Problem with ajax and language

mstraczkowski

Hello,

I've noticed a problem when im using language and ajax server-side processing:

Below example works correctly for me:

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function() {

        // Loading datatables
        $('.datatables').dataTable({
            "iDisplayLength": 50,
            "dom": 'Bfrtip',
            "stateSave": true,
            "processing": true,
            "serverSide": true,
            "ajax": {
              "url": "/index.php/employees/datatable",
              "type": "POST"
            },
            "buttons": [
                'excel', 'pdf'
            ],
            "columns": [
                { "data": "e.id_employee" },
                { "data": "e.firstname" },
                { "data": "e.lastname" },
                { "data": "e.email" }
            ]
        }).columnFilter();
    });
</script>

But when I add language parameter it stops working. I mean datatables is trying to send data to current URL (GET /employees) - instead of POST to /employees/datatable.

Below example doesn't work for me:

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function() {

        // Loading datatables
        $('.datatables').dataTable({
            "iDisplayLength": 50,
            "dom": 'Bfrtip',
            "stateSave": true,
            "processing": true,
            "serverSide": true,
            "ajax": {
              "url": "/index.php/employees/datatable",
              "type": "POST"
            },
            "buttons": [
                'excel', 'pdf'
            ],
            "language": {
                "url": "/public/js/datatables.pl.json"
            },
            "columns": [
                { "data": "e.id_employee" },
                { "data": "e.firstname" },
                { "data": "e.lastname" },
                { "data": "e.email" }
            ]
        }).columnFilter();
    });
</script>

May somebody explain me what am I doing wrong? or what is happenning?
Thanks in advance

mstraczkowski

Well, there is something wrong with columnFilter plugin

allan

I think you are correct - the columnFilter plug-in (which is third party, and as far as I am aware, no longer being updated by its author) doesn't support the async initialisation that is caused by the use of the language.url option.

You would need to initialise the plug-in in initComplete.

Allan