# RoleSorter QML Type

Sorts rows based on a source model role. More...

Import Statement: | import SortFilterProxyModel .
Inherits: | Sorter
Inherited By: | StringSorter

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## Properties

- enabled : bool
- priority : int
- roleName : string
- sortOrder : Qt::SortOrder

## Detailed Description

A RoleSorter is a simple Sorter that sorts rows based on a source model role.

In the following example, rows with be sorted by their `lastName` role :

    SortFilterProxyModel {
       sourceModel: contactModel
       sorters: RoleSorter { roleName: "lastName" }
    }

## Property Documentation

enabled : bool

This property holds whether the sorter is enabled. A disabled sorter will not change the order of the rows.

By default, sorters are enabled.

priority : int

This property holds the sort priority of this sorter. Sorters with a higher priority are applied first. In case of equal priority, Sorters are ordered by their insertion order.

By default, the priority is 0.

roleName : string

This property holds the role name that the sorter is using to query the source model's data when sorting items.

sortOrder : Qt::SortOrder

This property holds the sort order of this sorter.

Constant | Description
--- | ---
`Qt.AscendingOrder` | The items are sorted ascending e.g. starts with 'AAA' ends with 'ZZZ' in Latin-1 locales
`Qt.DescendingOrder` | The items are sorted descending e.g. starts with 'ZZZ' ends with 'AAA' in Latin-1 locales

By default, sorting is in ascending order.