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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 02/13/06 22:21
newtophp2000@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have several forms that display information from the database after
> users log in. I would like the column titles to be sortable so that
> when the user clicks on a column heading, the data re-displays in
> sorted order of that column. Next time they click on it, it toggles
> the order from ascending to descending, and then back to ascending
> again.
>
> Since I have many forms and each form has different columns, I was
> wondering if there was a method that would be better than a brute force
> approach. What are the best practices for this functionality?
>
> Thanks!
>
Another alternative is to do the sort in JavaScript (although it won't
work for those who have JavaScript turned off). One of the sites I've
seen, http://www.utopiapimp.com (a RPG support site) does this.
To see an example, go to the Home Page and click on "Demo 1". Then click
on the "General" after "Column Sets:".
This page uses JS to do the sorting. Just click on the column headers
such as "Acres", "NW", etc. to see what happens.
A very usable UI, IMHO.
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