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Can we have multiple choices appear in the order it is listed in the problem source

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Dear friends,

Can we have multiple choices appear in the order it is listed in the problem source?

I want to use new_checkbox_multiple_choice(); Is there any other function which will keep the order of choices.

Re: Can we have multiple choices appear in the order it is listed in the problem source

by Alex Jordan - Thursday, 25 January 2024, 3:25 PM

If your version of WeBWorK is newer, use parserCheckboxList.pl:
https://github.com/openwebwork/pg/blob/main/macros/parsers/parserCheckboxList.pl
And options are kept in the original order unless you encase them in an additional pair of brackets.

If you have to use the older tool, you can use the makeLast method to force the options to be displayed in a desired order:
https://webwork.maa.org/wiki/MultipleSelectProblems