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Syntax

static 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

public static 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::_('JCOMMON_CLICK_TO_SORT_THIS_COLUMN').'">';
        $html .= JText::_($title);
        if ($order == $selected) {
                $html .= JHTML::_('image','system/'.$images[$index], '', NULL, true);
        }
        $html .= '</a>';
        return $html;
}

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