/** * Often a list of data which has titles in it (books, albums etc) will have * the word "the" at the start of some individual titles, which you don't want * to include in your sorting order. This plug-in will strip the word "the" * from the start of a string and sort on what is left. * * @name Anti-"the" * @summary Sort with the prefixed word `dt-string The` removed, if present * @author [Allan Jardine](http://sprymedia.co.uk) * * @example * $('#example').dataTable( { * columnDefs: [ * { type: 'anti-the', targets: 0 } * ] * } ); */ jQuery.extend( jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oSort, { "anti-the-pre": function ( a ) { return a.replace(/^the /i, ""); }, "anti-the-asc": function ( a, b ) { return ((a < b) ? -1 : ((a > b) ? 1 : 0)); }, "anti-the-desc": function ( a, b ) { return ((a < b) ? 1 : ((a > b) ? -1 : 0)); } } );