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Set initial sort using the sortList option
	
		
			| First Name | Last Name | Age | Total | Discount | Date | 
	
	
		
			| Peter | Parker | 28 | $9.99 | 20% | Jul 6, 2006 8:14 AM | 
		
			| John | Hood | 33 | $19.99 | 25% | Dec 10, 2002 5:14 AM | 
		
			| Clark | Kent | 18 | $15.89 | 44% | Jan 12, 2003 11:14 AM | 
		
			| Bruce | Almighty | 45 | $153.19 | 44% | Jan 18, 2001 9:12 AM | 
		
			| Bruce | Evans | 22 | $13.19 | 11% | Jan 18, 2007 9:12 AM | 
	
Set initial sort using a data attribute
	
	
		
			| First Name | Last Name | Age | Total | Discount | Date | 
	
	
		
			| Peter | Parker | 28 | $9.99 | 20% | Jul 6, 2006 8:14 AM | 
		
			| John | Hood | 33 | $19.99 | 25% | Dec 10, 2002 5:14 AM | 
		
			| Clark | Kent | 18 | $15.89 | 44% | Jan 12, 2003 11:14 AM | 
		
			| Bruce | Almighty | 45 | $153.19 | 44% | Jan 18, 2001 9:12 AM | 
		
			| Bruce | Evans | 22 | $13.19 | 11% | Jan 18, 2007 9:12 AM | 
	
 
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