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Hello,

I would like to use a custom sorting algorithm for the data in some columns but for the other columns I want to rely on the default sorting algorithm.  How can I do that? 

Using the "CompareRows" property I can attach a custom comparison operator but then I can’t find how to revert to the default comparison method if the current sort rule doesn’t include the columns for which I want to use my custom comparison.

Thanks in advance,

Francois

Let me give a more detailed example then.

Suppose I have a grid, call it grid1, with 3 colums: Name, Phone, Address. If I sort the grid using the address column, I can to use a custom comparison, say conmpare_addresses, (for example, to handle zip code in a special way), but for the other columns, I want to use the default comparison operation. How do I do that? I can see how to invoke my comparison operator:

...
grid1.CompareRows += new Elegant.Grid.CompareObjectsEventHandler(my_CompareRows);
...

public void my_CompareRows(object sender, Elegant.Grid.CompareObjectsEventArgs e) {
System.Data.DataRowView X1 = (System.Data.DataRowView)e.X;
System.Data.DataRowView Y1 = (System.Data.DataRowView)e.Y;

if (grid1.SortRules[0].Column.DataPropertyName == "address") {
e.result = compare_addresses(X1.Row["address"], Y1.Row["address"]);
}
else { // Invoke the default comparison operation
???? <<<<<<<< How to do this?
}

Thanks in advance,
Francois

Could you provide more details on the problem or even send us a sample project so we can change the code to make the sample work as it should?