From ef57f0dc2c7d4da2494f6e9da3f86ee75dbbd062 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrik Lindstrom <patriklindstrom@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:25:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added Chinese-string sorting plugin

chinese-string-asc and chinese-string-desc plugin added. Uses
localeCompare to sort chinese character on radical and stroke order.
See http://www.lcube.se/sorting-chinese-characters-in-javascript/ for
more explainations. Not sure about anchor name and the pre method.
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 sorting/chinese-string.js | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 sorting/chinese-string.js

diff --git a/sorting/chinese-string.js b/sorting/chinese-string.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7562f2
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+++ b/sorting/chinese-string.js
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+/**
+ * Sorting in Javascript for Chinese Character. The Chinese Characters are sorted on the radical and number of 
+ *strokes. This plug-in  performs  sorting for Chinese characters.
+ * https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/localeCompare
+ * Please note about localcompare http://www.datatables.net/forums/discussion/9700/sorting-non-ascii-characters-and-data-content-html-tag-sorting/p1
+ *  @name Chinese-String
+ *  @anchor chinese-string
+ *  @author <a href="http://www.lcube.se/sorting-chinese-characters-in-javascript/">Patrik Lindström</a>
+ */
+ 
+ jQuery.extend( jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oSort, {
+	"chinese-string-asc" : function (s1, s2) {
+		return s1.localeCompare(s2);
+	},
+	"chinese-string-desc" : function (s1, s2) {
+		return s2.localeCompare(s1);
+	}
+}
+ );
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