(I hope I didn't double post this)
I can't get your example to work.
When I try to debug by adding this line:
var r, v;
console.log(node.attr("textExtraction"));
try { v = node.attr("textExtraction"); }
I get the error "node.attr is not a function".
On May 13, 11:09 pm, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been working with the Tablesorter plugin recently and had to do
> something similar. You can make your own textExtraction function and
> use it to extract an organize the data how you want. In your case I'd
> probably do something where you parse out just the numbers, zero pad
> them, concat together and return a parseInt on it. The biggest problem
> I had was youc an only specify 1 textExtraction function to use so I
> added an attribute to the table cells to specify the kind of data then
> my textExtraction function decided what to do based on that.
>
> Example:
> $.tablesorter.defaults.textExtraction = function (node)
> {
> var r, v;
> try { v = node.attr("textExtraction"); }
> catch(e) { v = "none"; }
> switch (v)
> {
> case "specialdate":
> //do your stuff and set it to v
> break;
> default:
> v = node.innerHTML;
> break;
> }
> return v;
>
> };
>
> On May 13, 1:16 pm, Seth - TA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > [Tried posting this, but never saw it go through. Sorry if it
> > duplicates]
>
> > I am having a couple issues with how to sort a few of my fields.
>
> > The first, and I think most difficult is I have a field which holds
> > the value of "Empty" or lists state abbreviations. What I'd like it to
> > do is have "Empty" be grouped together and then sort the state
> > abbreviations in alpha. I tried the grades demo, but with no success.
>
> > The second is I have an ID field which is constructed by the year and
> > then a sequential number.
> > Example - 2008 - 1, 2008 - 2, 2008 - 3, etc.
> > The problem is that when sorted itsortslike this...
> > 2008 - 90, 2008 - 9, 2008 - 89
>
> > It does see the 9 as coming after 8 and before 10, but between 90 and
> > 89. Help with either one is greatly appreciated.
>
> > Seth
