Get the categories in order.

[robgrigg]

Hi,

I am currently using the

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CategoryCollection categories = CategoryDataSource.LoadForParent(categoryId, true);

methos to get the root category and then recurse on this to build a menu.

All is fine except I have just noticed that the categories are ordered as they wre created. not as they are organised in the admin screen.
In fact, changing the order in admion has no effect.

Can you tell me how I get the root category and the any other category by categoryId whilst preserving the order set in admin and also only including active categories.

Thanks.

R.

[mazhar]

I guess LoadForParent doesn't support sort expression ability. Give a try to load categories as below

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CatalogNodeCollection categoryNodes = CatalogNodeDataSource.LoadForCategory(categoryId, "OrderBy ASC");
        CategoryCollection categories = new CategoryCollection();
        foreach (CatalogNode catalogNode in catalogNodes)
        {
            if (catalogNode.CatalogNodeType == CatalogNodeType.Category)
                categories.Add((Category)catalogNode.ChildObject);
        }