frameworks/projects/spark/asdoc/en_US/spark/collections/examples/SortExample2.mxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
               xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
               xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" 
               minWidth="955" minHeight="600"
               creationComplete="initApp()">
    <!-- Sample program for spark.collections.Sort and SortField -->    
    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
            import spark.collections.*;
            [Bindable]
            private var collection:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection();
            
            private function localeChange():void
            {
                // Sets the locale style on this application.
                // The SortField objects will inherit this style.
                setStyle('locale', inputLocaleIDName.text);
                collection.refresh();
            }

            private function initApp() : void
            {
                // Add data to the collection.
                collection.addItem({first:"Anders", last:"Dickerson"});
                collection.addItem({first:"Steve", last:"Maccormick"});
                collection.addItem({first:"Aiden", last:"MacCormick"});
                collection.addItem({first:"Eileen", last:"MacGregor"});
                
                // Create the Sort instance.
                var sort:Sort = new Sort();
                
                // Set the sort field; sort on the last name first, first name 
                // second.
                var sortfieldLastName:SortField = new SortField("last",true);
                var sortfieldFirstName:SortField = new SortField("first",true);
                sort.fields = [sortfieldLastName, sortfieldFirstName];
                
                // Add the sort field objects to this application's list of
                // style clients.  This will cause the sort field objects to 
                // inherit the locale style from this Application. 
                addStyleClient(sortfieldLastName);
                addStyleClient(sortfieldFirstName);
                
                // Assign the Sort object to the view.
                collection.sort = sort;
                
                // Apply the sort to the collection.
                collection.refresh();
            }
        ]]>
    </fx:Script>
    
    <s:VGroup>
        <s:VGroup>
            <s:HGroup>
                <s:Label text="Input Locale ID Name: "/>
                <s:TextInput id="inputLocaleIDName"/>
                <s:Button click="localeChange()" label="Apply"/>
            </s:HGroup>
            <s:Label text="Example: 'en-US', 'fr-FR', 'zh-CN', 'ar-SA'"/>
        </s:VGroup>
        
        <s:DataGrid dataProvider="{collection}" width="100%"
                     creationComplete="{collection.refresh()}">
            <s:columns>
                <s:ArrayList>
                    <s:GridColumn dataField="last"/>
                    <s:GridColumn dataField="first"/>
                </s:ArrayList>
            </s:columns>
        </s:DataGrid>
    </s:VGroup>
</s:Application>