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NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKey(key as string, ascending as boolean) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 11.3 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor with the specified key and ordering.
Example 
dim n as NSSortDescriptorMBS

n = NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKey("Hello", true)
MsgBox n.key

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding.
ascending: True if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.

Returns an NSSortDescriptorMBS object initialized with the specified key and ordering.
Available in Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.

Some examples using this method:

NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyComparator(key as string, ascending as boolean, Comparator as NSComparatorDelegateMBS, tag as Variant = nil) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor object initialized to do with the given ordering and comparator delegate.

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding (see Key-Value Coding Programming Guide).
ascending: true if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.
Comparator: the comparator to use with delegate declaration "NSComparatorDelegateMBS(obj1 as Variant, obj2 as Variant, tag as Variant) as Integer".

NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithCaseInsensitiveCompare(key as string, ascending as boolean) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 11.3 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor with the specified key and ordering.
Example 
dim n as NSSortDescriptorMBS

n = NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithCaseInsensitiveCompare("Hello", true)
MsgBox n.key

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding.
ascending: True if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.

Returns an NSSortDescriptorMBS object initialized with the specified key and ordering. With case insensitive string comparison.
Available in Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.

NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithCompare(key as string, ascending as boolean) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 14.2 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor with the specified key and ordering.
Example 
dim n as NSSortDescriptorMBS

n = NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithCompare("Hello", true)
MsgBox n.key

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding.
ascending: True if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.

Returns an NSSortDescriptorMBS object initialized with the specified key and ordering. Uses selector "compare:".
Available in Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.

See also:

Some examples using this method:

NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithCompare(key as string, ascending as boolean, Options as Integer) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor with the specified key and ordering.
Example 
dim n as NSSortDescriptorMBS

n = NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithCompare("Hello", true)
MsgBox n.key

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding.
ascending: True if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.

Returns an NSSortDescriptorMBS object initialized with the specified key and ordering. Uses selector "compare:options:".
Please pass options for NSString comparison. e.g. NSNumericSearch
Available in Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.

See also:

NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithLocalizedCaseInsensitiveCompare(key as string, ascending as boolean) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor with the specified key and ordering.
Example 
dim n as NSSortDescriptorMBS

n = NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithLocalizedCaseInsensitiveCompare("Hello", true)
MsgBox n.key

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding.
ascending: True if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.

Returns an NSSortDescriptorMBS object initialized with the specified key and ordering. With localized string comparison. With case insensitive string comparison.
Available in Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.

NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithLocalizedCompare(key as string, ascending as boolean) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 11.3 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor with the specified key and ordering.
Example 
dim n as NSSortDescriptorMBS

n = NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithLocalizedCompare("Hello", true)
MsgBox n.key

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding.
ascending: True if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.

Returns an NSSortDescriptorMBS object initialized with the specified key and ordering. With localized string comparison.
Available in Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.

NSSortDescriptorMBS.sortDescriptorWithKeyWithSelector(key as string, ascending as boolean, SelectorName as String) as NSSortDescriptorMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
shared method iCloud MBS Main Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates and returns an NSSortDescriptor with the specified selector, key and ordering.

key: The property key to use when performing a comparison. In the comparison, the property is accessed using key-value coding.
ascending: True if the receiver specifies sorting in ascending order, otherwise false.

Returns an NSSortDescriptorMBS object initialized with the specified key and ordering.
Please pass valid name of a selector for the objects. Wrong selector causes trouble, e.g. "localizedCompare:".
Available in Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.

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