How do I add a class to a specific column when using the columns.every function?

taylor5042

I have the following code which works when the column 0 is not hidden.
What I am trying to do is check the values in a hidden column 0 and change the class of column 1 based on the text value in column 0.
I am open to doing this another way, like with rows.every if that is easier, but I am not clear on how to accomplish this.

                        table.columns(0).every(function() {
                            this.nodes().to$().each(function() {
                                if ($(this).text() == 'sometext') {
                                } else {
                                    $(this).next('td').addClass('highlight');
                                }
                            });
                        });

allan

The problem is $(this).next('td'). There is no next element since DataTables has removed the hidden column from the document.

I think I'd do it like this:

table.rows().every( function () {
  if ( $( table.cell( this.index(), 0 ).node() ).text() !== 'sometext' ) {
    $( table.cell( this.index(), 1 ).node() ).addClass( 'highlight' );
  }
} );

Allan

taylor5042

Allan,
Thanks so much for your help, it works perfect!
I couldn't grasp how to do that from the forums/documentation.

allan

Is there anything specific that you think would be useful for me to add to the documentation to explain it a bit more?

It is slightly more convoluted than I would like that case - there will be other ways to do it, but I think that's probably one of the most efficient.

Allan