resortView (NotesView - JavaScript™)

Resorts a view.

Defined in

NotesView

Syntax

resortView() : void

resortView(columnName:string, ascendingFlag:boolean) : void

Parameter Description
columnName The name of a column in the view. Defaults to the first column.
ascendingFlag True for an ascending sort; false for descending. Defaults to ascending.

Usage

The first method is specified to resort ascending on the first column, but may not work. Best practice is to use the second method.

An exception occurs if the column cannot be resorted.

Examples

This table (complete XML shown) contains two buttons for resorting a view associated with the page.
<xp:table>
		<xp:tr>
			<xp:td>
				<xp:label value="Ascending" id="label1"></xp:label></xp:td>
			<xp:td>
				<xp:button id="button1">
					<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true"
						refreshMode="complete">
						<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript:
try {
		view3.resortView("subject", true);
} catch(e) {
	requestScope.status = "Column not resortable";
}
		}]]></xp:this.action>
					</xp:eventHandler></xp:button></xp:td>
		</xp:tr>
		<xp:tr>
			<xp:td>
				<xp:label value="Descending" id="label2"></xp:label></xp:td>
			<xp:td>
				<xp:button id="button3">
					<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true"
						refreshMode="complete">
						<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript:
try {
		view3.resortView("subject", false);
} catch(e) {
	requestScope.status = "Column not resortable";
}
		}]]></xp:this.action>
					</xp:eventHandler></xp:button></xp:td>
		</xp:tr>
	</xp:table>