I'd sort the dataProvider array itself, using a custom compare function with the Array.sort() method.
Tracy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sean McKibben Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Design flaw in DataGrid sorting I have to call the data grid's sorting mechanism flawed. Let's examine a case where you want to sort a dataGrid by a date column. In all likelihood, you're going to have a labelFunction to format your date objects into a string. Depending on your locale, that string is probably not what you want to sort on (i.e. 02/04/05 comes before 02/03/06 on the calendar, but not as a string), so you'd like to write a sortCompare function for that column. Unfortunately, the sortCompare function only receives the string value from the labelFunction, so you'd either have to do some very slow string parsing, or sort based on the results from the labelFunction alone. You don't get a chance to compare any more information about a row than the string returned by a labelFunction, and the labelFunction can only return a string. Not a good way to do it, Macromedia! So, what is the best workaround? Let it sort once, then resort using the headerRelease event and operating on the DataProvider? (assuming headerRelease fires after sorting is done - contrary to the documentation, but in line with Ailstair McLeod's tests) Sean Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
