[Rails-spinoffs] table sorting/manipulation library?

Ed C.
Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:27:06 -0000

The URL in the footer of Felipe''s email links to "
http://ccm.uc.edu/sacredmusic/lib/supertable.js" after a couple clicks ;)

Hope that helps, Ed C.

On 9/14/05, Andrew Kaspick <akaspick@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Do you have a url with a demo for us to see? I can''t see why there
> wouldn''t be any interest for a library like this, so give us a
taste!
> :)
>
> On 9/14/05, Felipe Gasper <gasperfm@uc.edu> wrote:
> > I have a library I''ve developed that I believe is the most
flexible and
> > useful table sorting/striping/row-selecting library around.
> >
> > Big features:
> > Single and multiple-level sort
> > Arbitrary sort criteria (IP address, date, etc.)
> > Works with table headers that are > 1 row or column large
> > Stripe tables and/or enable row selecting
> > Row selecting supports drag-select and SHIFT-click
> > No extra HTML; all CSS and Javascript
> > Optionally creates buttons: "Default Sort", "Select
all", etc.
> > Quite fast
> > Pretty good cross-browser support (AFAIK)
> >
> > All the other table-sorting libraries I''ve found try to
"guess" what
> > they''re sorting. This library makes no attempt to do so,
instead
> > assuming the designer can tell it how to sort by giving it a function
> > for each sortable column that returns a value to be sorted.
> >
> > An example:
> >
> > -----------------
> > <table id="myTable" class="sortable striped
rowsSelectable">
> >
string number date
> >
> >
> > ..........
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > document.getElementById(''myTable'').sorterFuncs = [
> > String,
> > Number,
> > function(str) {
> > var dateSplit = str.split(/\D/);
> >
> > //assume we''re in MM/DD/YYYY format
> > return (dateSplit[2] * 10000)
> > + (dateSplit[0] * 100)
> > + (str[1] * 1);
> > }
> > ];
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > That''s it. Our table now correctly sorts by clicking on the
table
> headers.
> > If you want, add "multisort" to the table''s class,
and you get the
> > equivalent of multiple "ORDER BY" arguments to an SQL
statement.
> >
> > Is there interest around in a library like this?
> >
> > -Felipe Gasper
> > Cincinnati, OH
> >
> > --
> > Felipe M. L. Gasper, conductor/singer
> > http://felipegasper.com
> >
> > Judge ideas, not people.
> > Love people, not ideas.
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