Edit Tree Items:Sort Children
- Updated2025-07-30
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Sorts the child items under an item alphabetically.
Parameters
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| Tag |  |
No | Unique tag of the item whose child items you want to sort. The default is an empty string, which represents the root level in the tree control. |
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| Sort Column |  |
No | The column that contains the strings you want to use to sort the child items. The default is 0, which uses the strings in the leftmost column to sort the items. |
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| Case Sensitivity | |
No | Sets how to handle upper and lowercase characters while sorting the child items.
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| Sort Recursively? |  |
No | If TRUE, the method also sorts all items under the child items. If FALSE (default), the method sorts only the child items directly under the item whose tag you wire to tag. |
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| Reverse Order? | |
No | If TRUE, the method sorts the child items in reverse alphabetical order. The default is FALSE. |
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this method.
| Short Name | Edit Tree Items.Sort Children |
| Data type | No return value |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | Yes |
| Available in Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Settable when the VI is running | Yes |
| Loads the front panel into memory | No |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access allowed | Yes |