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FListBox.sortItemsBy
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
myListBox
.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 list 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 advanced users and programmers can specify any primitive that suits their needs.
Example
The following code sorts the items in the list box surnameMenu
in ascending order using the labels of the list items.
surnameMenu.sortItemsBy("label", "ASC");
See also
FListBox.addItemAt
, FListBox.replaceItemAt
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