/** * Sort by priority through an enumerated list. In this case the words 'High', * 'Medium' and 'Low' are used and thus sorted in priority order. This works * by converting the works to a numerical value and then sorting based on that * value. * @name enum * @author Allan Jardine */ jQuery.extend( jQuery.fn.dataTableExt.oSort, { "enum-pre": function ( a ) { // Add / alter the switch statement below to match your enum list switch( a ) { case "High": return 1; case "Medium": return 2; case "Low": return 3; default: return 4; } }, "enum-asc": function ( a, b ) { return ((a < b) ? -1 : ((a > b) ? 1 : 0)); }, "enum-desc": function ( a, b ) { return ((a < b) ? 1 : ((a > b) ? -1 : 0)); } } );