# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.Fields.IndexEntry.SortBy

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_Fields_IndexEntry_SortBy_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.Fields.IndexEntry.SortBy*">SortBy Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the string to sort entry in the INDEX field result.</p>
<p>The value of this property is invisible in the INDEX field result but allows changing the index entry sorting order.</p>
<p>Note that entries with the same <span class="xref">GrapeCity.Documents.Word.Fields.IndexEntry.Text</span> but different <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.Fields.IndexEntry.SortBy.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_Fields_IndexEntry_SortBy">SortBy</a> values are not grouped together.</p>
<p>Default value is <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/null">null</a>.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string SortBy { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property SortBy As String</code></pre>
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