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HTML Table with Sortable Headers
DataGrid Library may be used for creating HTML tables with sortable headers, search, and pagination. Any DataGird control can be used with tables as with any other HTML structure.
HTML Table with Sortable Headers
First, let's add a minimal HTML structure:
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<title>HTML Table with Sortable Headers</title>
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" />
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</head>
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<body>
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</body>
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</html>
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Now, let's add a table with some sample data. It will contain three columns - user first name, user last name, and age. Each column has an appropriate CSS class:
.first-name and .last-name , and .age1
<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<title>HTML Table with Sortable Headers</title>
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" />
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</head>
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<body>
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<table class="demo-table">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>First Name</th>
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<th>Last Name</th>
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<th>Age</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Wendye</td>
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<td class="last-name">Lightwing</td>
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<td class="age">24</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Milena</td>
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<td class="last-name">Torre</td>
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<td class="age">82</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Erinn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Hills</td>
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<td class="age">81</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Yoshiko</td>
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<td class="last-name">Smithson</td>
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<td class="age">62</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Umberto</td>
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<td class="last-name">McFadden</td>
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<td class="age">93</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Donaugh</td>
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<td class="last-name-name">Huban</td>
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<td class="age">75</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Cami</td>
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<td class="last-name">Pickthorn</td>
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<td class="age">45</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Alistair</td>
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<td class="last-name">Reddell</td>
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<td class="age">55</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Genia</td>
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<td class="last-name">Crawshay</td>
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<td class="age">60</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td class="first-name">Allyn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Liell</td>
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<td class="age">37</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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</body>
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</html>
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Also, let's add some styles:
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.demo-table{
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margin: 2rem auto;
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border: 1px solid #ddd;
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border-collapse: collapse;
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table-layout: fixed;
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font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
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width: 100%;
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}
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.demo-table td,
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.demo-table th{
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padding: 1rem;
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border: 1px solid #ddd;
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width: 33%;
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text-align: left;
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}
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.demo-table tr:nth-child(odd) td{
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background: #f4f4f4;
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}
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.demo-table th a{
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color: #07909b;
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display: flex;
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align-items: center;
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justify-content: space-between;
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text-decoration: none;
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}
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.demo-table th a::after{
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margin-left: 1rem;
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display: inline-block;
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font-size: 1rem;
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content: '\2195';
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}
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.dg-sort-selected.dg-asc::after{
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content: '\25BC';
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font-size: 0.8rem;
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}
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.dg-sort-selected.dg-desc::after{
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content: '\25B2';
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font-size: 0.8rem;
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}
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Now we need to add a DataGrid CSS to the HEAD of the document:
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<!-- DataGrid library CSS -->
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<link href="datagrid.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
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And additionally, we need to add the DataGrid script at the bottom of the document.
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<!-- DataGrid library JavaScript -->
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<script src="datagrid.min.js"></script>
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All we need to do now is to define what exactly should be sorted. Let's add the
data-grid attribute to the <tbody> element of the table, and data-grid-item property to each <tr> element. Now the table will look like follows:1
<table class="demo-table">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>First Name</th>
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<th>Last Name</th>
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<th>Age</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody data-grid>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Wendye</td>
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<td class="last-name">Lightwing</td>
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<td class="age">24</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Milena</td>
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<td class="last-name">Torre</td>
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<td class="age">82</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Erinn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Hills</td>
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<td class="age">81</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Yoshiko</td>
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<td class="last-name">Smithson</td>
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<td class="age">62</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Umberto</td>
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<td class="last-name">McFadden</td>
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<td class="age">93</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Donaugh</td>
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<td class="last-name-name">Huban</td>
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<td class="age">75</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Cami</td>
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<td class="last-name">Pickthorn</td>
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<td class="age">45</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Alistair</td>
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<td class="last-name">Reddell</td>
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<td class="age">55</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Genia</td>
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<td class="last-name">Crawshay</td>
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<td class="age">60</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Allyn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Liell</td>
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<td class="age">37</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<table class="demo-table">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>
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<a
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href="#"
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data-id="table_header_sort"
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data-grid-control="sort-button"
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data-path=".first-name"
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data-direction="asc"
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data-toggle-direction
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data-type="text">First Name</a>
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</th>
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<th>
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<a
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href="#"
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data-id="table_header_sort"
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data-grid-control="sort-button"
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data-path=".last-name"
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data-direction="asc"
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data-toggle-direction
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data-type="text">Last Name</a>
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</th>
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<th>
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<a
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href="#"
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data-id="table_header_sort"
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data-grid-control="sort-button"
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data-path=".age"
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data-direction="asc"
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data-toggle-direction
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data-type="number">Age</a>
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</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody data-grid>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Wendye</td>
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<td class="last-name">Lightwing</td>
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<td class="age">24</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Milena</td>
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<td class="last-name">Torre</td>
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<td class="age">82</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Erinn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Hills</td>
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<td class="age">81</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Yoshiko</td>
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<td class="last-name">Smithson</td>
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<td class="age">62</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Umberto</td>
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<td class="last-name">McFadden</td>
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<td class="age">93</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Donaugh</td>
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<td class="last-name-name">Huban</td>
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<td class="age">75</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Cami</td>
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<td class="last-name">Pickthorn</td>
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<td class="age">45</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Alistair</td>
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<td class="last-name">Reddell</td>
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<td class="age">55</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Genia</td>
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<td class="last-name">Crawshay</td>
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<td class="age">60</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Allyn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Liell</td>
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<td class="age">37</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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The final step is to initialize the DataGrid library as follows:
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<script>
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datagrid();
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</script>
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That's all! The final HTML is:
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<title>Sort HTML Table with DataGrid Library</title>
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" />
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<!-- Demo page CSS -->
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<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
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<!-- DataGrid library CSS -->
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<link href="datagrid.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
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</head>
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<body>
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<table class="demo-table">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>
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<a
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href="#"
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data-id="table_header_sort"
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data-grid-control="sort-button"
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data-path=".first-name"
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data-direction="asc"
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data-toggle-direction
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data-type="text">First Name</a>
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</th>
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<th>
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<a
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href="#"
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data-id="table_header_sort"
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data-grid-control="sort-button"
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data-path=".last-name"
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data-direction="asc"
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data-toggle-direction
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data-type="text">Last Name</a>
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</th>
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<th>
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<a
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href="#"
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data-id="table_header_sort"
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data-grid-control="sort-button"
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data-path=".age"
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data-direction="asc"
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data-toggle-direction
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data-type="number">Age</a>
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</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody data-grid>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Wendye</td>
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<td class="last-name">Lightwing</td>
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<td class="age">24</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Milena</td>
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<td class="last-name">Torre</td>
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<td class="age">82</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Erinn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Hills</td>
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<td class="age">81</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Yoshiko</td>
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<td class="last-name">Smithson</td>
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<td class="age">62</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Umberto</td>
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<td class="last-name">McFadden</td>
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<td class="age">93</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Donaugh</td>
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<td class="last-name-name">Huban</td>
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<td class="age">75</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Cami</td>
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<td class="last-name">Pickthorn</td>
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<td class="age">45</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Alistair</td>
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<td class="last-name">Reddell</td>
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<td class="age">55</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Genia</td>
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<td class="last-name">Crawshay</td>
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<td class="age">60</td>
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</tr>
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<tr data-grid-item>
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<td class="first-name">Allyn</td>
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<td class="last-name">Liell</td>
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<td class="age">37</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<!-- DataGrid library JavaScript -->
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<script src="datagrid.min.js"></script>
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<script>
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datagrid();
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</script>
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</body>
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</html>
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