WinBinder Manual/wb sort

Sorts the contents of a control

Syntax

bool wb_sort (int control [, bool ascending [, int subitem]])

• control may be a WinBinder control, a control item, a ListView column or a sub-item.
• If ascending is TRUE (the default), the control or column is ordered starting with the lowest value or string.

• In a ListView, the column is indexed by subitem. The index of the first column is zero.

• The sorting criteria between two given items, item1 and item2, are as follows:

Item 1	Item 2	Result
String or number	String	Alphabetical order according to system locale
String or number	Empty	The non-empty item is always greater than the empty one
Number	Number	Numeric comparison

Returns

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE if an error occurs.

See also

• <winterpostwiki>Control functions</winterpostwiki>