Alphabetically sorting table by rows, via td value using jQuery

alpha.sort.table.rows.js

$( "div.protected-downloads" ).each( function ( index ) {
      $dType = $( this ).data( 'type' );
      $combined = $dType + "_table";
      $( this ).find(' table tbody' ).addClass( $combined );
      $mylist = $( '.' + $combined );
      $listitems = $mylist.find( 'tr:not(".hidden")' );
      $listitems.sort( function( a, b ) {
         return $( a ).text().toUpperCase().localeCompare( $( b ).text().toUpperCase() );
      })
      $.each( $listitems, function( idx, itm ) { $mylist.append( itm ); } );
});