Unless you have a dynamic number of tables on your page, you can simply reference it by index [0]. If you *really need* an id, please submit a bug or a patch to add this.
Thanks, Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 4:33 AM > To: Matt Raible > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [displaytag-user] Sorting with the Display Tag > > > > Excellent. But how can we specify an ID for the display table ??? > > On the code var table = document.getElementsByTagName("table")[0]; > U assume, the 1st table of the document. But in "real-life" > cases, the display is not the only HTML table > > Thanks, > Didier. > _______________________ > Didier Dubois > dotBase solutions informatiques SA > 25, route des Acacias > CH - 1227 Gen�ve > > Tel. +41 22 301 07 07 > Fax. +41 22 301 07 08 > > > |---------+-------------------------------------------> > | | "Matt Raible" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | | Sent by: | > | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | ceforge.net | > | | | > | | | > | | 04/06/2003 09:04 PM | > | | | > |---------+-------------------------------------------> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------| > | > | > | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | cc: > | > | Subject: Re: [displaytag-user] Sorting with the > Display Tag | > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------| > > > > > > First of all, I would like to congratulate the developers. This > > display tag is great. I am building a table using the library that > > allows users to sort columns. I would like to indicate > which column > > is currently being sorted and in which direction by displaying an > > arrow next to the column title like Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. > > > How can I accomplish this with the Display Tag Library? > > This is currently not a feature in the tag, but I whipped up > a little JavaScript and CSS to make this possible: > > CSS > --------- > > th.sorted { > background: #A9A9A9 !important; > color: #000000 !important; > cursor: pointer !important; /* IE 5.5 non-compliant workaround */ > cursor: hand !important; > padding-left: 3px; > } > > img.sortIndicator { > margin-left: 3px; > } > > JavaScript > ------------ > function addSortIndicator() { > var table = document.getElementsByTagName("table")[0]; > var cols = table.getElementsByTagName("th"); > var sort = "<c:out value="${param.sort}"/>"; > var order = "<c:out value="${param.order}"/>"; > // my own little hack to set the right name for the image > if (order == "dec") { > order = "desc"; > } > if (sort == "") { > setIndicator(cols[3], "desc"); // 4th column is > sorted in query > } else { > setIndicator(cols[sort], order); > } > } > > window.onload=addSortIndicator; > > function setIndicator(e, order) { > e.className = "sorted"; > var indicator = document.createElement("img"); > indicator.setAttribute("src", > "<%=request.getContextPath()%>/images/"+order+".gif"); > indicator.setAttribute("width", "9"); > indicator.setAttribute("height", "10"); > indicator.setAttribute("alt", (order == "asc") ? > "Ascending" : "Descending"); > indicator.className = "sortIndicator"; > e.appendChild(indicator); > } > > You can download the images I used from: > http://raibledesigns.com/demos/images/ This works great for me - thanks for the idea! Matt ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ displaytag-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ displaytag-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user
