Table Sorting Utility Supporting Standard Salesforce Form Elements

tableSorter.js

    var ts = ts || {};
    var sortStatus = {};

    ts.getValue = function(tdElem){
        var inputElemLst = $(tdElem).find("input:not([type='hidden']):first");
        return inputElemLst.length ?  inputElemLst.val() : $(tdElem).text();
    };

    ts.handleSortClick = function(event){
    
        var columnIndex = $(this).index() + 1;
        var tdList = $('table.table-sorter tbody tr td:nth-child(' + columnIndex + ')');
        var curValue;
        for(var index=0;index<tdList.length;++index){
            
            if( $(this).hasClass("number") ){
                curValue = window.parseFloat(ts.getValue(tdList[index])) || 0;
            } else {
                curValue = ts.getValue(tdList[index]) || "";
            }
            
            tdList[index].sortValue = curValue;
        }
        
        
        if(  $(this).hasClass("number") ){
            
            if(sortStatus[columnIndex] == 1){
                
                tdList.sort(function(tdA,tdB){
                    
                    return  tdB.sortValue - tdA.sortValue  ;
                    
                });
                sortStatus[columnIndex] = 0;
            } else {
                
                tdList.sort(function(tdA,tdB){
                    
                    return tdA.sortValue - tdB.sortValue;
                });
                sortStatus[columnIndex] = 1;
            }
            
        
        } else {
        
            if(sortStatus[columnIndex] == 1){
                tdList.sort(function(tdA,tdB){
                    
                    return tdA.sortValue < tdB.sortValue ? 1 : -1;
                    
                });
                sortStatus[columnIndex] = 0;
            } else {
                tdList.sort(function(tdA,tdB){
                    return tdA.sortValue > tdB.sortValue ? 1 : -1;
                });
                sortStatus[columnIndex] = 1;
            }
        }

        
        var finalSortedRows = [];
        for(var index=0;index<tdList.length;++index){
            finalSortedRows.push( $( tdList[index] ).closest("tr")[0]);
        }
        $("table.table-sorter").append(finalSortedRows);
        //uncomment to add formatting to highlight column on which sorting is performed.
        //$(this).css("color", "#F00");
    };
    
    $("body").on("click","table.table-sorter thead th.sortable",ts.handleSortClick);