Sheet Sorting

In this example, the sortable attribute is 'true' for all columns. Notice, that there are negative periods.

<tc:column label="Name" sortable="true">

Name	Period (Days)	Discovery Year
Sun	0.0
Mercury	87.97
Venus	224.7
Earth	365.26

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All columns in this sheet can be sorted. A custom sorting implementation is set. Now, the sign for period numbers is ignored by sorting.

<tc:sheet value="#{sheetController.solarList}" var="solarobject" rows="4" sortActionListener="#{sheetController.sheetSorter}"> <tc:column id="namecol" label="Name" sortable="true"> ...

Name	Period (Days)	Discovery Year
Sun	0.0
Mercury	87.97
Venus	224.7
Earth	365.26

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With the attribute maxSortColumns it is possible to visualize more than one sorting column. In this example you can sort by 3 columns. It works by clicking the column header in the reverse order. It's also possible to use ascending and descanding orders mixed.

It is also possible to use this via the API from the application like the button below shows.

Shuffle Sort by API

Name	Species	Gender	Age
Avery	Goat	male	12
James	Goat	male	18
Avery	Pig	male	14
Avery	Pig	female	15
Riley	Goat	male	24
Riley	Goat	female	25
Riley	Pig	female	27
James	Pig	female	21
Avery	Cat	male	10
Riley	Pig	male	26
James	Cat	male	16
Riley	Cat	male	22
Avery	Cat	female	11
James	Cat	female	17
Riley	Cat	female	23
Avery	Goat	female	13
James	Pig	male	20
James	Goat	female	19