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FComboBox.sortItemsBy

FComboBox, FComboBox.sortItemsBy, 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`