datatables.net-plugins/sorting/alt-string.mjs

Various small plug-ins for DataTables including feature, ordering, search and internationalisation plug-ins.

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import jQuery from 'jquery';
import DataTable from 'datatables.net';

// Allow reassignment of the $ variable
let $ = jQuery;

/**
 * Sort on the 'alt' tag of images in a column. This is particularly useful if
 * you have a column of images (ticks and crosses for example) and you want to
 * control the sorting using the alt tag.
 *
 *  @name Alt string
 *  @summary Use the `alt` attribute of an image tag as the data to sort upon.
 *  @author _Jumpy_
 *
 *  @example
 *    $('#example').dataTable( {
 *       columnDefs: [
 *         { type: 'alt-string', targets: 0 }
 *       ]
 *    } );
 */
DataTable.ext.type.order['alt-string-pre'] = function (a) {
    return a.match(/alt="(.*?)"/)[1].toLowerCase();
};


export default DataTable;