I found this tutorial on w3schools: https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_sort_table.asp . Basically shows you how to sort a table by clicking the headers.
However, it doesn't have a feature I want, directional arrows on the column that is being sorted.
I have the CSS:
.table-sortable th {
cursor: pointer;
}
.table-sortable .th-sort-asc::after {
content: "\25b4";
}
.table-sortable .th-sort-desc::after {
content: "\25be";
}
.table-sortable .th-sort-asc::after,
.table-sortable .th-sort-desc::after {
margin-left: 5px;
}
.table-sortable .th-sort-asc,
.table-sortable .th-sort-desc {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
My problem is adding the different classes when the th is clicked, changing them when clicked again, and remove when clicking a different column.
JS from w3:
function sortTable(n) {
var table, rows, switching, i, x, y, shouldSwitch, dir, switchcount = 0;
table = document.getElementById("myTable2");
switching = true;
// Set the sorting direction to ascending:
dir = "asc";
/* Make a loop that will continue until
no switching has been done: */
while (switching) {
// Start by saying: no switching is done:
switching = false;
rows = table.rows;
/* Loop through all table rows (except the
first, which contains table headers): */
for (i = 1; i < (rows.length - 1); i++) {
// Start by saying there should be no switching:
shouldSwitch = false;
/* Get the two elements you want to compare,
one from current row and one from the next: */
x = rows[i].getElementsByTagName("TD")[n];
y = rows[i + 1].getElementsByTagName("TD")[n];
/* Check if the two rows should switch place,
based on the direction, asc or desc: */
if (dir == "asc") {
if (x.innerHTML.toLowerCase() > y.innerHTML.toLowerCase()) {
// If so, mark as a switch and break the loop:
shouldSwitch = true;
break;
}
} else if (dir == "desc") {
if (x.innerHTML.toLowerCase() < y.innerHTML.toLowerCase()) {
// If so, mark as a switch and break the loop:
shouldSwitch = true;
break;
}
}
}
if (shouldSwitch) {
/* If a switch has been marked, make the switch
and mark that a switch has been done: */
rows[i].parentNode.insertBefore(rows[i + 1], rows[i]);
switching = true;
// Each time a switch is done, increase this count by 1:
switchcount ++;
} else {
/* If no switching has been done AND the direction is "asc",
set the direction to "desc" and run the while loop again. */
if (switchcount == 0 && dir == "asc") {
dir = "desc";
switching = true;
}
}
}
}
Any help is greatly appreciated!