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How to sort an HTML list using JavaScript?
To sort an HTML list using JavaScript, the code is as follows −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1>Sorting list example</h1> <button>Click to sort</button> <ul class="animalList"> <li>Giraffe</li> <li>Camel</li> <li>Dog</li> <li>Lion</li> <li>Cheetah</li> <li>Cat</li> </ul> <script> document .getElementsByTagName("button")[0] .addEventListener("click", sortList); function sortList() { var list, i, sortFlag, LiEle, sorted; list = document.querySelector(".animalList"); sortFlag = true; while (sortFlag) { sortFlag = false; LiEle = list.getElementsByTagName("LI"); for (i = 0; i < LiEle.length - 1; i++) { sorted = false; if ( LiEle[i].innerHTML.toLowerCase() > LiEle[i + 1].innerHTML.toLowerCase() ) { sorted = true; break; } } if (sorted) { LiEle[i].parentNode.insertBefore(LiEle[i + 1], LiEle[i]); sortFlag = true; } } } </script> </body> </html>
Output
The above code will produce the following output −
On clicking the “Click to sort” button −
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