# tablesorter

## applyWidgetId versus applyWidgets

### Flexible client-side table sorting

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NOTE!

As of v2.25.0, using the `applyWidgetId` will now add the widget to the `widgets` options, so you will no longer notice any difference between the two methods. The difference is:

- `applyWidgets` - updates all widgets currently listed in the `table.config.widgets` option (this occurs every time the user sorts or filters the table).
- `applyWidgetId` - Adds (initializes and updates) the named widget. If the widget was not previously included in the `table.config.widgets` option, it will be added (v2.25.0). If the widget is included in the widgets option, then only the named widget will be updated.

# Demo

(columns & sort)
(columns & zebra)
(add 'zebra' to `table.config.widgets` then trigger `applyWidgets` method)

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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# HTML

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