WPF DataContext order and filter via CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(DataContext)
//xaml <Window x:Class="WpfApp146.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApp146" mc:Ignorable="d" WindowState="Maximized" Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800"> <Window.Resources> <local:SortFieldList x:Key="sortFields"> <local:SortField DisplayName="(Unsorted)"/> <local:SortField DisplayName="Process Name" PropertyName="ProcessName"/> <local:SortField DisplayName="Process ID" PropertyName="Id"/> <local:SortField DisplayName="# Threads" PropertyName="Threads.Count"/> </local:SortFieldList> </Window.Resources> <Grid> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition/> <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <ListBox HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" ItemsSource="{Binding}"> <ListBox.ItemTemplate> <DataTemplate> <Border Margin="2" Padding="4" BorderThickness="3" BorderBrush="Blue"> <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" TextBlock.FontSize="20"> <TextBlock Foreground="Black" FontWeight="Bold" Text="{Binding ProcessName,StringFormat='Name:{0}'}" /> <TextBlock Margin="10,0,0,0" Foreground="Blue" Text="{Binding Id,StringFormat='Id:{0}'}"/> <TextBlock Margin="20,0,0,0" Foreground="Red" Text="{Binding Threads.Count,StringFormat='Threads Count:{0}'}"/> </StackPanel> </Border> </DataTemplate> </ListBox.ItemTemplate> </ListBox> <StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="4" TextBlock.FontSize="14"> <TextBlock Text="Sort by" VerticalAlignment="Center"/> <ComboBox Width="150" Margin="6,0,0,0" x:Name="_sortField" SelectedIndex="0" ItemsSource="{StaticResource sortFields}" DisplayMemberPath="DisplayName" SelectedValuePath="PropertyName"> </ComboBox> <CheckBox Margin="10,0,0,0" Content="Ascending" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsChecked="True" x:Name="_ascending"/> <Button Margin="4,0,0,0" Content="Sort" x:Name="sortBtn" Click="sortBtn_Click"/> <TextBox Margin="10,0,0,0" x:Name="filterText" Width="120"/> <Button Margin="4,0,0,0" Content="Filter" x:Name="filerBtn" Click="filerBtnClick" /> </StackPanel> </Grid> </Window> //cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; using System.Windows.Navigation; using System.Windows.Shapes; using System.Diagnostics; using System.ComponentModel; namespace WpfApp146 { /// <summary> /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml /// </summary> public partial class MainWindow : Window { public MainWindow() { InitializeComponent(); this.DataContext = Process.GetProcesses(); } private void sortBtn_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var view = CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(DataContext); view.SortDescriptions.Clear(); if(_sortField.SelectedValue!=null) { view.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription((string)_sortField.SelectedValue, _ascending.IsChecked == true ? ListSortDirection.Ascending : ListSortDirection.Descending)); } } private void filerBtnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var view=CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(DataContext); if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filterText.Text)) { view.Filter = null; } else { view.Filter = obj => ((Process)obj).ProcessName.IndexOf(filterText.Text, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) > -1; } } } class SortFieldList:List<SortField> { } class SortField { public string DisplayName { get; set; } public string PropertyName { get; set; } } }