How can i sort months using SortField in Flex3?

I am sorting xmllist profilexml. In the list dates and months are sorted using SortField. It is sorting up to September month. After that Oct, Nov, and Dec are coming and displaying on the top in the datagrid.

finalList = new XMLListCollection(profileXml);
var sortL:Sort = new Sort();
sortL.fields开发者_开发技巧 = [new SortField("startDate", true)];
finalList.sort = sortL;
finalList.refresh();
popupProfile.dataGrid.dataProvider = finalList;

My XmlList is in this format: <startDate>1/11/2011</startDate>.

<startDate>2/15/2011</startDate> as per my understanding it is sorting until 0-9 numeric fields only. Is there anything I need to add in this code for numeric sorting?

You could try a couple of things:

• Set the numeric property of your [SortField][1] to true.

sortL.fields= [new SortField("startDate", true, false, true)];

• Convert your date from a string into an actual Date object before performing the sort.

• If you're sorting in a DataGrid, you can use your own sortCompareFunction. FlexExamples has an example for this one.

• This question might also help.