Sorting in Javascript.

tannu · July 1st, 2006, 08:19 AM

Hi all,

Please provide the links/resources for implementing sort by price, sort by brand (similar to Adobe's flex store) using Javascript.

Thanks in advance,
Tan

Dj Kat · July 2nd, 2006, 10:04 AM

why would you want to do this with javascript?
Some questions:
1. Do you want to use the javascript serverside or clientside
2. do you retrieve the data from a database.
3. Are you using server pages such as php asp or jsp .

If you have a awnser to these questions you can solve the problem

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tannu · July 3rd, 2006, 01:16 AM

Hi Dj Kat,

I am using the AJAX technique, so Javascript comes into picture.

1. I am using Javascript on the Client side.
2. I am retrieving data from XML file.
3. I am not using any server pages.

u can contact me @ [email protected]

Dj Kat · July 3rd, 2006, 05:45 AM

If you do not use server pages like php jsp or aps then this is not AJAX.

You can find the awnser with JavaScript DOM to retrieve data from a xml file. the things you can do is give the xml tags attributes like:

Code:

<xmltag id="1" />

You can also solve this problem with the ol tag

Code:

<ol>
<li></li>
</ol>

this will order your information with html

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panacea · July 12th, 2006, 05:23 AM

If you like Adobe's Flex store interface, but would rather use HTML for your interface, you should try Adobe's Spry Framework for AJAX. It provides similar sorting, XPath lookup, and binding capabilities as Flex.

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/

Jon Emerson
Computer Scientist, Adobe Systems
http://www.jonemerson.net/

panacea · July 12th, 2006, 05:30 AM

DJ Kat,

While many developers prefer to generate XML dynamically for use with AJAX, from a purists perspective it is unneccessary. The XML retrieved with the asynchronous Javascript call can absolutely be pregenerated XML located on a server.

Additionally, the <ol> tag in HTML/XHTML does not provide sorting capabilities. The purpose of this tag is purely semantic: it denotes that the data contained within the list items have some semblance of order. There is little difference between <ol> and[list] from a functional perspective, other than <ol> lists typically are preceded by numbers, while[list] lists are preceded by bullets.

Jon Emerson
http://www.jonemerson.net/