I have created an extension method that you can reuse, you just need to use it during the form load event.
------ Be sure that your DataSource is sortable. ------
If you are binding the DataGridView to a simple List it WONT WORK, you need to use something else, I recommend you to use this SortableBindingList; You can pass directly your original List IEnumerable to the SortableBindingList's constructor.
Load:
private void frmWithTheDataGrid_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.yourDataGridView.SortabilizeMe();
}
Then add this into a static class to use it as an ExtensionMethod..
public static void SortabilizeMe(this DataGridView dgv)
{
dgv.ColumnAdded+= delegate(object sender, DataGridViewColumnEventArgs args)
{
args.Column.SortMode = DataGridViewColumnSortMode.Programmatic;
};
dgv.ColumnHeaderMouseClick += delegate(object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs args)
{
var col = dgv.Columns[args.ColumnIndex];
if (dgv.SortedColumn != null && dgv.SortedColumn.Name != col.Name)
{
dgv.Sort(row, ListSortDirection.Ascending);
}
else
{
switch (dgv.SortOrder)
{
case SortOrder.None:
dgv.Sort(col, ListSortDirection.Ascending);
break;
case SortOrder.Ascending:
dgv.Sort(col, ListSortDirection.Descending);
break;
case SortOrder.Descending:
dgv.Sort(col, ListSortDirection.Ascending);
break;
}
}
};
}
Then magic will happen :)