datables.js

by oterox

HTML

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.3.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.1/css/jquery.dataTables.css">
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.1/js/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
<table id="example" class="display" width="100%">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Text</th>
      <th>Start date</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Tiger</td>
      <td>15-09-2016</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Cat</td>
      <td>20-05-2016</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Leon</td>
      <td>25-06-2016</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Rat</td>
      <td>25-12-2014</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Bird</td>
      <td>01-01-2013</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#example').DataTable( {
        "order": [[ 1, "desc" ]]
    } );
} );