Sorting with support for numbers, dates, unicode and more.
npm install natural-sort
natural-sort.js
===============
Sorting with support for numbers, dates, unicode and more.
Default features
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- Numbers are handled properly (“2” is before “10”)
- Dates are detected and sorted as well
- Empty strings are after “z”
Usage
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``js
['10. tenth', 'odd', 1, '', '2. second'].sort(naturalSort())
// [1, '2. second', '10. tenth', 'odd', '']
[3, 4, 1, 5, 2].sort(naturalSort({direction: 'desc'}))
// [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
['a', 'B'].sort(naturalSort())
// ['a', 'B']
['a', 'B'].sort(naturalSort({caseSensitive: true}))
// ['B', 'a']
`
Installation
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1. Download the script. You can use npm or bower:
`
npm install natural-sort
`
bower install natural-sort
2. Include the script before yours:
`html``
Credits
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The original version of this algorithm was published by Jim Palmer in [this blog post][].
[this blog post]: http://www.overset.com/2008/09/01/javascript-natural-sort-algorithm/ "Javascript Natural Sort Algorithm With Unicode Support"
License
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[MIT][] © [Studio B12 GmbH][]
[MIT]: ./License.md
[Studio B12 GmbH]: http://studio-b12.de