title: How to impose numerical sort with jQuery and dataTables?
body: <p>I am using the DataTables jQuery plugin. I am trying to enable sort interaction, but when sorting it sorts alphabetically and not numerically. As you can see in the enclosed picture, <code>-4317.93</code> is shown after <code>-631</code> and <code>-456</code>. How can I make <code>DataTable</code> sort a column numerically?</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/2LPrt.png" alt="Example"></p>