Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

SORT attribute

Indicates whether to sort new additions to the item list of a widget.

Data type: LOGICAL

Access: Readable/Writeable

Applies to: COMBO-BOX widget, SELECTION-LIST widget

If the SORT attribute is TRUE, all items added to a combo box or selection list are added in sorted order. This means that the methods ADD-FIRST( ) and ADD-LAST( ) add items to the list in sorted order. The setting of this attribute has no affect on the function of the INSERT( ) and REPLACE( ) methods. Setting this attribute to FALSE returns these methods to their native function.