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Add Sortable table example (pull #2046)
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Adds example of a simple HTML table that includes buttons for sorting in some of the column headers and illustrates implementation of aria--sort.

Co-authored-by: Matt King <a11yThinker@gmail.com>
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jongund and mcking65 authored Oct 31, 2021
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion aria-practices.html
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</p>
<section class="notoc">
<h4>Examples</h4>
<p><a href="examples/table/table.html">Table Example</a>: ARIA table made using HTML <code>div</code> and <code>span</code> elements.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="examples/table/table.html">Table Example</a>: ARIA table made using HTML <code>div</code> and <code>span</code> elements.</li>
<li><a href="examples/table/sortable-table.html">Sortable Table Example</a>: Basic HTML table that illustrates implementation of <code>aria-sort</code> in the headers of sortable columns.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="notoc">
<h4>Keyboard Interaction</h4>
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions cspell.json
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"shizzle",
"Shopify",
"Smorgeni",
"sortability",
"sourcecode",
"Spinbuttons",
"Starkrimson",
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion examples/index.html
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<li><a href="spinbutton/datepicker-spinbuttons.html">Date Picker Spin Button</a></li>
<li><a href="switch/switch-button.html">Switch Using HTML Button</a> (<abbr title="High Contrast Support">HC</abbr>)</li>
<li><a href="switch/switch.html">Switch</a> (<abbr title="High Contrast Support">HC</abbr>)</li>
<li><a href="table/sortable-table.html">Sortable Table</a> (<abbr title="High Contrast Support">HC</abbr>)</li>
<li><a href="toolbar/toolbar.html">Toolbar</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>aria-sort</code></td>
<td><a href="grid/dataGrids.html">Data Grid</a></td>
<td>
<ul>
<li><a href="grid/dataGrids.html">Data Grid</a></li>
<li><a href="table/sortable-table.html">Sortable Table</a> (<abbr title="High Contrast Support">HC</abbr>)</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>aria-valuemax</code></td>
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101 changes: 101 additions & 0 deletions examples/table/css/sortable-table.css
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.sr-only {
position: absolute;
top: -30em;
}

table.sortable td,
table.sortable th {
padding: 0.125em 0.25em;
width: 8em;
}

table.sortable th {
font-weight: bold;
border-bottom: thin solid #888;
position: relative;
}

table.sortable th.no-sort {
padding-top: 0.35em;
}

table.sortable th:nth-child(5) {
width: 10em;
}

table.sortable th button {
position: absolute;
padding: 4px;
margin: 1px;
font-size: 100%;
font-weight: bold;
background: transparent;
border: none;
display: inline;
right: 0;
left: 0;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
width: 100%;
text-align: left;
outline: none;
cursor: pointer;
}

table.sortable th button span {
position: absolute;
right: 4px;
}

table.sortable th[aria-sort="descending"] span::after {
content: "▼";
color: currentColor;
font-size: 100%;
top: 0;
}

table.sortable th[aria-sort="ascending"] span::after {
content: "▲";
color: currentColor;
font-size: 100%;
top: 0;
}

table.show-unsorted-icon th:not([aria-sort]) button span::after {
content: "♢";
color: currentColor;
font-size: 100%;
position: relative;
top: -3px;
left: -4px;
}

table.sortable td.num {
text-align: right;
}

table.sortable tbody tr:nth-child(odd) {
background-color: #ddd;
}

/* Focus and hover styling */

table.sortable th button:focus,
table.sortable th button:hover {
padding: 2px;
border: 2px solid currentColor;
background-color: #e5f4ff;
}

table.sortable th button:focus span,
table.sortable th button:hover span {
right: 2px;
}

table.sortable th:not([aria-sort]) button:focus span::after,
table.sortable th:not([aria-sort]) button:hover span::after {
content: "▼";
color: currentColor;
font-size: 100%;
top: 0;
}
167 changes: 167 additions & 0 deletions examples/table/js/sortable-table.js
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/*
* This content is licensed according to the W3C Software License at
* https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document
*
* File: sortable-table.js
*
* Desc: Adds sorting to a HTML data table that implements ARIA Authoring Practices
*/

'use strict';

class SortableTable {
constructor(tableNode) {
this.tableNode = tableNode;

this.columnHeaders = tableNode.querySelectorAll('thead th');

this.sortColumns = [];

for (var i = 0; i < this.columnHeaders.length; i++) {
var ch = this.columnHeaders[i];
var buttonNode = ch.querySelector('button');
if (buttonNode) {
this.sortColumns.push(i);
buttonNode.setAttribute('data-column-index', i);
buttonNode.addEventListener('click', this.handleClick.bind(this));
}
}

this.optionCheckbox = document.querySelector(
'input[type="checkbox"][value="show-unsorted-icon"]'
);

if (this.optionCheckbox) {
this.optionCheckbox.addEventListener(
'change',
this.handleOptionChange.bind(this)
);
if (this.optionCheckbox.checked) {
this.tableNode.classList.add('show-unsorted-icon');
}
}
}

setColumnHeaderSort(columnIndex) {
if (typeof columnIndex === 'string') {
columnIndex = parseInt(columnIndex);
}

for (var i = 0; i < this.columnHeaders.length; i++) {
var ch = this.columnHeaders[i];
var buttonNode = ch.querySelector('button');
if (i === columnIndex) {
var value = ch.getAttribute('aria-sort');
if (value === 'descending') {
ch.setAttribute('aria-sort', 'ascending');
this.sortColumn(
columnIndex,
'ascending',
ch.classList.contains('num')
);
} else {
ch.setAttribute('aria-sort', 'descending');
this.sortColumn(
columnIndex,
'descending',
ch.classList.contains('num')
);
}
} else {
if (ch.hasAttribute('aria-sort') && buttonNode) {
ch.removeAttribute('aria-sort');
}
}
}
}

sortColumn(columnIndex, sortValue, isNumber) {
function compareValues(a, b) {
if (sortValue === 'ascending') {
if (a.value === b.value) {
return 0;
} else {
if (isNumber) {
return a.value - b.value;
} else {
return a.value < b.value ? -1 : 1;
}
}
} else {
if (a.value === b.value) {
return 0;
} else {
if (isNumber) {
return b.value - a.value;
} else {
return a.value > b.value ? -1 : 1;
}
}
}
}

if (typeof isNumber !== 'boolean') {
isNumber = false;
}

var tbodyNode = this.tableNode.querySelector('tbody');
var rowNodes = [];
var dataCells = [];

var rowNode = tbodyNode.firstElementChild;

var index = 0;
while (rowNode) {
rowNodes.push(rowNode);
var rowCells = rowNode.querySelectorAll('th, td');
var dataCell = rowCells[columnIndex];

var data = {};
data.index = index;
data.value = dataCell.textContent.toLowerCase().trim();
if (isNumber) {
data.value = parseFloat(data.value);
}
dataCells.push(data);
rowNode = rowNode.nextElementSibling;
index += 1;
}

dataCells.sort(compareValues);

// remove rows
while (tbodyNode.firstChild) {
tbodyNode.removeChild(tbodyNode.lastChild);
}

// add sorted rows
for (var i = 0; i < dataCells.length; i += 1) {
tbodyNode.appendChild(rowNodes[dataCells[i].index]);
}
}

/* EVENT HANDLERS */

handleClick(event) {
var tgt = event.currentTarget;
this.setColumnHeaderSort(tgt.getAttribute('data-column-index'));
}

handleOptionChange(event) {
var tgt = event.currentTarget;

if (tgt.checked) {
this.tableNode.classList.add('show-unsorted-icon');
} else {
this.tableNode.classList.remove('show-unsorted-icon');
}
}
}

// Initialize sortable table buttons
window.addEventListener('load', function () {
var sortableTables = document.querySelectorAll('table.sortable');
for (var i = 0; i < sortableTables.length; i++) {
new SortableTable(sortableTables[i]);
}
});
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