Newbie question about server integration without Ajax

marcelgroeneweg

Hi everyone,

I'm looking into integrating DataTables into Mendix because it provides way more flexibility than we have now.

I need to integrate with a server, but the default Ajax integration is not an option for me. I need DataTables to get back to me for loading an additional page, or when the user scrolls down far enough. I would then need to call a function on DataTables to show the new page when I get response from the server. Similar when the user clicks a column to reorder the data because the data needs to be retrieved again from the server, for pagination in the order requested.

I have seen the Ajax examples and I know there is the preXhr. I need something similar, without the Ajax call at all.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Marcel

allan

Hi Marcel,

Sounds like you want the ajax option as a function. It will be called whenever DataTables needs to request data from the server, and you can do whatever you want with that request.

Allan

marcelgroeneweg

Hi Allan,

Great! I looked at the examples and events but missed that one.

Thanks a lot,

Marcel