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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Sort a HTML Table Alphabetically</title> <style> table { border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #ddd; } th, td { text-align: left; padding: 16px; } tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: #f2f2f2 } </style> </head> <body> <p>Click the button to sort the table alphabetically, by name:</p> <p><button onclick="sortTable()">Sort</button></p> <table id="myTable"> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Country</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Berglunds snabbkop</td> <td>Sweden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North/South</td> <td>UK</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alfreds Futterkiste</td> <td>Germany</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Koniglich Essen</td> <td>Germany</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Magazzini Alimentari Riuniti</td> <td>Italy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paris specialites</td> <td>France</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Island Trading</td> <td>UK</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Laughing Bacchus Winecellars</td> <td>Canada</td> </tr> </table> <script> function sortTable() { var table, rows, switching, i, x, y, shouldSwitch; table = document.getElementById("myTable"); switching = true; /*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")[0]; y = rows[i + 1].getElementsByTagName("TD")[0]; //check if the two rows should switch place: 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; } } } </script> </body> </html>
