[Jeroen]

So, I have a button in MyVideoNav.xml. I want that button to show up in one specific viewtype. No problem. But when clicked I want that button to set the sortmethod to a specific type, like year or name.

The wiki states:

Container.SetSortMethod: Change to the specified sort method.

But how do I actually specify the sortmethod? I though it was by:

Container.SetSortMethod(method)

But that doesn't work. I tried several other things, but none of them do anything.

I've got a feeling it's probably really obvious but I can't figure it out

[Hitcher]

Container.SetSortMethod(n) with the number being the sort method you want from the list below.

Code:

SORT_METHOD_NONE=0,
  SORT_METHOD_LABEL,
  SORT_METHOD_LABEL_IGNORE_THE,
  SORT_METHOD_DATE,
  SORT_METHOD_SIZE,
  SORT_METHOD_FILE,
  SORT_METHOD_DRIVE_TYPE,
  SORT_METHOD_TRACKNUM,
  SORT_METHOD_DURATION,
  SORT_METHOD_TITLE,
  SORT_METHOD_TITLE_IGNORE_THE,
  SORT_METHOD_ARTIST,
  SORT_METHOD_ARTIST_IGNORE_THE,
  SORT_METHOD_ALBUM,
  SORT_METHOD_ALBUM_IGNORE_THE,
  SORT_METHOD_GENRE,
  SORT_METHOD_COUNTRY,
  SORT_METHOD_YEAR,
  SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_RATING,
  SORT_METHOD_DATEADDED,
  SORT_METHOD_PROGRAM_COUNT,
  SORT_METHOD_PLAYLIST_ORDER,
  SORT_METHOD_EPISODE,
  SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_TITLE,
  SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_SORT_TITLE,
  SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_SORT_TITLE_IGNORE_THE,
  SORT_METHOD_PRODUCTIONCODE,
  SORT_METHOD_SONG_RATING,
  SORT_METHOD_MPAA_RATING,
  SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_RUNTIME,
  SORT_METHOD_STUDIO,
  SORT_METHOD_STUDIO_IGNORE_THE,
  SORT_METHOD_FULLPATH,
  SORT_METHOD_LABEL_IGNORE_FOLDERS,
  SORT_METHOD_LASTPLAYED,
  SORT_METHOD_LISTENERS,
  SORT_METHOD_UNSORTED,
  SORT_METHOD_BITRATE,
  SORT_METHOD_MAX

Found in the SortFileItem.h

[pieh]

Just to get You started: You'll need to take a look here. There You have highlighted list of all available sort methods in XBMC. Now You have to get integer "id" of sort method You want: (SORT_METHOD_NONE=0, SORT_METHOD_LABEL=1, SORT_METHOD_LABEL_IGNORE_THE=2, ..., just add +1 for every next one). And use that id with Container.SetSortMethod(id).

Example:
Container.SetSortMethod(24) will set sorting to titles (in video section) (SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_SORT_TITLE)
Container.SetSortMethod(18) will set sorting to raiting (SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_RATING)

Notes:
Not every sort method is available in each view, so You'll have to experiment a little.
There are some sorts with _IGNORE_THE appended - xbmc automaticly switch to them if user set Ignore articles when sorting (e.g. "the") in settings -> appearance -> file lists.

-edit
damn, Hitcher was first ;P

[Jeroen]

Thank you both, that's excellent information

Yeah I noticed already that not all methods are available. Is that because this is still being worked on? Because I would really like to sort on genre, but that one doesn't seem to be working.

What I'm out for is basically creating a column based listview where one is able change the sorting from within the view itself by faux selecting the columns (think along the lines of Kaleidescape)

Cheers guys, great help