How can i sort months using SortField in Flex3?

Question

I am sorting xmllist profilexml. In the list dates and months are sorted using SortField . It is sorting up to September month. After that Oct, Nov, and Dec are coming and displaying on the top in the datagrid.

finalList = new XMLListCollection(profileXml);
var sortL:Sort = new Sort();
sortL.fields = [new SortField("startDate", true)];
finalList.sort = sortL;
finalList.refresh();
popupProfile.dataGrid.dataProvider = finalList;

My XmlList is in this format: <startDate>1/11/2011</startDate> .

<startDate>2/15/2011</startDate> as per my understanding it is sorting until 0-9 numeric fields only. Is there anything I need to add in this code for numeric sorting?

Answer 1

You could try a couple of things:

• Set the numeric property of your [SortField][1] to true.

sortL.fields= [new SortField("startDate", true, false, true)];

• Convert your date from a string into an actual Date object before performing the sort.

• If you're sorting in a DataGrid , you can use your own sortCompareFunction . FlexExamples has an example for this one.

• This question might also help.