how to search and go to last page in one line of code?

luisluix

I am trying to clear all my filters, then go the last page of information... however I am unable to do it.
If I do this:
dt.search('').draw(false);
dt.page('last').draw(false);
I have a race condition, but if I put a timeout between the lines, it will work just fine.

I am trying to avoid the timeout, however using both in one line:
dt.search('').page('last').draw(false);
doesnt seem to work as intended, If I had a previous filter with one page, and run this code I will still be on page one. (page last wont work)

is there a better way to do both? (I want to run a search, and have datatables be in the last page when it comes back)

allan

Interesting one. The problem is that the search doesn't get enacted until the next draw - so page('last') without a draw is still operating on the previous data state. The idea of that is that you would be able to queue multiple changes for a single draw to operate on, although that backfires in this situation!

I'm not clear on why your first two lines result in a race condition. Unless your draw is async (server-side processing?) that should work okay.

Allan

luisluix

yes its server side processing. Its not like an actual race condition, it seems like only the first search-draw happens, and the second one is ignored. But with the timeout both draws work okay.

allan

Got it. With SSP you could use:

dt
  .search('')
  .one( 'draw', function () {
    dt.page('last').draw( false );
  } )
  .draw( false );

Not ideal, but it would stop any timing issues.

Allan