order attribute

The order attribute specifies whether the options of a multiple choice survey item should be randomly ordered.

Member of

Syntax

/ order = order mode

Parameters

order mode

One of the following values:

Value	Description
random	Randomly orders the options.
sequence	Options are listed in the specified order.

Remarks

By default, the options are listed in the order specified by the options attribute. This attribute can be used to randomize the order.

Examples

The following shows a listbox survey item with evaluative labels presented in random order:

<listbox ratingquestion>
/ caption = "How do you feel about icecream?"
/ options=["excellent", "good", "satisfactory", "bad", "awful"]
/ order = random
</listbox>