Useful for sorting lists with javascript

utilitySort.js

// Utility Sort functions - useful for sorting lists

      // accending sort
      function asc_sort(a, b) {
        return ($(b).text()) < ($(a).text()) ? 1 : -1;
      }

      // decending sort
      function dec_sort(a, b) {
        return ($(b).text()) > ($(a).text()) ? 1 : -1;
      }

      // mixed alpha/numeric array sort - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4340227/sort-mixed-alpha-numeric-array?lq=1
      function alphanum_sort(a, b) {
        var charPart = [$(a).text().substring(0, 1), $(b).text().substring(0, 1)],
            numPart = [$(a).text().substring(1) * 1, $(b).text().substring(1) * 1];

        if (charPart[0] < charPart[1]) return -1;
        else if (charPart[0] > charPart[1]) return 1;
        else { //(charPart[0] == charPart[1]){
          if (numPart[0] < numPart[1]) return -1;
          else if (numPart[0] > numPart[1]) return 1;
        }
      }

      // decending mixed alpha/numeric array sort
      function dec_alphanum_sort(a, b) {
        var charPart = [$(a).text().substring(0, 1), $(b).text().substring(0, 1)],
            numPart = [$(a).text().substring(1) * 1, $(b).text().substring(1) * 1];

        if (charPart[0] > charPart[1]) return -1;
        else if (charPart[0] < charPart[1]) return 1;
        else { //(charPart[0] == charPart[1]){
          if (numPart[0] < numPart[1]) return -1;
          else if (numPart[0] > numPart[1]) return 1;
        }
      }
      
      //example: $(#lorem).sort(dec_alphanum_sort);