/**
  * Sort items (sorting mode depends on sorting setting)
  * @param object $a_items
  * @return 
  */
 public function sortItems($a_items)
 {
     include_once './Services/Container/classes/class.ilContainer.php';
     include_once './Services/Container/classes/class.ilContainerSortingSettings.php';
     $mode = ilContainerSortingSettings::_lookupSortMode($this->getLinkResourceId());
     if ($mode == ilContainer::SORT_TITLE) {
         $a_items = ilUtil::sortArray($a_items, 'title', 'asc', false, true);
         return $a_items;
     }
     if ($mode == ilContainer::SORT_MANUAL) {
         include_once './Services/Container/classes/class.ilContainerSorting.php';
         $pos = ilContainerSorting::lookupPositions($this->getLinkResourceId());
         foreach ($a_items as $link_id => $item) {
             if (isset($pos[$link_id])) {
                 $sorted[$link_id] = $item;
                 $sorted[$link_id]['position'] = $pos[$link_id];
             } else {
                 $unsorted[$link_id] = $item;
             }
         }
         $sorted = ilUtil::sortArray((array) $sorted, 'position', 'asc', true, true);
         $unsorted = ilUtil::sortArray((array) $unsorted, 'title', 'asc', false, true);
         $a_items = (array) $sorted + (array) $unsorted;
         return $a_items;
     }
     return $a_items;
 }