetRecordCount();
object vy = gy.GetRecordCount();
if (sortDirection == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
return ((IComparable)vx).CompareTo(vy);
else
return ((IComparable)vy).CompareTo(vx);
}
public string[] GetDependantFields(TableDescriptor td)
{
return new string[0];
}
}VB
'CustomGroupSortOrderComparer
Public Class CustomGroupSortOrderComparer
Implements IGroupSortOrderComparer
Private sortDirection As ListSortDirection
Public Sub New(ByVal sortDirection As ListSortDirection)
Me.sortDirection = sortDirection
End Sub
Private Function IComparer_Compare(x As Object, y As Object) As Integer Implements IComparer.Compare
Dim gx As Group = CType(x, Group)
Dim gy As Group = CType(y, Group)
'To get the RecordCount of Grouped items
Dim vx As Object = gx.GetRecordCount()
Dim vy As Object = gy.GetRecordCount()
If sortDirection = ListSortDirection.Ascending Then
Return (CType(vx, IComparable)).CompareTo(vy)
Else
Return (CType(vy, IComparable)).CompareTo(vx)
End If
End Function
Private Function IGroupSortOrderComparer_GetDependantFields(td As TableDescriptor) As String() Implements IGroupSortOrderComparer.GetDependantFields
Return New String() {}
End FunctionSetting CustomGroupSortOrderComparer
CustomGroupSortOrderComparer has to be set to GroupSortOrderComparer property of SortColumnDescriptor that you want to sort.
C#
//To Group the Column
SortColumnDescriptor cd = new Syncfusion.Grouping.SortColumnDescriptor("CategoryName");
//To add Grouped columns to GridGroupingControl
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.GroupedColumns.Add(cd);
//To set CustomComparer to SortColumnDescriptor
cd.GroupSortOrderComparer = new CustomGroupSortOrderComparer(ListSortDirection.Descending); VB
'To Group the Column
Dim cd As SortColumnDescriptor = New Syncfusion.Grouping.SortColumnDescriptor("CategoryName")
'To add Grouped columns to GridGroupingControl
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.GroupedColumns.Add(cd)
'To set CustomGroupSortOrderComparer to SortColumnDescriptor
cd.GroupSortOrderComparer = New CustomGroupSortOrderComparer(ListSortDirection.Descending)Group Sorting Based on Record Count, as shown in the screenshot below

Note:
If you want to sort the all other columns, the custom comparer has to be set for all other column’s SortColumnDescriptor as like above.
Samples:
Reference Link: Sorting
Conclusion
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