AngularJS sorting rows by table header

Question

I have four table headers:

$scope.headers = [\"Header1\", \"Header2\", \"Header3\", \"Header4\"];

And I want to be able to sort my table by

Answer 1

Another way to do this in AngularJS is to use a Grid.

The advantage with grids is that the row sorting behavior you are looking for is included by default.

The functionality is well encapsulated. You don't need to add ng-click attributes, or use scope variables to maintain state:

You just add the grid options to your controller:

  $scope.gridOptions = {
    data: 'myData.employees',
    columnDefs: [{
      field: 'firstName',
      displayName: 'First Name'
    }, {
      field: 'lastName',
      displayName: 'Last Name'
    }, {
      field: 'age',
      displayName: 'Age'
    }]
  };

Full working snippet attached:

var app = angular.module('myApp', ['ngGrid', 'ngAnimate']);
app.controller('MyCtrl', function($scope) {

  $scope.myData = {
    employees: [{
      firstName: 'John',
      lastName: 'Doe',
      age: 30
    }, {
      firstName: 'Frank',
      lastName: 'Burns',
      age: 54
    }, {
      firstName: 'Sue',
      lastName: 'Banter',
      age: 21
    }]
  };

  $scope.gridOptions = {
    data: 'myData.employees',
    columnDefs: [{
      field: 'firstName',
      displayName: 'First Name'
    }, {
      field: 'lastName',
      displayName: 'Last Name'
    }, {
      field: 'age',
      displayName: 'Age'
    }]
  };
});

/*style.css*/
.gridStyle {
    border: 1px solid rgb(212,212,212);
    width: 400px;
    height: 200px
}