>>You should add a listener to the DataGrid Nah, when you change the dataProvider for a datagrid, the datagrid fires an event anyway.
All, I had posted I figured it out on my own, thanks anyway! Much appreciated. I used: lobAdmins_dg.dataProvider.sortItemsBy("lob", "ASC"); Odd that there is a sortItemsBy for dataProvider, but a sortOn for Arrays. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Technology & Operations Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Bojil Vassilev >>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:50 PM >>To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Datagrid sorting >> >>You should add a listener to the DataGrid and then sort the >>dataprovider. Here is a quick example, also sorting both ways >>Asc<>Desc (keeping track if a column is sorted one way and >>sorting it the other way next time) >> >>myDataGrid.addColumn("Product"); >>myDataGrid.addColumn("Quality"); >>myDataGrid.addColumn("Quantity"); >> >>var myDP:Array = []; >>myDP.push({Product:"abc", Quality:145, Quantity:7}); >>myDP.push({Product:"bcd", Quality:79, Quantity:0}); >>myDP.push({Product:"def", Quality:300, Quantity:24}); >>myDP.push({Product:"efg", Quality:138, Quantity:10}); >> >>myDataGrid.dataProvider = myDP; >> >>var productSorted:Boolean = true; >>var qualitySorted:Boolean = true; >>var quantitySorted:Boolean = true; >> >>// Create listener object for DataGrid. >>var listener_obj:Object = new Object(); >>listener_obj.headerRelease = function(evt_obj:Object) { >>switch (evt_obj.target.columns[evt_obj.columnIndex].columnName) >> { >> case "Product" : >> if(productSorted) myDP.sortOn("Product", Array.CASEINSENSITIVE); >> else myDP.sortOn("Product", Array.DESCENDING | >>Array.CASEINSENSITIVE); >> productSorted = !productSorted; >> break; >> case "Quality" : >> if(qualitySorted) myDP.sortOn("Quality", Array.NUMERIC); >> else myDP.sortOn("Quality", Array.DESCENDING | Array.NUMERIC); >> qualitySorted = !qualitySorted; >> break; >> case "Quantity" : >> if(quantitySorted) myDP.sortOn("Quantity", Array.NUMERIC); >> else myDP.sortOn("Quantity", Array.DESCENDING | Array.NUMERIC); >> quantitySorted = !quantitySorted; >> break; >> } >>}; >> >>// Add listener to DataGrid. >>myDataGrid.addEventListener("headerRelease", listener_obj); >> >> >> >>Merrill, Jason wrote: >>> Need some help on sorting a datagrid by a particular collumn. Right >>> now, it's sorting alphabetically by data in the second >>collumn instead >>> of the first. I tried sorting the dataprovider first with >>the array >>> sort methods, but they didn't work and the help docs indicate those >>> array sorting methods don't work on associative arrays. >>> >>> I have tried: >>> >>> lobAdmins_dg.dataProvider.sortOn("lob", Array.DESCENDING); >>> >>> and also with the DataSetIterator: >>> >>> lobAdmins_dg.dataProvider.addSort("lobSort", "lob", >>> DataSetIterator.Descending); >>> >>> and: >>> >>> lobAdmins_dg.dataProvider.addSort("lobSort", ["lob"], >>> DataSetIterator.Descending); >>> >>> and then setting the dataprovider to the datagrid. (lob is >>the name of >>> the datagrid collumn and also the property/field in the >>dataprovider I >>> want to sort on alphabetically. >>> >>> Also searched help docs, Adobe and Google but no luck. Any ideas? >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Global Technology & Operations >>> Learning & Leadership Development >>> eTools & Multimedia Team >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com >> _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com