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1 if(!dojo._hasResource["dojo.data.util.sorter"]){ //_hasResource checks added by build. Do not use _hasResource directly in your code.
2 dojo._hasResource["dojo.data.util.sorter"] = true;
3 dojo.provide("dojo.data.util.sorter");
4
5 dojo.data.util.sorter.basicComparator = function(       /*anything*/ a, 
6                                                                                                         /*anything*/ b){
7         //      summary:  
8         //              Basic comparision function that compares if an item is greater or less than another item
9         //      description:  
10         //              returns 1 if a > b, -1 if a < b, 0 if equal.
11         //              undefined values are treated as larger values so that they're pushed to the end of the list.
12
13         var ret = 0;
14         if(a > b || typeof a === "undefined" || a === null){
15                 ret = 1;
16         }else if(a < b || typeof b === "undefined" || b === null){
17                 ret = -1;
18         }
19         return ret; //int, {-1,0,1}
20 };
21
22 dojo.data.util.sorter.createSortFunction = function(    /* attributes array */sortSpec,
23                                                                                                                 /*dojo.data.core.Read*/ store){
24         //      summary:  
25         //              Helper function to generate the sorting function based off the list of sort attributes.
26         //      description:  
27         //              The sort function creation will look for a property on the store called 'comparatorMap'.  If it exists
28         //              it will look in the mapping for comparisons function for the attributes.  If one is found, it will
29         //              use it instead of the basic comparator, which is typically used for strings, ints, booleans, and dates.
30         //              Returns the sorting function for this particular list of attributes and sorting directions.
31         //
32         //      sortSpec: array
33         //              A JS object that array that defines out what attribute names to sort on and whether it should be descenting or asending.
34         //              The objects should be formatted as follows:
35         //              {
36         //                      attribute: "attributeName-string" || attribute,
37         //                      descending: true|false;   // Default is false.
38         //              }
39         //      store: object
40         //              The datastore object to look up item values from.
41         //
42         var sortFunctions=[];   
43
44         function createSortFunction(attr, dir){
45                 return function(itemA, itemB){
46                         var a = store.getValue(itemA, attr);
47                         var b = store.getValue(itemB, attr);
48                         //See if we have a override for an attribute comparison.
49                         var comparator = null;
50                         if(store.comparatorMap){
51                                 if(typeof attr !== "string"){
52                                          attr = store.getIdentity(attr);
53                                 }
54                                 comparator = store.comparatorMap[attr]||dojo.data.util.sorter.basicComparator;
55                         }
56                         comparator = comparator||dojo.data.util.sorter.basicComparator; 
57                         return dir * comparator(a,b); //int
58                 };
59         }
60
61         for(var i = 0; i < sortSpec.length; i++){
62                 sortAttribute = sortSpec[i];
63                 if(sortAttribute.attribute){
64                         var direction = (sortAttribute.descending) ? -1 : 1;
65                         sortFunctions.push(createSortFunction(sortAttribute.attribute, direction));
66                 }
67         }
68
69         return function(rowA, rowB){
70                 var i=0;
71                 while(i < sortFunctions.length){
72                         var ret = sortFunctions[i++](rowA, rowB);
73                         if(ret !== 0){
74                                 return ret;//int
75                         }
76                 }
77                 return 0; //int  
78         };  //  Function
79 };
80
81 }