# How do I sort listboxes alphabetically?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-sort-listboxes-alphabetically/30026>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 3, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-sort-listboxes-alphabetically/30026 "2003-09-03T01:12:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Samurai\_Moo\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@Samurai\_Moo\_Cow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Samurai_Moo_Cow)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-sort-listboxes-alphabetically/30026/1 "2003-09-03T01:12:10Z")

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If there is a way that is…

Please?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-sort-listboxes-alphabetically/30026/2 "2003-09-03T03:57:16Z")

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[AS]myListBox.sortItemsBy(“label”, “ASC”);[/AS]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-sort-listboxes-alphabetically/30026/3 "2003-09-03T06:43:24Z")

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thanks, what’s the “ASC” mean?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-sort-listboxes-alphabetically/30026/4 "2003-09-03T06:45:47Z")

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ASC for ascending  
DESC for descending  
😛

By the way, happy birthday man!  
🙂