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Javascript Sortable Table

JAVASCRIPT SORTABLE TABLE

https://code-boxx.com/sortable-table-html-javascript/

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JS Sortable Table</title>
<!-- (A) JS + CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="sorta.css">
<script src="sorta.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- (B) TABLE : NEEDS PROPER THEAD/TBODY -->
<table id="demoA">
<thead>
<tr>
<td>Fruit</td>
<td>Color</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Durian</td>
<td>Green</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Orange</td>
<td>Orange</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Apple</td>
<td>Red</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Grape</td>
<td>Red</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Blueberry</td>
<td>Blue</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pear</td>
<td>Green</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<!-- (C) INITIALIZE -->
<script>
sorta(document.getElementById("demoA"));
</script>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JS Sortable Table</title>
<!-- (A) JS + CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="sorta.css">
<script src="sorta.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- (B) EMPTY TABLE -->
<table id="demoB"></table>
<!-- (C) INITIALIZE -->
<script>
sorta(document.getElementById("demoB"), {
ID : [44, 11, 7, 5, 2],
Name : ["John Doe", "Jane Doe", "Aaron Doe", "Zoe Doe", "Derrick Doe"],
Color : ["Red", "Green", "Blue", "White", "Red"]
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
/* CSS IS OPTIONAL - FOR COSMETICS ONLY */
/* FEEL FREE TO KEEP YOUR OWN STYLES & DISCARD THIS */
/* (A) SORTABLE TABLE */
.sorta { border-collapse: collapse; }
/* (B) CELLS */
.sorta td, .sorta th {
padding: 10px;
text-align: left;
}
/* (C) HEADER */
.sorta thead {
font-weight: 700;
color: #fff;
background: #000;
}
.sorta thead *::selection { background: none; }
/* (D) BODY */
.sorta tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
background: #f2f2f2;
}
/* (E) UP/DOWN COLORS */
.sortup { background: #a11010; }
.sortdown { background: #2c2cf9; }
.sortup::before, .sortdown::before { padding-right: 5px; }
.sortup::before { content: "\21E7"; }
.sortdown::before { content: "\21E9"; }
/* (X) DOES NOT MATTER */
* {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
// instance : target html table
// data : optional, generate table with this data
function sorta (instance, data) {
// (A) ATTACH FLAGS TO TABLE
instance.sBy = null; // sort by this field
instance.sDirection = true; // ascending/descending
instance.sOrder = []; // calculated sort order
// (B) ATTACH SORT FUNCTION TO TABLE
instance.sort = selected => {
// (B1) UPDATE SORT FLAGS
if (instance.sBy == selected.innerHTML) {
instance.sDirection = !instance.sDirection;
} else {
instance.sBy = selected.innerHTML;
instance.sDirection = true;
}
// (B2) UPDATE CSS OF HEADER CELLS
for (let c of instance.head.rows[0].cells) {
c.classList.remove("sortup");
c.classList.remove("sortdown");
if (c == selected) {
c.classList.add((instance.sDirection ? "sortup" : "sortdown"));
}
}
// (B3) MAP OUT DATA OF THE SELECTED COLUMN
// I.E. WE NEED TO RETAIN THE INDEX POSITIONS WHILE SORTING
let map = data[selected.innerHTML].map((v, i) => { return { i: i, v: v }; });
// (B4) SORT ARRAY
if (instance.sDirection) {
map.sort((a, b) => {
if (a.v > b.v) { return 1; }
if (a.v < b.v) { return -1; }
return 0;
});
} else {
map.sort((a, b) => {
if (a.v < b.v) { return 1; }
if (a.v > b.v) { return -1; }
return 0;
});
}
// (B5) REDRAW TABLE WITH NEW SORT ORDER
instance.sOrder = [];
for (let idx in map) { instance.sOrder.push(map[idx].i); }
delete(map); instance.draw();
};
// (C) FUNCTION TO REDRAW TABLE DATA
instance.draw = () => {
// (C1) REMOVE OLD SORT ORDER
instance.body.innerHTML = "";
// (C2) DRAW NEW SORT ORDER
let r, c;
for (let i of instance.sOrder) {
r = instance.body.insertRow();
for (let key in data) {
c = r.insertCell();
c.innerHTML = data[key][i];
}
}
};
// (D) ADAPT EXISTING TABLE TO SORTABLE TABLE
if (data==undefined) {
// (D1) GET TABLE SECTIONS
instance.head = instance.querySelector("thead");
instance.body = instance.querySelector("tbody");
// (D2) GET DATA FROM HEADER
data = {}; keys = [];
for (let c of instance.head.rows[0].cells) {
data[c.innerHTML] = [];
keys.push(c.innerHTML);
}
// (D3) GET DATA FROM BODY
for (let r of instance.body.rows) { for (let i=0; i<r.cells.length; i++) {
data[keys[i]].push(r.cells[i].innerHTML);
}}
delete(keys);
}
// (E) DRAW SORTABLE TABLE FROM OBJECT
else {
// (E1) CREATE TABLE SECTIONS
instance.head = instance.createTHead();
instance.body = instance.createTBody();
// (E2) HEADER CELLS
let r = instance.head.insertRow();
r = instance.head.rows[0];
for (let key in data) {
let c = r.insertCell();
c.innerHTML = key;
}
// (E3) DEFAULT SORT ORDER & DRAW BODY
for (let i=0; i<data[Object.keys(data)[0]].length; i++) { instance.sOrder.push(i); }
instance.draw();
}
// (F) ADD CSS CLASS + ATTACH CLICK TO SORT
instance.classList.add("sorta");
for (let r of instance.head.rows) { for (let c of r.cells) {
c.onclick = () => instance.sort(c);
}}
}
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