/** * Automatically detect IP addresses in dot notation. Goes perfectly with the * IP address sorting function. * * @name IP address detection * @summary Detect data which is in IP address notation * @author Brad Wasson */ jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.aTypes.unshift( function ( sData ) { if (/^\d{1,3}[\.]\d{1,3}[\.]\d{1,3}[\.]\d{1,3}$/.test(sData)) { return 'ip-address'; } return null; } );