Hello,

Thank you for the question regarding WebGrid.

You could do a custom sorting in “OnCustumSort” WebGrid’s server side event.
Here’s the example snippet code regarding custom sorting:

protected void WebGrid1_CustomSort(object sender, ISNet.WebUI.WebGrid.SortEventArgs e){
    WebGridGroup sortCol;
    sortCol = e.SortColumns.GetNamedItem("ContactName");
    WebGridGroup oldSortCol;
    oldSortCol = e.SortColumns.GetNamedItem("CustomerID");
    if (oldSortCol != null)
    {
        sortCol = new WebGridGroup();
        sortCol.Table = oldSortCol.Table;
        sortCol.ColumnMember = "ContactName";
        if (e.SortColumns.GetNamedItem("CustomerID").SortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
        {
            sortCol.SortOrder = SortOrder.Ascending;
        }
        else if (e.SortColumns.GetNamedItem("CustomerID").SortOrder == SortOrder.Descending)
        {
            sortCol.SortOrder = SortOrder.Descending;
        }
        e.SortColumns.Remove(oldSortCol); e.SortColumns.Add(sortCol);
    }
}

Hi Hans,

Is there a way I can omit one row from getting sorted.

I have below grid

On click of the column header I don’t want the row-0 to change its position.

Regards,
Dev

I'm afraid that it is not possible to omit a row while sorting. In custom sorting approach, we simply define the Table; ColumnMember; and SortOrder of WebGridGroup object and there is no such options that meet your scenario.

Hi,

For a workaround can we have two header rows in a grid i.e.one header and other sub header?

Regards,
Dev

can we have two header rows in a grid?

Yes, you can utilize the ColumnSet feature to have two header rows in a grid. For example: following snippet code will create two header rows in WebGrid based on the grid's layout that you post on March 5, 2015.

<ISWebGrid:WebGrid ID="WebGrid1" runat="server" ...>
    <RootTable DataKeyField="CustomerID" RowLayout="ColumnSet">
        <Columns>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn Caption="Numeric Value" DataMember="CustomerID" Name="CustomerID"
                Width="100px">
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn Caption="Alphabetical Value" DataMember="CompanyName" Name="CompanyName"
                Width="100px">
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn Caption="Numeric Value" DataMember="ContactName" Name="ContactName"
                Width="100px">
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn Caption="Numeric Value" DataMember="ContactTitle" Name="ContactTitle"
                Width="100px">
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumn>
        </Columns>
        <ColumnSets>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet Caption="SI. No" ColumnCount="1" Name="ColumnSet0" Width="100px">
                <Layout>
                    <ISWebGrid:WebGridRowLayout ColumnMember="[set your SI.No column member in here]" />
                </Layout>
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet Caption="Name" ColumnCount="1" Name="ColumnSet1" Width="100px">
                <Layout>
                    <ISWebGrid:WebGridRowLayout ColumnMember="[set your Name column member in here]" />
                </Layout>
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet Caption="Mob. No." ColumnCount="1" Name="ColumnSet2" Width="100px">
                <Layout>
                    <ISWebGrid:WebGridRowLayout ColumnMember="[set your Mob.No column member in here]" />
                </Layout>
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet>
            <ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet Caption="ID Mo." ColumnCount="1" Name="ColumnSet3" Width="100px">
                <Layout>
                    <ISWebGrid:WebGridRowLayout ColumnMember="[set your Id.Mo column member in here]" />
                </Layout>
            </ISWebGrid:WebGridColumnSet>
        </ColumnSets>
        <ColumnSetSettings RowCount="1" ShowHeaders="Yes" />
    </RootTable>
</ISWebGrid:WebGrid>

Result:

Hope this helps.