sort data when added via an ADD button to pdf form

Question

I have a pdf form with a drop down. It is populated with sorted data. The form also have a button for user to add data if their desired data is not already populated. The problem is the added data do not get sorted, they just get added to the bottom of the drop down list. However, if go to edit form, the added data appears sorted in drop down.

the script I am using on button to add individual data to the drop down is

var f = this.getField("FullName");

var ni = f.numItems;

f.insertItemAt(f.value, "", ni);

Any help apprecited!

George_Johnson · Answer

You can get all of the existing items in the dropdown into array, add the new item to the array, sort the array using the array.sort method, and repopulate the dropdown using the setItems field method. Try67's approach doesn't cause the items to be automatically sorted when the items are set programmatically.

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