asked on

sort json string

how to sort the json string accordingly for the below example ?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
    <script>
    function srtodr()
        {
            var testString = "{ 'a':[ { 'Name':'Atest2','Age':'30','Date':'02/08/1988'}, { 'Name':'Zambort','Age':'25','Date':'30/10/1975'}, { 'Name':'Setest','Age':'41','Date':'24/12/1982'} ]} ";
            var oJSON = eval("(" + testString + ")");
            for (var i = 0; i < oJSON.a.length; i++)
            {
                conc.innerHTML = conc.innerHTML + "Name = " + oJSON.a[i].Name;
                conc.innerHTML = conc.innerHTML + " Age = " + oJSON.a[i].Age;
                conc.innerHTML = conc.innerHTML + " Date = " + oJSON.a[i].Date;
                conc.innerHTML = conc.innerHTML + "<br/>";
            }             
        }
    
    </script>
</head>
<body onload="srtodr()">
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div id="conc"></div>
    <div>
      <a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="srtodr()"> Sort Name </a> ||
       <a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="srtodr()">Sort Age </a> ||
       <a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="srtodr()">Sort Date </a> 
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Open in new window

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

Zvonko

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

Rajar Ahmed

ASKER

almost , but its not changing to descending if d order is asc and vice versa .

Zvonko

That is an Example and the rest is your job.

Try to read the example and you will get the solution on your own which is much more worth then cut'n paste my code.

Zvonko

Here a version from 2005: http:Q_21425003.html

Rajar Ahmed

ASKER

thanks for ur wonderfull code.
i can play with some filters using this
oJSON.a.reverse();
Hope it will work ..
Meeran03

Zvonko

Can you open a new Question for the sorting direction?

Rajar Ahmed

ASKER

hi Zvonko ,
here is the new thread .
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27293306/sort-direction.html