Sorting is enabled by default for all jqGrid columns. To sort a column, just click on the header of the respective column.

The default sorting logic of the grid in almost all cases is good enough -- depending on the type of the column (date, int, float, double, etc) it sorts the column while switching ascending and descending orders.

You can choose the initial sorted column (column name) and the initial sort direction (asc, desc) when the grid first loads. This can be achieved by using the <b>sortname</b> collection and <b>sortorder</b> properties.

$grid->setGridOptions(array("sortname"=>"OrderID","sortorder"=>"desc"));