dojox.grid.data.Table sorts column with same values different upon each sort

[guest]

The default sort() implementation of dojox.grid.data.Table (or subclasses) does not behave consistent upon sorting a column that contains the same values.

Test case: Create a grid with eg. an Object model and an array of objects with attribute having the same value on a couple of the objects.

E.g.:

[
{"userName" : "admin1","portNumber":50000},
{"userName" : "admin2","portNumber":50000},
{"userName" : "admin3","portNumber":50000},
{"userName" : "admin4","portNumber":50000},
{"userName" : "admin5","portNumber":40000}
]

Sorting a grid with this data on the portNumber attribute will lead to a different order on the userName column in the grid every time the sort takes place. Somehow the sort() function doesnt behave consistent across multiple sorts. Sometimes the sorting results in eg:

admin1
admin2
admin3
admin4
admin5

sometimes it might result in eg:

admin3
admin5
admin1
admin2
admin4

I am not sure if this is fixable as the sort() can and should only take one column into account, but at least the desired behavior should be that sorting upon the portNumber column always results in the same order.

[Bryan Forbes]

dojox.grid.data.Table doesn't exist anymore. Closing.