ArrayCustomSort2.as

package { 
    public class MyObject {
        public var alpha:String = "";
        public var val:int = 0;
         
        public function MyObject(alpha:String, val:int) {
            this.alpha = alpha;
            this.val = val;
        }
         
        public function toString():String {
            return "[alpha: " + this.alpha + ", val: " + this.val + "]";
        }
    }
}
 
// test array of objects
var arr:Array = [
    new MyObject("A", 10),
    new MyObject("Z", 2),
    new MyObject("D", 16),
    new MyObject("D", 37),
    new MyObject("D", 5),
    new MyObject("t", 3000),
    new MyObject("R", 732)
];
 
/* Sorting on a single integer field */
/* 
 [alpha: Z, val: 2],
 [alpha: D, val: 5],
 [alpha: A, val: 10],
 [alpha: D, val: 16],
 [alpha: D, val: 37],
 [alpha: R, val: 732],
 [alpha: t, val: 3000]
*/
arr.sortOn("val", Array.NUMERIC);
 
 
/* Sorting on single string field */
/*
 [alpha: A, val: 10],
 [alpha: D, val: 5],
 [alpha: D, val: 16],
 [alpha: D, val: 37],
 [alpha: R, val: 732],
 [alpha: Z, val: 2],
 [alpha: t, val: 3000]
*/
arr.sortOn("alpha");
 
 
/* Sorting on two fields, using different options for each field */
/*
 [alpha: A, val: 10],
 [alpha: D, val: 5],
 [alpha: D, val: 16],
 [alpha: D, val: 37],
 [alpha: R, val: 732],
 [alpha: t, val: 3000],
 [alpha: Z, val: 2]
*/
arr.sortOn([ "alpha", "val" ], [ Array.CASEINSENSITIVE, Array.NUMERIC ]);