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GroupComparer Property
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FarPoint.Web.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Web.Spread Namespace > GroupingEventArgs Class : GroupComparer Property


Glossary Item Box

Gets or sets the group comparer.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property GroupComparer As IComparer
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As GroupingEventArgs
Dim value As IComparer
 
instance.GroupComparer = value
 
value = instance.GroupComparer
C# 
public IComparer GroupComparer {get; set;}

Property Value

IComparer object containing the comparer

Example

This example sets a custom comparer for the grouped items.
C#Copy Code
<Serializable()>
public class MyGroupComparer1 : System.Collections.IComparer
{
private bool birthDate = true;

public MyGroupComparer1(bool bd)
{
birthDate = bd;
}

public int Compare(object x1, object y1)
{
int x;
int y;
x = 0;
y = 0;
if (birthDate)
{
if ((x1) is DateTime)
{
x = ((DateTime)(x1)).Year % 10;
x = ((DateTime)(x1)).Year - x;
}
if ((y1) is DateTime)
{
y = ((DateTime)(y1)).Year % 10;
y = ((DateTime)(y1)).Year - y;
}
}
else
{
if ((x1) is DateTime)
{
x = ((DateTime)(x1)).Year;
}
if ((y1) is DateTime)
{
y = ((DateTime)(y1)).Year;
}
}
if (x == y)
{
return 0;
}
else if (x > y)
{
return 1;
}
else
{
return -1;
}
}
}

FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.AllowColumnMove = true;
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.AllowGroup = true;
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.GroupBarVisible = true;

FarPoint.Web.Spread.GroupInfo gi = new FarPoint.Web.Spread.GroupInfo();

FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.GroupInfos.Add(gi);

void FpSpread1_Grouping(object sender, GroupingEventArgs e)
{
int c = e.SortInfo.Index;
FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread ss = (FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread)sender;
FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.DefaultSheetDataModel dm;
if ((ss.ActiveSheetView.DataModel) is FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.DefaultSheetDataModel)
{
    dm = (FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.DefaultSheetDataModel)ss.ActiveSheetView.DataModel;
}
else
{
dm = (FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.DefaultSheetDataModel)((FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.GroupDataModel)ss.ActiveSheetView.DataModel).TargetModel;
}

c = dm.GetDataColumnFromModelColumn(c);
if (dm.GetDataView().Table.Columns[c].DataType.Equals(typeof(DateTime)))
{
if ((dm.GetDataView().Table.Columns[c].Caption.IndexOf("Birth") >= 0))
{
e.GroupComparer = new MyGroupComparer1(true);
}
else
{
e.GroupComparer = new MyGroupComparer1(false);
}
}
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.AllowColumnMove = True
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.GroupBarVisible = True
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.AllowGroup = True

Dim gi As New FarPoint.Web.Spread.GroupInfo
gi.BackColor = Color.Yellow
Dim gi2 As New FarPoint.Web.Spread.GroupInfo
gi2.BackColor = Color.Green
Dim gic As New FarPoint.Web.Spread.GroupInfoCollection()
gic.Add(gi)
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.GroupInfos.Add(gic(0))

<Serializable()> _
Public Class MyGroupComparer
Implements IComparer

Private birthDate As Boolean = True
Public Sub New(ByVal bd As Boolean)
birthDate = bd
End Sub

Public Function Compare(ByVal x1 As Object, ByVal y1 As Object) As Integer Implements System.Collections.IComparer.Compare

Dim x, y As Integer
x = 0
y = 0

If birthDate Then
If TypeOf (x1) Is DateTime Then
x = CType(x1, DateTime).Year Mod 10
x = CType(x1, DateTime).Year - x
End If
If TypeOf (y1) Is DateTime Then
y = CType(y1, DateTime).Year Mod 10
y = CType(y1, DateTime).Year - y
End If
Else
If TypeOf (x1) Is DateTime Then
x = CType(x1, DateTime).Year
End If
If TypeOf (y1) Is DateTime Then
y = CType(y1, DateTime).Year
End If
End If

If x = y Then
Return 0
ElseIf x > y Then
Return 1
Else
Return -1
End If
End Function
End Class

Protected Sub FpSpread1_Grouping(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As FarPoint.Web.Spread.GroupingEventArgs) Handles FpSpread1.Grouping
Dim c As Integer = e.SortInfo.Index
Dim ss As FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread = sender
Dim dm As FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.DefaultSheetDataModel
If TypeOf (ss.ActiveSheetView.DataModel) Is FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.DefaultSheetDataModel Then
dm = ss.ActiveSheetView.DataModel
Else
dm = CType(ss.ActiveSheetView.DataModel, FarPoint.Web.Spread.Model.GroupDataModel).TargetModel
End If

c = dm.GetDataColumnFromModelColumn(c)
If dm.GetDataView().Table.Columns(c).DataType.Equals(GetType(DateTime)) Then
If dm.GetDataView().Table.Columns(c).Caption.IndexOf("Birth") >= 0 Then
e.GroupComparer = New MyGroupComparer(True)
Else
e.GroupComparer = New MyGroupComparer(False)
End If
End If
End Sub
End Class

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6, Windows NT 4.0 Server, SP6

See Also

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