NOTE!
- This functionality is new as of version 2.0.10 (not part of the original plugin).
- When a column is sorted numerically ( sorter:"digit") any text in that column will, by default, be given a zero value. Sort the last column (#9) to see the problem with this method.
- Overall stringTooption added in version 2.1.16.
- String options changed in version 2.1.16; setting the value to:
			- "max"will treat any text in that column as a value greater than the max (more positive) value. Renamed from "max+".
- "min"will treat any text in that column as a value greater than the min (more negative) value. Renamed from "max-".
- "top"will always sort the text to the top of the column.
- "bottom"will always sort the text to the bottom of the column.
- "none"or- "zero"will treat the text as if it has a value of zero.
 
- Individual columns can be modified by adding the following (they all do the same thing), set in order of priority:
			- jQuery data data-string="top".
- metadata class="{ string: 'top'}". This requires the metadata plugin.
- headers option headers : { 0 : { string : 'top' } }.
- header class name class="string-top".
- Overall stringTooption.
 
- jQuery data 
- Sort columns three through eight to see how the sort has changed. Note that the text is sorted separately from the numeric values.
- The emptyTooption defaults to bottom, so all empty cells will sort at the bottom of the table, except for the second column.
Demo
| Account # | Difference | 3: Ratings (max) | 4: Ratings (min) | 5: Change (max) | 6: Change (min) | 7: Change (top) | 8: Change (bottom) | 9: Change (zero) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A43 | -35 | 01 | 01 | -.1 | -.1 | -.1 | -.1 | -.1 | 
| A255 | 33 | 02 | 02 | N/A #1 | N/A #1 | N/A #1 | N/A #1 | N/A #1 | 
| A33 | 2 | 03 | 03 | N/A #2 | N/A #2 | N/A #2 | N/A #2 | N/A #2 | 
| A1 | -5 | 04 | 04 | -8.4 | -8.4 | -8.4 | -8.4 | -8.4 | 
| A102 | 99 | 05 | 05 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -2.2 | 
| A10 | -1 | 06 | 06 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 
| A02 | 0 | 07 | 07 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 
| A55 | 44 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | ||
| A87 | 04 | NR | NR | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 
| A012 | NR | NR |