# C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.SortColumn

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<h1 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_SortColumn_" data-uid="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.SortColumn*">SortColumn Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets a reference to the column that defines the current sort applied to the grid.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[Browsable(false)]
public Column SortColumn { get; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;Browsable(False)&gt;
Public ReadOnly Property SortColumn As Column</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_SortColumn_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The grid may be sorted by a call to the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.Sort.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_Sort_C1_Win_FlexGrid_SortFlags_System_Int32_">Sort(SortFlags, int)</a> method, by a user clicking
a column header, or as a result of sorting applied directly to the object that is being
used as the grid's <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.C1FlexGridBase.DataSource.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_C1FlexGridBase_DataSource">DataSource</a>.</p>
<p>To determine the current sort direction, use the sorted column's <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.Column.Sort.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_Column_Sort">Sort</a>
property.</p>
<p>If the grid is not currently sorted, this property returns null.</p>
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