Custom sorting

gdbarb

Is is possible to sort a table column by a hidden value in each tag or something similar?

I have information with
tags in the cell so sorting by the text would not work correctly. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

fbas

yes. there are several sorting functions and hooks for sorting


you can create a custom sort type (sType and oSort functions)
http://www.datatables.net/plug-ins/sorting

custom sort type detection routines (to use oSort without specifying sType) http://www.datatables.net/plug-ins/type-detection

sort one column based on another's values
http://www.datatables.net/ref#iDataSort

or create a custom array of values to sort by for a column (afnSortData)
http://www.datatables.net/examples/plug-ins/dom_sort.html
http://datatables.net/development/sorting

gdbarb

Thanks fbas! Afer looking at your comment. I think title sorting will accomplish what I need.