framework/data/BaseDataProvider.php
public function setSort($value)
    {
        if (is_array($value)) {
            $config = ['class' => Sort::className()];
            if ($this->id !== null) {
                $config['sortParam'] = $this->id . '-sort';
            }
            $this->_sort = Yii::createObject(array_merge($config, $value));
        } elseif ($value instanceof Sort || $value === false) {
            $this->_sort = $value;
        } else {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Only Sort instance, configuration array or false is allowed.');
        }
    }
public function setSort($value)
    {
        if (is_array($value)) {
            $config = ['class' => Sort::className()];
            if ($this->id !== null) {
                $config['sortParam'] = $this->id . '-sort';
            }
            $this->_sort = Yii::createObject(array_merge($config, $value));
        } elseif ($value instanceof Sort || $value === false) {
            $this->_sort = $value;
        } else {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Only Sort instance, configuration array or false is allowed.');
        }
    }
public function setSort ( $ value ) { if ( is_array ( $ value ) ) { $ config = [ 'class' => Sort :: className ( ) ] ; if ( $ this -> id !== null ) { $ config [ 'sortParam' ] = $ this -> id . '-sort' ; } $ this -> _sort = Yii :: createObject ( array_merge ( $ config , $ value ) ) ; } elseif ( $ value instanceof Sort || $ value === false ) { $ this -> _sort = $ value ; } else { throw new InvalidArgumentException ( 'Only Sort instance, configuration array or false is allowed.' ) ; } }
Sets the sort definition for this data provider.
@param array|Sort|bool $value the sort definition to be used by this data provider.
This can be one of the following:

- a configuration array for creating the sort definition object. The "class" element defaults
to 'yii\data\Sort'
- an instance of [[Sort]] or its subclass
- false, if sorting needs to be disabled.

@throws InvalidArgumentException
Sets the sort definition for this data provider . @param array|Sort|bool $value the sort definition to be used by this data provider . This can be one of the following :