/** * This sorting plug-in will sort, in calendar order, data which * is in the format "MM YY". * @name Month / year sorting * @anchor monthYear * @author Michael Motek */ jQuery.extend( jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oSort, { "monthYear-pre": function ( s ) { var a = s.split(' '); // Date uses the American "MM DD YY" format return new Date(a[0]+' 01 '+a[1]); }, "monthYear-asc": function ( a, b ) { return ((a < b) ? -1 : ((a > b) ? 1 : 0)); }, "monthYear-desc": function ( a, b ) { return ((a < b) ? 1 : ((a > b) ? -1 : 0)); } } );