# C1.Data.DataSource.ClientViewSource.GroupDescriptors

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<h1 id="C1_Data_DataSource_ClientViewSource_GroupDescriptors_" data-uid="C1.Data.DataSource.ClientViewSource.GroupDescriptors*">GroupDescriptors Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the collection of <a class="xref" href="C1.Data.DataSource.GroupDescriptor.html">GroupDescriptor</a> objects used to organize the loaded entities into groups.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public GroupDescriptorCollection GroupDescriptors { get; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public ReadOnly Property GroupDescriptors As GroupDescriptorCollection</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Data_DataSource_ClientViewSource_GroupDescriptors_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Grouping only works in WPF and Silverlight. It is ignored in WinForms because WinForms data binding does not support grouping.</p>
<p>When a <a class="xref" href="C1.Data.DataSource.GroupDescriptor.html">GroupDescriptor</a> is applied, the data will inherently be sorted by the grouped property.
To force a grouped property to be sorted in <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.listsortdirection">descending</a> order, add a
<a class="xref" href="C1.Data.DataSource.SortDescriptor.html">SortDescriptor</a> to the <a class="xref" href="C1.Data.DataSource.ClientViewSource.SortDescriptors.html#C1_Data_DataSource_ClientViewSource_SortDescriptors">SortDescriptors</a> collection for that property using the
<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.listsortdirection">Descending</a> direction.</p>
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