Sorter Property (RasterImageList)

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[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public IComparer Sorter {get; set;}

'Declaration
 
<BrowsableAttribute(False)>
Public Property Sorter As IComparer

'Usage
 
Dim instance As RasterImageList
Dim value As IComparer
 
instance.Sorter = value
 
value = instance.Sorter

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property IComparer^ Sorter {
   IComparer^ get();
   void set (    IComparer^ value);
}

Property Value

An IComparer that represents the sorting comparer for the control.

The Sorter property allows you to specify the object that performs the sorting of items in the RasterImageList. You can use the Sorter property in combination with the Sort method to perform custom sorting. For example, you could create a class (that implements the System.Collections.IComparer interface) to support custom sorting in the RasterImageList control.

To control the sort order, use the Sorting property.

By default the Sorting algorithm sorts items alphabetically based on the Text property of each list item.

Set the Sorter property to null (Nothing in Visual Basic) to fall back to the default sorter.

Note: Setting the value of the Sorter property causes the Sort method to be called automatically.

This example will create and populate a RasterImageList control with 20 items. It will use a custom System.Collections.IComparer that implements the Win32 StrCmpLogicalW API to sort the contents of the control. This example assumes that you have added the code to a Form and call the method created in the example from the constructor or another method on the form.
Note: This example will only run on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server.

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Imports Leadtools.WinForms
Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Codecs
Imports Leadtools.Drawing

Public Sub RasterImageList_Sorter(ByVal imageList As RasterImageList)
   imageList.Bounds = New Rectangle(New Point(10, 10), New Size(400, 400))
   ' Sort the items in the list in ascending order.
   imageList.Sorting = SortOrder.Ascending

   ' Use normal view style
   imageList.ViewStyle = RasterImageListViewStyle.Normal

   ' Suspend painting the RasterImageList
   imageList.BeginUpdate()

   ' Clear the image list
   imageList.Items.Clear()

   ' Add 20 items
   For i As Integer = 0 To 19
      ' Use the item index as its text
      Dim item As RasterImageListItem = New RasterImageListItem(Nothing, i, i.ToString())
      imageList.Items.Add(item)
   Next i

   ' Resume painting
   imageList.EndUpdate()

   ' Sort using the default sorter
   imageList.Sort()

   MessageBox.Show("Default sort (0, 1, 10, 11, etc...)")

   ' Setup custom sorting
   imageList.Sorter = New MyRasterImageListItemComparer()

   MessageBox.Show("Custom sort (0, 1, 2, 3, etc... ")

End Sub

<DllImport("SHLWAPI.DLL", EntryPoint:="StrCmpLogicalW", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling:=True, _
   CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.StdCall)> _
Public Shared Function StrCmpLogicalW(ByVal psz1 As String, ByVal psz2 As String) As Integer
End Function

Private Class MyRasterImageListItemComparer : Implements IComparer
   Public Sub New()
   End Sub

   Public Function Compare(ByVal x As Object, ByVal y As Object) As Integer Implements IComparer.Compare
      Dim itemX As RasterImageListItem = CType(IIf(TypeOf x Is RasterImageListItem, x, Nothing), RasterImageListItem)
      Dim itemY As RasterImageListItem = CType(IIf(TypeOf y Is RasterImageListItem, y, Nothing), RasterImageListItem)
      Return StrCmpLogicalW(itemX.Text, itemY.Text)
   End Function
End Class

using Leadtools.WinForms;
using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Codecs;
using Leadtools.Drawing;

public void RasterImageList_Sorter(RasterImageList imageList)
{
   imageList.Bounds = new Rectangle(new Point(10, 10), new Size(400, 400));
   // Sort the items in the list in ascending order.
   imageList.Sorting = SortOrder.Ascending;

   // Use normal view style
   imageList.ViewStyle = RasterImageListViewStyle.Normal;

   // Suspend painting the RasterImageList
   imageList.BeginUpdate();

   // Clear the image list
   imageList.Items.Clear();

   // Add 20 items
   for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
   {
      // Use the item index as its text
      RasterImageListItem item = new RasterImageListItem(null, i, i.ToString());
      imageList.Items.Add(item);
   }

   // Resume painting
   imageList.EndUpdate();

   // Sort using the default sorter
   imageList.Sort();

   MessageBox.Show("Default sort (0, 1, 10, 11, etc...)");

   // Setup custom sorting
   imageList.Sorter = new MyRasterImageListItemComparer();

   MessageBox.Show("Custom sort (0, 1, 2, 3, etc... ");

}

[DllImport("SHLWAPI.DLL", EntryPoint = "StrCmpLogicalW", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public static extern int StrCmpLogicalW(string psz1, string psz2);

class MyRasterImageListItemComparer : IComparer
{
   public MyRasterImageListItemComparer()
   {
   }

   public int Compare(object x, object y)
   {
      RasterImageListItem itemX = x as RasterImageListItem;
      RasterImageListItem itemY = y as RasterImageListItem;
      return StrCmpLogicalW(itemX.Text, itemY.Text);
   }
}

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Reference

RasterImageList Class
RasterImageList Members