function sortTable(n) {
    var table,
        rows,
        switching,
        i,
        x,
        y,
        shouldSwitch,
        dir,
        switchcount = 0;
    table = document.getElementById('myTable');
    switching = true;
    //Set the sorting direction to ascending:
    dir = 'asc';
    /*Make a loop that will continue until no switching has been done:*/
    while (switching) {
        //start by saying: no switching is done:
        switching = false;
        rows = table.getElementsByTagName('TR');
        /*Loop through all table rows (except the first, which contains table headers):*/
        for (i = 1; i < rows.length - 1; i++) {
            //Change i=0 if you have the header th a separate table.
            //start by saying there should be no switching:
            shouldSwitch = false;
            /*Get the two elements you want to compare,one from current row and one from the next:*/
            x = rows[i].getElementsByTagName('TD')[n];
            y = rows[i + 1].getElementsByTagName('TD')[n];

            const xNum = typeCheck(x.innerHTML);
            const yNum = typeCheck(y.innerHTML);
            console.log('TCL: ynum', i, yNum);
            console.log('TCL: xnum', i, xNum);

            /*check if the two rows should switch place,based on the direction, asc or desc:*/
            if (dir == 'asc') {
                if (Number(xNum) > Number(yNum)) {
                    //if (xNum.toLowerCase() > yNum.toLowerCase()) {
                    //if so, mark as a switch and break the loop:
                    shouldSwitch = true;
                    break;
                }
            } else if (dir == 'desc') {
                if (Number(xNum) < Number(yNum)) {
                    //if (xNum.toLowerCase() < yNum.toLowerCase()) {
                    //if so, mark as a switch and break the loop:
                    shouldSwitch = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        if (shouldSwitch) {
            /*If a switch has been marked, make the switch and mark that a switch has been done:*/
            rows[i].parentNode.insertBefore(rows[i + 1], rows[i]);
            switching = true;
            //Each time a switch is done, increase this count by 1:
            switchcount++;
        } else {
            /*If no switching has been done AND the direction is "asc",set the direction to "desc" and run the while loop again.*/
            if (switchcount == 0 && dir == 'asc') {
                dir = 'desc';
                switching = true;
            }
        }
    }
}

function typeCheck(value) {
    if (Number(value)) {
        return value;
    }

    const isDate = new Date(value);
    if (isDate instanceof Date && !isNaN(isDate.valueOf())) {
        return isDate.getTime();
    }

    return value;
}