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FComboBox.sortItemsBy
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
myComboBox
.sortItemsBy(
fieldName, order
)
Parameters
fieldName
A string specifying the name of the field used for sorting. This will normally be "label"
or "data"
.
order
A string specifying whether to sort the items in ascending order ("ASC"
) or descending order ("DESC"
).
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; sorts the items in the combo box alphabetically or numerically, in the specified order, using the specified field name. If the fieldName
items are a combination of text strings and integers, the integer items are listed first. The fieldName
parameter is usually label
or data
, but you can specify any primitive data value that suits their needs.
Example
The following code sorts the items in the combo box surnameMenu
in ascending order using the labels of the list items.
surnameMenu.sortItemsBy("label", "ASC");
See also
FComboBox.addItemAt
, FComboBox.replaceItemAt
, FComboBox.setDataProvider
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