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ComboBox.sortItems() 201
ComboBox.sortItems()
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Edition
Flash MX Professional 2004.
Usage
comboBoxInstance.sortItems([compareFunc], [optionsFlag])
Parameters
compareFunc A reference to a function that compares two items to determine their sort
order. For details, see
Array.sort() in ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference. This parameter
is optional.
optionsFlag Lets you perform multiple sorts of different types on a single array without
having to replicate the entire array or re-sort it repeatedly. This parameter is optional.
The following are possible values for
optionsFlag:
■ Array.DESCENDING, which sorts highest to lowest.
■ Array.CASEINSENSITIVE, which sorts without regard to case.
■ Array.NUMERIC, which sorts numerically if the two elements being compared are
numbers. If they aren’t numbers, use a string comparison (which can be case-insensitive if
that flag is specified).
■ Array.UNIQUESORT, which returns an error code (0) instead of a sorted array if two
objects in the array are identical or have identical sort fields.
■ Array.RETURNINDEXEDARRAY, which returns an integer index array that is the result of the
sort. For example, the following array would return the second line of code and the array
would remain unchanged:
["a", "d", "c", "b"]
[0, 3, 2, 1]
You can combine these options into one value. For example, the following code combines
options 3 and 1:
array.sort (Array.NUMERIC | Array.DESCENDING)
Returns
Nothing.