(Component):setChildrenOrder

Used to reorder all children that a component has, even if they're not declared locally either via creation or using mintmousse.get.

Synopsis

component = component:setChildrenOrder( newOrder )

Parameters

newOrder table of string

The array of IDs in the order you want them to appear.

Returns

Nothing.

Examples

local list = tab:newList({ isNumbered = true })
  :addText({ id = "0", text = "sweetie" })
  :addText({ id = "1", text = "this" })
  :addText({ id = "2", text = "make" })
  :addText({ id = "3", text = "Does" })
  :addText({ id = "4", text = "sense" })
  :addText({ id = "5", text = "?" })

list:setChildrenOrder({
  "3", "1", "2", "4"
}) -- If IDs are missing, they are moved to the end in their relative order before the sort

for _, c in list:children() do
  print(c.text) --> Does this make sense sweetie ?
end

See Also

• Components
• Component