Sort Button Control

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Sort Button Control
The Sort Button Control is used to sort HTML elements using links or buttons. It is possible to sort text and numerical content.
This control is added in DataGrid v1.0.2
<a
    href="#"
    data-id="my_button"
    data-grid-control="sort-button"
    data-path=".first-name"
    data-direction="asc"
    data-toggle-direction
    data-type="text">First Name</a>
It also can be a button:
<button 
    type="button" 
    data-id="my_button"
    data-grid-control="sort-button"
    data-path=".first-name"
    data-direction="asc"
    data-toggle-direction
    data-type="text">First Name</button>
Select data attributes
Data Attribute
Value
Description
Required
data-grid-control
sort-button
This attribute defines the control type.
Required
data-path
any CSS selector
It defines the path to the item 
that should be sorted.
Optional
data-direction
asc, desc
Sort direction
Optional
data-type
text, number, initial
Sort type
Optional
data-skip
[^a-zA-Z0-9]+
Defines a regex of characters 
that should be skipped.
Optional
data-toggle-direction
no value
If this attribute exists, the control 
will toggle direction between asc and desc on every click.
Optional
data-id
any alphanumeric string
This attribute may be used in the deep-link, 
local storage, or complex filter logic.
Optional
Sort Types
Sort Type
Description
text
Sort by text content.
number
Sort by numeric content.
initial
Sort by initial document order.
The control supports the following CSS classes:
.dg-asc{
  /* when the control in the ASC state */
} 
​
.dg-desc{
  /* when the control in the DESC state */
} 
 
 .dg-sort-selected{
   /* when the control in the latest 
     clicked between other sort buttons 
     with the same data-id
   */
}
​
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