NOTE!
- Adding "sortInitialOrder" inside of the "headers" option was added in version 2.0.8 (not part of the original plugin).
 - In versions 2.3+, the initial sort order of the columns can be set using any of the following methods (they all do the same thing), in order of priority:
				
- jQuery data 
data-sort-initial-order="desc"(equivalent todata-sortinitialorder="desc"). - metadata 
class="{ sortInitialOrder: "desc" }". This requires the metadata plugin. - headers option 
headers : { 0 : { sortInitialOrder: "desc" } }. - header class name 
class="sortInitialOrder-desc". - overall 
sortInitialOrderoption setting. 
 - jQuery data 
 
Demo
| First Name (desc) | Last Name (asc) | Age (desc) | Total (asc) | Discount (desc) | Date (asc) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |