Custom sorting using datatables.js

custom-sorting.js

// sort data in column using string representation on numeric values
// natural order: 1, 3, 2, 0

$(function () {
    $.fn.dataTable.ext.order['my-sort'] = function (settings, col) {
        return this.api().column(col, {order: 'index'}).nodes().map(function (td, i) {
            var text;
            switch ($(td).text()) {
                case "0":
                    text = "zero";
                    break;
                case "1":
                    text =  "one";
                    break;
                case "2":
                    text= "two";
                    break;
                case "3":
                    text= "three";
                    break;
            }
            return text;
        });
    };

    $(".my-table").dataTable({
        "columns": [
            null,
            {"orderDataType": "my-sort", type: "string"}
        ]
    });
});