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List.sortItemsBy() 807

Parameters

compareFunc A reference to a function. This function is used to compare two items to

determine their sort order.

For more information, see sort (Array.sort method) in ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; sorts the items in the list by using the function specified in the compareFunc

parameter.

Example

The following example sorts the items according to uppercase labels. Note that the a and b

parameters that are passed to the function are items that have

label and data properties.

var my_list:mx.controls.List;

my_list.setSize(200, 100);

my_list.addItem({data:"flash", label:"Flash"});

my_list.addItem({data:"dreamweaver", label:"Dreamweaver"});

my_list.addItem({data:"coldfusion", label:"ColdFusion"});

my_list.sortItems(upperCaseFunc);

function upperCaseFunc(a:Object, b:Object):Boolean {

return (a.label.toUpperCase() > b.label.toUpperCase());

}