Alphabetical Order

[The Little Guy]

What is the best way to compare two strings and alphabetize them?

 

if(string >= string2){
$("#"+currentTestID).before(html);
}

 

But that doesn't seem to always work.

I had these three strings:

- Chrysanthemum.jpg

- Cindy.jpg

- Jaimee.jpg

 

I was then trying to decide where to place this string:

- Family.jpg

 

The code above decided it goes best between the two strings That start with "C", when really it should go after "Cindy.jpg".

 

So, Am I comparing strings wrong for alphabetizing?

[Adam]

What are the values of string and string2? My guess would be that your sorting logic is a little off - how are you doing it?

[The Little Guy]

string is one of the following (loop through them):

Chrysanthemum.jpg

Cindy.jpg

Jaimee.jpg

 

string2 is:

Family.jpg

 

here is the actual code I am using if that helps:

$("td.basename").each(function(){
var itmid = $(this).parent().attr("id");
var type = $(this).parent().children(".type").text().toLowerCase();
if($(this).text() >= newName && !added && type != "folder"){
	$("#"+itmid).before("<tr class='item' id='item_"+openFile+"'>"+rowData+"</tr>");
	added = true;
	return;
}
});

[Adam]

Where is newName defined?

[The Little Guy]

above the each as:

 

var newName = $("#file-input-name").val(); // From an input field

[Adam]

Put together this little example, which is the same concept as yours but works exactly as it should. The problem is with your implementation, but you're only providing abstract pieces of it so it's hard to build up a decent picture of what's happening.