The tablesort npm package is a lightweight, dependency-free JavaScript library that allows you to add sorting functionality to HTML tables. It is designed to be simple to use and easily customizable.
Basic Table Sorting
This feature allows you to add basic sorting functionality to an HTML table. By including the Tablesort library and initializing it with the table element, users can click on the table headers to sort the rows.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/tablesort@5.2.1/dist/tablesort.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Alice</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bob</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<script>
new Tablesort(document.getElementById('myTable'));
</script>
</body>
</html>
Custom Sort Functions
This feature allows you to define custom sort functions for specific columns. In this example, a custom sort function is used to sort dates in the format MM/DD/YYYY.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/tablesort@5.2.1/dist/tablesort.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th data-sort-method="custom">Date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>01/02/2020</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12/31/2019</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<script>
Tablesort.extend('custom', function(item) {
return new Date(item.split('/').reverse().join('-')).getTime();
});
new Tablesort(document.getElementById('myTable'));
</script>
</body>
</html>
Sorting with Data Attributes
This feature allows you to use data attributes to specify the sort method for a column. In this example, the 'data-sort-method' attribute is used to indicate that the 'Score' column should be sorted numerically.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/tablesort@5.2.1/dist/tablesort.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th data-sort-method="number">Score</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Alice</td>
<td data-sort="90">90</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bob</td>
<td data-sort="85">85</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<script>
new Tablesort(document.getElementById('myTable'));
</script>
</body>
</html>
The tablesorter jQuery plugin provides similar functionality to tablesort, allowing you to add sorting capabilities to HTML tables. It offers more advanced features such as multi-column sorting, custom parsers, and widgets for additional functionalities. However, it requires jQuery as a dependency, which makes it heavier compared to the lightweight, dependency-free tablesort.
DataTables is a powerful jQuery plugin that provides extensive features for enhancing HTML tables, including sorting, filtering, pagination, and more. It is highly customizable and suitable for complex table manipulations. However, it is more complex and heavier than tablesort, making it more suitable for advanced use cases.
SortTable is a standalone JavaScript library that adds sorting functionality to HTML tables. It is similar to tablesort in that it is lightweight and does not require any dependencies. However, tablesort offers more customization options and a more modern API compared to SortTable.
A small & simple sorting component for tables written in JavaScript
Download the ZIP of this repository or install via command line:
npm i tablesort
# Or if you're using Yarn
yarn add tablesort
<script src='tablesort.min.js'></script>
<!-- Include sort types you need -->
<script src='tablesort.number.js'></script>
<script src='tablesort.date.js'></script>
<script>
new Tablesort(document.getElementById('table-id'));
</script>
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// npm install tablesort
var tablesort = require('tablesort');
tablesort(el, options);
Add the styling from tablesort.css file to your CSS or roll with your own.
If you require a sort operation that does not exist in the sorts directory, you can add your own.
Tablesort.extend('name', function(item) {
// Regular expression to test against.
// `item` is a table value to evaluate.
return /foo/.test(item);
}, function(a, b) {
// Custom sort functionality goes here.
// e.g var n = (a > b) ? -1 : 1;
return n;
});
If you've made an extend function that others would benefit from pull requests are gladly accepted!
Dependencies: Node.js 16 or 18; npm 8.
Tablesort relies on Grunt as its build tool. Simply run
npm run build to package code from any contributions you make to src/tablesort.js
before submitting pull requests.
Tests are run via:
npm ci && npm t
MIT
FAQs
A sorting component for HTML tables
The npm package tablesort receives a total of 303,040 weekly downloads. As such, tablesort popularity was classified as popular.
We found that tablesort demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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