function sorting(strObj)
{
    var mylist = jQuery(strObj);
    var listitems = mylist.children('option').get();
    listitems.sort(function(a, b) {
       var compA = $(a).text().toUpperCase();
       var compB = $(b).text().toUpperCase();
       return (compA < compB) ? -1 : (compA > compB) ? 1 : 0;
    })
    jQuery.each(listitems, function(idx, itm) {itm=jQuery(itm).attr("selected",false);mylist.append(itm); });
}