Sort Options in a Select List with javascript/jQuery.. but not alphabetically

Question

I am looking for a function that will take a list of options in a select list and sort them alphabetically but with a twist. All values with the text \'NA\' should be pushed to

Answer 1

If you have more than one select in the page (multiple selects) use this:

function NASort(a, b) {
    if (a.innerHTML == 'NA') {
        return 1;
    }
    else if (b.innerHTML == 'NA') {
        return -1;
    }
    return (a.innerHTML > b.innerHTML) ? 1 : -1;
};

$('select').each(function( index ) {
    $(this).find('option').sort(NASort).appendTo($(this));
});

Answer 2

demo: http://jsfiddle.net/4bvVz/

function NASort(a, b) {    
    if (a.innerHTML == 'NA') {
        return 1;   
    }
    else if (b.innerHTML == 'NA') {
        return -1;   
    }       
    return (a.innerHTML > b.innerHTML) ? 1 : -1;
};

$('select option').sort(NASort).appendTo('select');

Answer 3

I've made ​​some changes to the original function and it worked fine.

function NASort(a, b) {  
    console.log(a.innerHTML.substr(0, 1).toLowerCase() + ' > ' + b.innerHTML.substr(0, 1).toLowerCase());
    return (a.innerHTML.substr(0, 1).toLowerCase() > b.innerHTML.substr(0, 1).toLowerCase()) ? 1 : -1;
};

$('select option').sort(NASort).appendTo('select');

Answer 4

var sb = $('select');

sb.append(sb.find('option').sort(function(a, b){
    return (
        a = $(a).text(),
        b = $(b).text(),
        a == 'NA' ? 1 : b == 'NA' ? -1 : 0|a > b
    );
}));