how do i add plug-ins

burningflames

Hi Allan,

Noob question : how do i add plug-ins into my code ??

Do i just copy them into datatable js file and use them as per usage directions ?? Do I need to add the function name somewhere else ??

Thanks

allan

Hi burningflames,

Here is an example of how to add an API plug-in function: http://datatables.net/examples/example_plugin_api.html
And there is one showing custom type detection and sorting: http://datatables.net/examples/example_sorting_plugin.html

You can put the plug-in functions anywhere in your script file(s) _after_ the DataTables code.

Does that help?
Allan

Dunhamzzz

But how is the plugin activated? I've included the "Hidden title numeric sorting" plugin code on a JS file and included it but how do I get a column to sort using said plugin?

allan

You need to set the sType for the column to match the sorting plug-in type: "title-numeric" in the case of the hidden title one.

To do this, please see the documentation: http://datatables.net/usage/columns#sType

Regards,
Allan