Theory of sorting tables

[orion_rus]

Can anybody say me a different ways to sort a table. I see only one. Have an array and construct table. When i resort it, i should construct new container. Hide previous and show this one. May be anybody have better ways?

[Bernard Marx]

In IE, I believe you can sort tables with some kind of sort function. Not aware of any cross-browser functions, but..

I reckon it would be better to change the values (and attributes if necessary) of the table cells, rather than creating a new table. Creating new tables might lead to memory loss.

An array might make the process - and the sorting - easier. Again, it's not 100% necessary.

[jollymcfats]

I'd probably look to re-ordering the table rows with DOM manipulation, swapping the nodes around to match the desired sort order.