GroupingDef Object

AllGroupingDefs GroupingDef

Represents a grouping definition. A grouping definition is a special type of recordset definition. As with RecordsetDef objects, you can use a grouping definition's name in the Execute method and in the RecordSource property of a group level or element extension.

A grouping definition defines an ADO grouping recordset that appears as a parent of the containing recordset in the hierarchy or recordsets produced by a page. At run time, all the data for the containing recordset definition is fetched before the grouping recordset is created.

Using the GroupingDef Object

The following methods and property return a GroupingDef object:

• The GroupingDefs collection's Add method

• The GroupingDefs collection's AddTotal method

• The GroupingDefs or AllGroupingDefs collections' Item property