UPDATE Long overdue, mainly cause I forgot about it, here's an updated code that needs some more modifying.
if (Object['defineProperty'] && !Array.prototype['smartSort']) { var smartSortAsc = function(a, b) { if (a == null || a == undefined) return 1; if (b == null || b == undefined) return -1; var c = typeof a, d = typeof b, e = c + d; if (/^numbernumber$/ig.test(e)) return a - b; if (/^stringstring$/ig.test(e)) return a > b; if (/(string|number){2}/ig.test(e)) return /string/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/number/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) return /object/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/string/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) return /object/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/^objectobject$/ig.test(e)) { if (a instanceof Array) a.smartSort('a'); if (b instanceof Array) b.smartSort('a'); if (a instanceof Date && b instanceof Date) return a - b; if (a instanceof Array && b instanceof Array) { var f = Object.keys(a), g = Object.keys(b), h = f.concat(g).smartSort('a'); for (var x in h) { var i = h[x]; if (a[i] != b[i]) { var j = [ a[i], b[i] ].smartSort('a'); return a[i] == j[0] ? -1 : 1; } } var k = [ a[Object.keys(a)[0]], b[Object.keys(b)[0]] ].smartSort('a'); return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] == k[0] ? -1 : 1; } if (a instanceof Element && b instanceof Element) { if (a.tagName == b.tagName) { var f = [ a.id, b.id ].smartSort('a'); return a.id == f[0] ? 1 : -1; } var f = [ a.tagName, b.tagName ].smartSort('a'); return a.tagName == f[0] ? 1 : -1; } if (a instanceof Date || b instanceof Date) return a instanceof Date ? 1 : -1; if (a instanceof Array || b instanceof Array) return a instanceof Array ? -1 : 1; var f = Object.keys(a), g = Object.keys(b), h = f.concat(g).smartSort('a'); for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) { var j = f[i], k = g[i]; if (a.hasOwnProperty(j) && b.hasOwnProperty(k)) { if (a[j] instanceof Element && b[k] instanceof Element) { if (a[j].tagName == b[k].tagName) { var l = [ a[j].id, b[k].id ].smartSort('a'); return a[j].id == l[0] ? -1 : 1; } var l = [ a[j].tagName, b[k].tagName ].smartSort('a'); return a[j].tagName == l[0] ? -1 : 1; } if (a[j] instanceof Element || b[k] instanceof Element) return a[j] instanceof Element ? 1 : -1; if (a[j] != b[k]) { var m = [ a[j], b[k] ].smartSort('a'); return a[j] == m[0] ? -1 : 1; } } if (a.hasOwnProperty(j) && a[j] instanceof Element) return 1; if (b.hasOwnProperty(k) && b[k] instanceof Element) return -1; if (!a.hasOwnProperty(j)) return -1; if (!b.hasOwnProperty(j)) return 1; } var m = [ a[Object.keys(a)[0]], b[Object.keys(b)[0]] ].smartSort('a'); return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] == m[0] ? 1 : -1; } var g = [a, b].sort(); return g[0] > g[1]; } var smartSortDesc = function(a, b) { if (a == null || a == undefined) return 1; if (b == null || b == undefined) return -1; var c = typeof a, d = typeof b, e = c + d; if (/^numbernumber$/ig.test(e)) return b - a; if (/^stringstring$/ig.test(e)) return b > a; if (/(string|number){2}/ig.test(e)) return /string/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/number/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) return /object/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/string/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) return /object/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/^objectobject$/ig.test(e)) { // both are OBJECT if (a instanceof Array) a.smartSort('d'); if (b instanceof Array) b.smartSort('d'); if (a instanceof Date && b instanceof Date) return b - a; if (a instanceof Array && b instanceof Array) { // both are ARRAY var f = Object.keys(a), g = Object.keys(b), h = f.concat(g).smartSort('a'); for (var x in h) { var i = h[x]; if (a[i] != b[i]) { var j = [ a[i], b[i] ].smartSort('d'); return a[i] == j[0] ? -1 : 1; } } var k = [ a[Object.keys(a)[0]], b[Object.keys(b)[0]] ].smartSort('d'); return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] == k[0] ? -1 : 1; } if (a instanceof Element && b instanceof Element) { // both are ELEMENT if (a.tagName == b.tagName) { var f = [ a.id, b.id ].smartSort('d'); return a.id == f[0] ? -1 : 1; } var f = [ a.tagName, b.tagName ].smartSort('d'); return a.tagName == f[0] ? -1 : 1; } if (a instanceof Date || b instanceof Date) return a instanceof Date ? 1 : -1; if (a instanceof Array || b instanceof Array) return a instanceof Array ? -1 : 1; var f = Object.keys(a), g = Object.keys(b), h = f.concat(g).smartSort('a'); for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) { var j = f[i], k = g[i]; if (a.hasOwnProperty(j) && b.hasOwnProperty(k)) { if (a[j] instanceof Element && b[k] instanceof Element) { if (a[j].tagName == b[k].tagName) { var l = [ a[j].id, b[k].id ].smartSort('d'); return a[j].id == l[0] ? -1 : 1; } var l = [ a[j].tagName, b[k].tagName ].smartSort('d'); return a[j].tagName == l[0] ? -1 : 1; } if (a[j] instanceof Element || b[k] instanceof Element) return a[j] instanceof Element ? 1 : -1; if (a[j] != b[k]) { var m = [ a[j], b[k] ].smartSort('d'); return a[j] == m[0] ? -1 : 1; } } if (a.hasOwnProperty(j) && a[j] instanceof Element) return 1; if (b.hasOwnProperty(k) && b[k] instanceof Element) return -1; if (!a.hasOwnProperty(j)) return 1; if (!b.hasOwnProperty(j)) return -1; } var m = [ a[Object.keys(a)[0]], b[Object.keys(b)[0]] ].smartSort('d'); return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] == m[0] ? -1 : 1; } var g = [a, b].sort(); return g[0] < g[1]; } Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 'smartSort', { value: function() { if (arguments && (!arguments.length || arguments.length == 1 && /^a([sc]{2})?$|^d([esc]{3})?$/i.test(arguments[0]))) return this.sort(!arguments.length || /^a([sc]{2})?$/i.test(arguments[0]) ? smartSortAsc : smartSortDesc); return this.sort(); } }); } smartSort(Array, 'asc|desc')
;;(function() { var dir = void 0; // numbers, strings, booleans, dates, elements, arrays, objects, null|undefined function smartSort(a, b/* , dir */) { // immidiate return for emtpy values if (null == a || void 0 == a || a !== a) return 1; if (null == b || void 0 == b || b !== b) return -1; // make string numbers into real numbers var regNum = new RegExp(/^-?\d+\.?\d*$|^\d*\.?\d+$/); if (regNum.test(a)) a = parseFloat(a); if (regNum.test(b)) b = parseFloat(b); var aType = typeof a, bType = typeof b, cType = aType + bType; var aInstance = Object.prototype.toString.call(a).slice(8, -1), bInstance = Object.prototype.toString.call(b).slice(8, -1), cInstance = aInstance + bInstance; if (/Array/ig.test(aInstance)) a.smartSort(dir); if (/Array/ig.test(bInstance)) b.smartSort(dir); if (aType == bType) { switch (aType || bType) { case 'boolean': return a === b ? 0 : (dir ? (a ? 1 : -1) : (b ? 1 : -1)); case 'number': return a === b ? 0 : (dir ? (a < b ? -1 : 1) : (a > b ? -1 : 1)); case 'string': a = a.valueOf().toLowerCase(); b = b.valueOf().toLowerCase(); return a === b ? 0 : (dir ? (a < b ? -1 : 1) : (a > b ? -1 : 1)); case 'object': if (aInstance == bInstance) { if (/(date){2}/ig.test(cInstance)) { var aValue = a.valueOf(), bValue = b.valueOf(); return aValue === bValue ? 0 : (dir ? (aValue < bValue ? -1 : 1) : (aValue > bValue ? -1 : 1)); } else if (/^(HTML)\w+(Element)$/.test(cInstance)) { if (a.id && b.id) return a.id === b.id ? 0 : (dir ? (a.id < b.id ? -1 : 1) : (a.id > b.id ? -1 : 1)); else if (a.id || b.id) return a.id && !b.id ? 1 : -1; if (a.name && b.name) return a.name === b.name ? 0 : (dir ? (a.name < b.name ? -1 : 1) : (a.name > b.name ? -1 : 1)); else if (a.name || b.name) return a.name && !b.name ? 1 : -1; return a.tagName === b.tagName ? 0 : (dir ? (a.tagName < b.tagName ? -1 : 1) : (a.tagName > b.tagName ? -1 : 1)); } /*TODO: else if (window['jQuery'] && a instanceof jQuery) { } */ else if (/(array){2}/ig.test(cInstance)) { var aFirst = Object.keys(a)[0], bFirst = Object.keys(b)[0]; if (aFirst === bFirst) { aFirst = a[aFirst]; bFirst = b[bFirst]; if (aFirst === bFirst) return 0; var firstSorted = [aFirst, bFirst].smartSort(dir); return aFirst == firstSorted[0] ? 1 : -1; } else return dir ? (aFirst < bFirst ? -1 : 1) : (aFirst > bFirst ? -1 : 1); } else if (/(object){2}/ig.test(cInstance)) { var aFirst = Object.keys(a)[0], bFirst = Object.keys(b)[0]; if (void 0 != aFirst && aFirst === bFirst) { aFirst = a[aFirst]; bFirst = b[bFirst]; if (aFirst === bFirst) return 0; var firstSorted = [aFirst, bFirst].smartSort(dir); return aFirst == firstSorted[0] ? 1 : -1; } else return dir ? (aFirst < bFirst ? -1 : 1) : (aFirst > bFirst ? -1 : 1);if (!window['smartSort']) { window.smartSort = function() { if (arguments) { var a, b; for (var x in arguments) arguments[x] instanceof Array && (a = arguments[x], void 0 == b && (b = "a")), "string" == typeof arguments[x] && (b = /^a([sc]{2})?$/i.test(arguments[x]) ? "a" : "d"); if (a instanceof Array) return a.sort(b == 'a' ? smartSort.asc : smartSort.desc); } return this.sort(); } smartSort.asc = function(a, b) { if (a == null || a == undefined) return 1; if (b == null || b == undefined) return -1; var c = typeof a, d = typeof b, e = c + d; if (/^numbernumber$/ig.test(e)) return a - b; if (/^stringstring$/ig.test(e)) return a > b; if (/(string|number){2}/ig.test(e)) return /string/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/number/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) return /object/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/string/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) return /object/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/^objectobject$/ig.test(e)) { if (a instanceof Array) a.sort(smartSort.asc); if (b instanceof Array) b.sort(smartSort.asc); if (a instanceof Date && b instanceof Date) return a - b; if (a instanceof Array && b instanceof Array) { var f = Object.keys(a), g = Object.keys(b), h = smartSort(f.concat(g), 'a'); for (var x in h) { var i = h[x]; if (a[i] != b[i]) { var j = smartSort([ a[i], b[i] ], 'a'); return a[i] == j[0] ? -1 : 1; } } var k = smartSort([ a[Object.keys(a)[0]], b[Object.keys(b)[0]] ], 'a'); return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] == k[0] ? -1 : 1; } if (a instanceof Element && b instanceof Element) { if (a.tagName == b.tagName) { var f = smartSort([ a.id, b.id ], 'a'); return a.id == f[0] ? 1 : -1; } var f = smartSort([ a.tagName, b.tagName ], 'a'); return a.tagName == f[0] ? 1 : -1; } if (a instanceof Date || b instanceof Date) return a instanceof Date ? 1 : -1; if (a instanceof Array || b instanceof Array) return a instanceof Array ? -1 : 1; var f = Object.keys(a), g = Object.keys(b), h = smartSort(f.concat(g), 'a'); for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) { var j = f[i], k = g[i]; if (a.hasOwnProperty(j) && b.hasOwnProperty(k)) { if (a[j] instanceof Element && b[k] instanceof Element) { if (a[j].tagName == b[k].tagName) { var l = smartSort([ a[j].id, b[k].id ], 'a'); return a[j].id == l[0] ? -1 : 1;} var l = smartSort([ a[j].tagName, b[k].tagName ], 'a'); return a[j].tagName == l[0] ? -1 : 1; } else { // Organize as [DATE, ELEMENT, ARRAY, OBJECT, NAN|NULL|UNDEFINED] if (/Date/ig.test(cInstance)) return /Date/ig.test(aInstance) ? -1 : 1; a[j] instanceof Element || b[k] ifinstanceof (/Element/ig.test(cInstance)) return /a[j] instanceof Element/ig.test(aInstance) ? -1 : -1; // quick jQuery check to organize jQuery elements right behind standard elements if (window['jQuery'] && (a instanceof jQuery || ba[j] instanceof!= jQuery)b[k]) return a instanceof jQuery ? -1 : 1;{ ifvar (/Array/ig.test(cInstance))m return= /Array/ig.testsmartSort(aInstance)[ ?a[j], -1b[k] :], 1;'a'); return /object/ig.test(aInstance)a[j] == m[0] ? -1 : 1; } break; } } else { // Organize as [NUMBER, STRING, BOOLEAN, DATE, ELEMENT, ARRAY, OBJECT, NAN|NULL|UNDEFINED] if (/number/ig.test(cType)) return /number/ig.test(aType) ? -1 : 1; if (/string/ig.test(cType)) return /string/ig.test(aType) ? -1 : 1; if (/boolean/ig.test(cType)) return /boolean/ig.test(aType) ? -1 : 1; if (/object/ig.test(cType)) { // TODO: think up every possible test to ensure this is never reached, as it shouldnt be if (window['console'] && console['log']) { console.log(new Array(50).join('-') + 'H I T' + new Array(50).join('-')); console.log(new Array(50).join('-') + 'H I T' + new Array(50).join('-')); console.log(new Array(50).join('-') + 'H I T' + new Array(50).join('-')); } if (a instanceof Date.hasOwnProperty(j) ||&& ba[j] instanceof DateElement) return a instanceof Date ? -1 : 1; if (a instanceof Element || b instanceof Element.hasOwnProperty(k) return&& ab[k] instanceof Element) ?return -1 : 1; if (!a instanceof Array || b instanceof Array.hasOwnProperty(j)) return a instanceof Array ? -1 : 1; returnif /object/ig(!b.testhasOwnProperty(aTypej) ? -1) :return 1; } ifvar m = smartSort(/function/ig[ a[Object.testkeys(cType)a) return[0]], /function/igb[Object.testkeys(aTypeb)[0]] ?], -1'a'); : 1; return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] else== returnm[0] ? 1 : -1; } var g = [a, b].sort(); return g[0] > g[1]; } smartSort.desc = function(a, b) { if (Object['defineProperty']a &&== !Array.prototype['smartSort']null || a == undefined) {return 1; Object.definePropertyif (Array.prototypeb == null || b == undefined) return -1; var c = typeof a, 'smartSort'd = typeof b, {e value:= functionc + d; if (/^numbernumber$/ig.test(e)) { return b - a; if (/^stringstring$/ig.test(e)) return firstb determine> a; if a(/(string|number){2}/ig.test(e)) specificreturn /string/i.test(c) for? a|asc|d|dsc|desc1 was: passed-1; in if (/number/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) return /object/i.test(c) ? 1 : -1; if (/string/ig.test(e) && /object/ig.test(e)) forreturn /object/i.test(varc) x? in1 arguments: -1; if (/^objectobject$/ig.test(e)) { // both are OBJECT if (a instanceof Array) a.sort(smartSort.desc); if (typeofb arguments[x]instanceof ==Array) 'string'b.sort(smartSort.desc); && /^a if ([sc]{2}a instanceof Date && b instanceof Date)?$|^d return b - a; if ([e]?[sc]a instanceof Array && b instanceof Array) {2 // both are ARRAY var f = Object.keys(a),3} g = Object.keys(b)?$/i, h = smartSort(f.testconcat(arguments[x]g), 'a'); for (var x in h) { dirvar i = /^ah[x]; if ([sc]{2}a[i] != b[i])?$/i.test { var j = smartSort(arguments[x])[ ?a[i], trueb[i] :], false;'d'); delete arguments[x]; return a[i] == j[0] ? -1 : 1; break;} } var k = smartSort([ a[Object.keys(a)[0]], b[Object.keys(b)[0]] ], 'd'); return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] == k[0] ? -1 : 1; } if (a instanceof Element && b instanceof Element) { // add extraboth argumentsare toELEMENT current array for sorting /*if var(a.tagName arr== =b.tagName) this;{ for (var x in arguments) { var f = smartSort([ a.id, b.id ], 'd'); // check if direction is set yet, if current item is boolean return a.id == f[0] ? -1 : 1; // if not yet set, set it to first found} given boolean var f if= smartSort(typeof arguments[x][ ==a.tagName, 'boolean'b.tagName &&], void'd'); 0 == dir) dir = arguments[x]; return a.tagName == f[0] ? -1 else: arr.push(arguments[x]);1; } returnif arr.sort(function(a, instanceof Date || b instanceof Date) {return a instanceof Date ? 1 : -1; if (a instanceof Array || b instanceof Array) return smartSorta instanceof Array ? -1 : 1; var f = Object.keys(a), g = Object.keys(b), dir h = smartSort(f.concat(g);, }'a'); */ for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) { // if direction stillvar notj set= f[i], thenk set= tog[i]; true/asc if (a.hasOwnProperty(j) && b.hasOwnProperty(k)) { if (voida[j] 0instanceof Element && b[k] instanceof Element) { if (a[j].tagName == dirb[k].tagName) dir{ var l = true;smartSort([ a[j].id, b[k].id ], 'd'); Object return a[j].definePropertyid == l[0] ? -1 : 1; } var l = smartSort(this[ a[j].tagName, "direction"b[k].tagName ], {'d'); enumerable return a[j].tagName == l[0] ? -1 : false,1; value } if (a[j] instanceof Element || b[k] instanceof Element) return a[j] instanceof Element ? 1 : dir-1; if (a[j] != b[k]) { var m = smartSort([ a[j], b[k] ], 'd'); writable return a[j] == m[0] ? -1 : true1; } } if (a.hasOwnProperty(j); && a[j] instanceof Element) return 1; if (b.hasOwnProperty(k) && b[k] instanceof Element) return this-1; if (!a.sorthasOwnProperty(j)) return 1; if (!b.hasOwnProperty(j)) return -1; } var m = smartSort([ a[Object.keys(a)[0]], b[Object.keys(b)[0]] ], 'd'); } return a[Object.keys(a)[0]] == m[0] ? -1 : 1; } var g = [a, b].sort(); return g[0] < g[1]; } })();
