using System.Collections; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace WmiExplorer.Classes { // How to sort a ListView control by a column in Visual C# // http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319401 internal class ListViewColumnSorter : IComparer { /// /// Specifies the column to be sorted /// private int _columnToSort; /// /// Specifies the order in which to sort (i.e. 'Ascending'). /// private SortOrder _orderOfSort; /// /// Case insensitive comparer object /// private readonly CaseInsensitiveComparer _objectCompare; /// /// Class constructor. Initializes various elements /// public ListViewColumnSorter() { // Initialize the column to '0' _columnToSort = 0; // Initialize the sort order to 'none' _orderOfSort = SortOrder.None; // Initialize the CaseInsensitiveComparer object _objectCompare = new CaseInsensitiveComparer(); } /// /// This method is inherited from the IComparer interface. It compares the two objects passed using a case insensitive comparison. /// /// First object to be compared /// Second object to be compared /// The result of the comparison. "0" if equal, negative if 'x' is less than 'y' and positive if 'x' is greater than 'y' public int Compare(object x, object y) { // Cast the objects to be compared to ListViewItem objects ListViewItem listviewX = (ListViewItem)x; ListViewItem listviewY = (ListViewItem)y; // Compare the two items var compareResult = _objectCompare.Compare(listviewX.SubItems[_columnToSort].Text, listviewY.SubItems[_columnToSort].Text); // Calculate correct return value based on object comparison if (_orderOfSort == SortOrder.Ascending) { // Ascending sort is selected, return normal result of compare operation return compareResult; } if (_orderOfSort == SortOrder.Descending) { // Descending sort is selected, return negative result of compare operation return (-compareResult); } // Return '0' to indicate they are equal return 0; } /// /// Gets or sets the number of the column to which to apply the sorting operation (Defaults to '0'). /// public int SortColumn { set { _columnToSort = value; } get { return _columnToSort; } } /// /// Gets or sets the order of sorting to apply (for example, 'Ascending' or 'Descending'). /// public SortOrder Order { set { _orderOfSort = value; } get { return _orderOfSort; } } } }