Table Sort Example
function generateCompareTRs(iCol) {
return function compareTRs(oTR1, oTR2) {
var sValue1 = oTR1.cells[iCol].firstChild.nodeValue;
var sValue2 = oTR2.cells[iCol].firstChild.nodeValue;
return sValue1.localeCompare(sValue2);
};
}
function sortTable(sTableID, iCol) {
var oTable = document.getElementById(sTableID);
var oTBody = oTable.tBodies[0];
var colDataRows = oTBody.rows;
var aTRs = new Array;
for (var i=0; i < colDataRows.length; i++) {
aTRs[i] = colDataRows[i];
}
if (oTable.sortCol == iCol) {
aTRs.reverse();
} else {
aTRs.sort(generateCompareTRs(iCol));
}
var oFragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
for (var i=0; i < aTRs.length; i++) {
oFragment.appendChild(aTRs[i]);
}
oTBody.appendChild(oFragment);
oTable.sortCol = iCol;
}
Click on the table header to sort in ascending order.
Last Name
First Name
Smith
John
Johnson
Betty
Henderson
Nathan
Williams
James
Gilliam
Michael
Walker
Matthew