PivotFieldSortSetting.IsSimpleSort

PivotFieldSortSetting.IsSimpleSort property

Indicates whether a simple data sort operation will be applied.

public bool IsSimpleSort { get; }

Remarks

The default value is true.

Examples

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    using Aspose.Cells;
    using Aspose.Cells.Pivot;
    using System;

    public class PivotFieldSortSettingPropertyIsSimpleSortDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            // Add sample data for pivot table
            worksheet.Cells["A1"].Value = "Fruit";
            worksheet.Cells["A2"].Value = "Apple";
            worksheet.Cells["A3"].Value = "Orange";
            worksheet.Cells["A4"].Value = "Banana";
            worksheet.Cells["A5"].Value = "Apple";
            worksheet.Cells["A6"].Value = "Orange";
            
            worksheet.Cells["B1"].Value = "Sales";
            worksheet.Cells["B2"].Value = 100;
            worksheet.Cells["B3"].Value = 200;
            worksheet.Cells["B4"].Value = 300;
            worksheet.Cells["B5"].Value = 150;
            worksheet.Cells["B6"].Value = 250;

            // Create a pivot table
            PivotTableCollection pivotTables = worksheet.PivotTables;
            int pivotIndex = pivotTables.Add("A1:B6", "C3", "PivotTable1");
            PivotTable pivotTable = pivotTables[pivotIndex];
            
            // Add row field
            pivotTable.AddFieldToArea(PivotFieldType.Row, "Fruit");
            
            // Add data field
            pivotTable.AddFieldToArea(PivotFieldType.Data, "Sales");

            // Get pivot field
            PivotField pivotField = pivotTable.RowFields[0];

            // Get sort setting (read-only property)
            PivotFieldSortSetting sortSetting = pivotField.SortSetting;

            // Display current IsSimpleSort value
            Console.WriteLine("Current IsSimpleSort value: " + sortSetting.IsSimpleSort);

            // Note: IsSimpleSort is read-only, so we cannot set it directly
            // To demonstrate sorting, we'll create a new pivot table with different sorting

            // Create another pivot table with custom sort
            pivotIndex = pivotTables.Add("A1:B6", "E3", "PivotTable2");
            PivotTable pivotTable2 = pivotTables[pivotIndex];
            pivotTable2.AddFieldToArea(PivotFieldType.Row, "Fruit");
            pivotTable2.AddFieldToArea(PivotFieldType.Data, "Sales");

            // Sort the pivot field using available method
            PivotField pivotField2 = pivotTable2.RowFields[0];
            pivotField2.SortBy(SortOrder.Ascending, -1);

            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("PivotFieldSortSettingPropertyIsSimpleSortDemo.xlsx");
        }
    }
}

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