/** * This plug-in will add automatic negative currency detection for currency columns to * DataTables. Note that only $, c, £ and € symbols are detected with this code, * This plugin has also been updated to automatically detect negative values either those * using '-' as well as numbers using '()' to specify negatives. * This plugin also includes automatic type detection * * @name brackets-negative * @summary Detect data of currency type with a leading currency symbol as well at detect two types of negative number formatting * @author [Tom Buckle](http://sprymedia.co.uk) */ (function(){ // Change this list to the valid characters you want to be detected var validChars = "$£€c" + "0123456789" + ".-,()'"; // Init the regex just once for speed - it is "closure locked" var str = jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oApi._fnEscapeRegex( validChars ),re = new RegExp('[^'+str+']'); $.fn.dataTableExt.aTypes.unshift( function ( data ) { if ( typeof data !== 'string' || re.test(data) ) { return null; } return 'currency'; } ); $.fn.dataTable.ext.type.order['currency-pre'] = function ( data ) { //Check if its in the proper format if(data.match(/[\()]/g)){ if( data.match(/[\-]/g) !== true){ //It matched - strip out parentheses & any characters we dont want and append - at front data = '-' + data.replace(/[\$£€c\(\),]/g,''); }else{ //Already has a '-' so just strip out non-numeric charactors exluding '-' data = data.replace(/[^\d\-\.]/g,''); } }else{ data = data.replace(/[\$£€\,]/g,''); } return parseFloat( data ); }; }());