# tablesorter

## Disable sorting or set the column parser using class names

### Flexible client-side table sorting

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NOTE!

- In tablesorter version 2.0.5 and older, only the metadata and headers options methods were available to set the parsers.
- There may be some confusion as to the wording of this example page:
  - Set the sorter to false to prevent sorting.
  - Prevent parsing a column by setting the parser to false - added v2.17.1 - get more details on this page
- In versions 2.0.11+, parsers could be set using class names.
- Currently (versions 2.3+), parsers can be set using any of the following methods (they all do the same thing), in order of priority:
  - jQuery data `data-sorter="text"` (see the Javascript block below on how to set it directly).
  - metadata `class="{ sorter: "text" }"`. This requires the metadata plugin.
  - headers option `headers : { 0 : { sorter: "text" } }`.
  - header class name `class="sorter-text"`.

# Demo

First Name | Last Name | Age | Total | Discount | Date
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Peter | Parker | 28 | ($9.99) | 20% | Jul 6, 2006 8:14 AM
John |  | 33 | $19.99 | 25% | Dec 10, 2002 5:14 AM
Clark | Kent | 18 |  | 44% | Jan 12, 2003 11:14 AM
Bruce | Almighty | 45 | $153.19 | 44% |
Bruce | Evans | 22 | N/A |  | Jan 18, 2007 9:12 AM
| Evans | 18 | $13.19 | 11% | Jul 6, 2006 8:14 AM

# Javascript

# HTML

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