Add a new row from ajax response (json)

jentree

I am 99% of the way home. I just can't get over the hump with this one...

Here is how I am initializing my table:

$('#mytable').dataTable({
    'data': mydata,
    'columnDefs': [{
         'targets': 0,
          'title': '',
          'sortable': false,
          'class': 'text-center',
          'data': function () {
              return '<a href="#" class="edit"><i class="fa fa-pencil-square-o fa fa-lg"></i></a>';
          }
      },
      {
          'targets': 1,
          'title': "Name",
          'data': 'name'
       },
       {
                            'targets': 2,
                            'title': "Status",
                            'render': function (data, type, row) {
                                return '<span class="status status-' + (row.status).toLowerCase() + '">' + row.status + '</span>';
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            'targets': 3,
                            'title': '',
                            'sortable': false,
                            'render': function (data, type, row) {
                                return '<a href="#" class="remove" data-id="' + row.employee_id+ '"><i class="fa fa-times fa-lg"></i></a>';
                            }
                        }],
                    'order': [[1, 'asc']]
                });
            }
        });

I have an "Add New" button that is successfully inserting a new record - and returning that record back to me.

This is the error I'm getting:
DataTables warning: table id={id} - Requested unknown parameter '{parameter}' for row {row-index}

var employee= $.parseJSON(response);
                console.log(employee);
                var $table = $('#mytable').DataTable();

                $table.row.add([{
                    // can't figure this out. how to assign 'name'
                    }]).draw();

Here is the data coming back (employee):

employee_id: "123"
name: "Joe Dirt"

I just can't figure out how to assign the properties back to the table columns.

allan

$table.row.add([{

Looks like you are passing in an array. If you are, you should use rows.add() to add multiple rows. row.add() is for a single row only (if you do want a single row, don't use an array - as that looks like it is the issue).

Allan

jentree

Thank you very much!!