API15:JHTMLGrid/sort

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Syntax

sort($title, $order, $direction= 'asc', $selected=0, $task=NULL)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$title		The link title
$order		The order field for the column
$direction	'asc'	The current direction
$selected	0	The selected ordering
$task	NULL	An optional task override

Defined in

libraries/joomla/html/html/grid.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.html.html.grid' );

Source Body

function sort( $title, $order, $direction = 'asc', $selected = 0, $task=NULL )
{
        $direction      = strtolower( $direction );
        $images         = array( 'sort_asc.png', 'sort_desc.png' );
        $index          = intval( $direction == 'desc' );
        $direction      = ($direction == 'desc') ? 'asc' : 'desc';

        $html = '<a href="javascript:tableOrdering(\''.$order.'\',\''.$direction.'\',\''.$task.'\');" title="'.JText::_( 'Click to sort this column' ).'">';
        $html .= JText::_( $title );
        if ($order == $selected ) {
                $html .= JHTML::_('image.administrator',  $images[$index], '/images/', NULL, NULL);
        }
        $html .= '</a>';
        return $html;
}

Examples

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