tablesorter is a jQuery plugin for turning a standard HTML table with THEAD and TBODY tags into a sortable table without page refreshes. tablesorter can successfully parse and sort many types of data including linked data in a cell. ### Notice! * Because of the change to the internal cache, the tablesorter v2.16+ core, filter widget and pager (both plugin & widget) will only work with the same version or newer files. ### [Documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/) * See the [full documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/). * All of the [original document pages](//tablesorter.com/docs/) have been included. * Information from my blog post on [undocumented options](//wowmotty.blogspot.com/2011/06/jquery-tablesorter-missing-docs.html) and lots of new demos have also been included. * Change log moved from included text file into the [wiki documentation](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki/Changes). ### Demos * [Basic alpha-numeric sort Demo](//mottie.github.com/tablesorter/). * Links to demo pages can be found within the main [documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/). * More demos & playgrounds - updated in the [wiki pages](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki). ### Features * Multi-column alphanumeric sorting and filtering. * Multi-tbody sorting - see the [options](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/index.html#options) table on the main document page. * Supports [Bootstrap v2 and 3](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widget-bootstrap-theme.html) * Parsers for sorting text, alphanumeric text, URIs, integers, currency, floats, IP addresses, dates (ISO, long and short formats) & time. [Add your own easily](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-parsers.html). * Inline editing - see [demo](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widget-editable.html) * Support for ROWSPAN and COLSPAN on TH elements. * Support secondary "hidden" sorting (e.g., maintain alphabetical sort when sorting on other criteria). * Extensibility via [widget system](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-widgets.html). * Cross-browser: IE 6.0+, FF 2+, Safari 2.0+, Opera 9.0+, Chrome 5.0+. * Small code size, starting at 25K minified * Works with jQuery 1.2.6+ (jQuery 1.4.1+ needed with some widgets). * Works with jQuery 1.9+ ($.browser.msie was removed; needed in the original version). ### Licensing * Copyright (c) 2007 Christian Bach. * Original examples and docs at: [http://tablesorter.com](//tablesorter.com). * Dual licensed under the [MIT](//www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php) and [GPL](//www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) licenses. ### Related Projects * [Plugin for Rails](//github.com/themilkman/jquery-tablesorter-rails). Maintained by [themilkman](//github.com/themilkman). * [PHP templating engine for tablesorter](//github.com/alexweissman/bootsole) by [alexweissman](//github.com/alexweissman). ### Special Thanks * Big shout-out to [Nick Craver](//github.com/NickCraver) for getting rid of the `eval()` function that was previously needed for multi-column sorting. * Big thanks to [thezoggy](//github.com/thezoggy) for helping with code, themes and providing valuable feedback. * Big thanks to [ThsSin-](//github.com/TheSin-) for taking over for a while and also providing valuable feedback. * Also extra thanks to [christhomas](//github.com/christhomas) and [Lynesth](//github.com/Lynesth) for help with code. * And, of course thanks to everyone else that has contributed, and continues to contribute to this forked project! ### Questions? * Check the [FAQ](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki/FAQ) page. * Search the [main documentation](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/) (click the menu button in the upper left corner). * Search the [issues](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues) to see if the question or problem has been brought up before, and hopefully resolved. * If someone is available, ask your question in the `#tablesorter` IRC channel at freenode.net. * Ask your question at [Stackoverflow](//stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tablesorter) using a tablesorter tag. * Please don't open a [new issue](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues) unless it really is an issue with the plugin, or a feature request. Thanks! ### Change Log View the [complete listing here](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/wiki/Changes). #### Version 2.17.7 (8/9/2014) * Core: Do not detach rows before appending to prevent ajax rows from disappearing. Fixes [issue #701](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/701). * Docs: Fix change log links. * Filter: attached external select causing javascript errors. Fixes [issue #702](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/702) #### Version 2.17.6 (8/1/2014) * Core * Adding a class name of `parser-false` to a column will now automatically set `sorter-false` and `filter-false` behavior. * Add extractor type which allows giving a column two parsers, one to extract content from an input/select and the second to parse the extracted text. Thanks to [TheSin-](//github.com/TheSin-)! * Ensure custom parsed data adheres to the `ignoreCase` option. * Add a delay to any sort if there is an update in progress. This prevents issues with a sort being applied causing duplicate rows to be added to the table, hopefully. * The `widthFixed` option now finds both visible `th` and `td` cells within the first row of the tbody to set column width percentages. * Ensure all rows have a set role for screen readers (`role="row"`). Fixes [issue #690](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/690). * Redefine `c.$headers` when building headers for new/replaced header cells (not just content). Fixes [issue #683](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/683). * Docs * Fixed lots of minor HTML issues (e.g. missing closing `` & `

` tags) * Parsers * Add parser for textareas within the `parser-input-select.js` file. * Modify input & textarea parser to only update the table cache when: * The user presses enter (input) or alt + enter (textarea) within the element. * When the element is blurred. * Or, when the mouse leaves the tbody. * Editable * Add two new options: * `editable_autoAccept`: accepts any changes made to the table cell automatically (`true` by default) * `editable_validate`: a function used to validate the changes; return a valid string (`null` by default) * Modify `editable_columns` type check to prevent javascript errors. See [pull #688](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/688). Thanks [scratcher28](//github.com/scratcher28)! * Limit the `editable_columns` array value to columns within the table. * Filter * Make all options show within the current select when the `filter-onlyAvail` class is set on a column. * Updated & added docs for `$.tablesorter.filter.buildSelect` function to allow external calls to modify filter select options. * Update `filter_selectSource` to accept arrays instead of a function. This was documented as working, but it wasn't coded until now. Sorry! * Add `filter_selectSourceSeparator` option: * Include a separator within the `filter_selectSource` array (e.g. "a-z|A through Z"). * The text that is left of the separator is added to the option value, the the text on the right is added to the option text. * So `"a-z|A through Z"` becomes ``. * Fixes [issue #692](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/692). * Add `role="row"` to the filter row. Fixes [issue #697](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/697). * Any match inputs now follow the `filter_startsWith` setting. See [this Stackoverflow](//stackoverflow.com/q/25070448/145346) question. * Pager * The `ouput` option can now include user modifiable `startRow` (`{startRow:input}`) or `page` (`{page:input}`) inputs within the output. * Remove selected attribute from page selector options. Fixes [issue #700](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/700). * Resizable * Update `$.tablesorter.addHeaderResizeEvent` function's first parameter `table` to accept table DOM elements as well as jQuery objects. Fixes [issue #687](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/687). #### Version 2.17.5 (7/17/2014) * Core * Update `config.totalRows` variable before initialization. Fixes [issue #670](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/670). * Add `config.table` variable; useful for functions that only pass the `config`. * Ensure widget init functions are only called once; and set indicator for all widgets, not just ones with options (for `hasWidget`). * Docs * Add [custom filter widget search types demo](//mottie.github.io/tablesorter/docs/example-filter-custom-search.html). * Add `imgAttr` parser "utility option" instructions. * Filter * Force cache build on initial search when `delayInit` is `true`. Fixes [issue #678](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/678). * Make `config.filteredRows` count available within `filterInit` event. Fixes [issue #670](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/670). * Selects now obtain parsed data when it is set for a particular column. Fixes [issue #684](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/684). * Ignore change event if input value hasn't changed, otherwise it interferes with other events within the table. Fixes [issue #685](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/685). * Ensure search query is parsed for both specific filter types and non-filter type searches, if the column is set to use parsed data. * Filter initialization ("filterInit") event is now delayed to prevent filterStart & filterEnd event spamming. Fixes [issue #668](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/668). * Filter formatter functions are now required to call a function after initialization to delay "filterInit" event. Fixes [issue #668](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/668). * Output * Update download method which allows downloading files without modifying the server htaccess. Fixes [issue #681](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/681). * Pager * Initialize without building cache when `delayInit` is `true`. Fixes [issue #678](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/678). * Parsers * Update input/select element binding * Add image alt parser; set `config.imgAttr` with attribute to target (default is `"alt"`). * Add `select-text` parser which grabs the currently selected option text instead of the select value. * Resizable * Remove unused grip code #### Version 2.17.4 (7/4/2014) * Docs * Copied the tablesorter `initialized` option from the event section into the configuration; renamed the event appropriately (`tablesorter-initialized` event) * Added notes about how to bind to "init" events; they should be bound before initializing tablesorter because in most cases, the events fire before the binding occurs. * Core * Add `$.tablesorter.hasWidget(table, 'widgetId')` function. It returns a boolean value of `true` when the named widget is actively applied to the table. * Filter * Add `filter_searchFiltered` option to allow disabling the search of already filtered rows. * The `filter_initialized` flag now gets set appropriately. Fixes [issue #668](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/668). * Include any column filter in determination of searching already filtered rows. Fixes [issue #669](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/669). * Add internal `config.filteredRows` variable. Provides a value of the number of currently filtered (visible) rows. Fixes [issue #670](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/670). * Add internal `config.totalRows` variable. Provides a value of the total number of rows in the current table, not including info-tbody rows. * Fix change/search event being ignored for selects & filterFormatter extensions. * `filterInit` and `filterEnd` events now pass `config` as a parameter. * Pager * Removed from beta status * Filtered rows now equals the total rows when `ajaxProcessing` returns an array. Fixes [issue #667](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/667). * Update the `config.filteredRows` when using ajax to match the internal `config.pager.filteredRows`. See [issue #670](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/670). * Widget only: ensure `pagerComplete` event fires on initialization. * Resizable * Bind mousemove to document instead of table header. Makes resizable handle use consistent with other resizing libraries, as the user would expect. Fixes [issue #665](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/665). * Add `resizable_throttle` option to allow throttling of the mousemove/resize event. Set this option to `true` or a number between 1 and 10 to add a throttling delay. Fixes [issue #662](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/662). * UITheme: non-existent columns no longer cause a js error. Fixes [issue #672](//github.com/Mottie/tablesorter/issues/672).