Mega Code Archive
Tabular data in Javascript with hyper link
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Example 5-11
"Dynamic HTML:The Definitive Reference"
2nd Edition
by Danny Goodman
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<html>
<head>
<title>Dynamic Table</title>
<style type="text/css">
body {background-color:#ffffff}
table {table-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0}
td {border:2px groove black; padding:7px}
th {border:2px groove black; padding:7px}
.ctr {text-align:center}
</style>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
// Table data -- an array of objects
var jsData = new Array();
jsData[0] = {bowl:"I", year:1967, winner:"Packers", winScore:35, loser:"Chiefs", losScore:10};
jsData[1] = {bowl:"II", year:1968, winner:"Packers", winScore:33, loser:"Raiders (Oakland)", losScore:14};
jsData[2] = {bowl:"III", year:1969, winner:"Jets", winScore:16, loser:"Colts (Balto)", losScore:7};
jsData[3] = {bowl:"IV", year:1970, winner:"Chiefs", winScore:23, loser:"Vikings", losScore:7};
jsData[4] = {bowl:"V", year:1971, winner:"Colts (Balto)", winScore:16, loser:"Cowboys", losScore:13};
// Sorting functions (invoked by sortTable())
function sortByYear(a, b) {
return a.year - b.year;
}
function sortByWinScore(a, b) {
return b.winScore - a.winScore;
}
function sortByLosScore(a, b) {
return b.losScore - a.losScore;
}
function sortByWinner(a, b) {
a = a.winner.toLowerCase();
b = b.winner.toLowerCase();
return ((a < b) ? -1 : ((a > b) ? 1 : 0));
}
function sortByLoser(a, b) {
a = a.loser.toLowerCase();
b = b.loser.toLowerCase();
return ((a < b) ? -1 : ((a > b) ? 1 : 0));
}
// Sorting function dispatcher (invoked by table column links)
function sortTable(link) {
switch (link.firstChild.nodeValue) {
case "Year" :
jsData.sort(sortByYear);
break;
case "Winner" :
jsData.sort(sortByWinner);
break;
case "Loser" :
jsData.sort(sortByLoser);
break;
case "Win" :
jsData.sort(sortByWinScore);
break;
case "Lose" :
jsData.sort(sortByLosScore);
break;
}
drawTable("bowlData")
}
// Remove existing table rows
function clearTable(tbody) {
while (tbody.rows.length > 0) {
tbody.deleteRow(0);
}
}
// Draw table from 'jsData' array of objects
function drawTable(tbody) {
var tr, td;
tbody = document.getElementById(tbody);
// remove existing rows, if any
clearTable(tbody);
// loop through data source
for (var i = 0; i < jsData.length; i++) {
tr = tbody.insertRow(tbody.rows.length);
td = tr.insertCell(tr.cells.length);
td.setAttribute("class", "ctr");
td.innerHTML = jsData[i].bowl;
td = tr.insertCell(tr.cells.length);
td.innerHTML = jsData[i].year;
td = tr.insertCell(tr.cells.length);
td.innerHTML = jsData[i].winner;
td = tr.insertCell(tr.cells.length);
td.innerHTML = jsData[i].loser;
td = tr.insertCell(tr.cells.length);
td.setAttribute("class", "ctr");
td.innerHTML = jsData[i].winScore + " - " + jsData[i].losScore;
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="drawTable('bowlData')">
<h1>Super Bowl Games</h1>
<hr>
<table id="bowlGames">
<thead>
<tr><th>Bowl</th>
<th><a href="#" title="Sort by Year" onclick="sortTable(this)">Year</a></th>
<th><a href="#" title="Sort by Winning Team" onclick="sortTable(this)">Winner</a></th>
<th><a href="#" title="Sort by Losing Team" onclick="sortTable(this)">Loser</a></th>
<th>Score <a href="#" title="Sort by Winning Score"
onclick="sortTable(this)">Win</a> - <a href="#"
title="Sort by Losing Score" onclick="sortTable(this)">Lose</a></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="bowlData"></tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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