# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data.ListDataSource.GetOrdinal

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Data_ListDataSource_GetOrdinal_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data.ListDataSource.GetOrdinal*">GetOrdinal Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Data_ListDataSource_GetOrdinal_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data.ListDataSource.GetOrdinal(System.String)">GetOrdinal(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Return the index of the named field.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int GetOrdinal(string name)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
      <td><p>The name of the field to find.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>The index of the named field.</p>
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<h5 class="implements">Implements</h5>
    <div><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Data.IListDataSource.GetOrdinal.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Data_IListDataSource_GetOrdinal_System_String_">IListDataSource.GetOrdinal(string)</a></div>
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