Problem initializing - DataTables Editor must be initialised as a 'new' instance'

Luis Esnaola

Hello, I recently purchased the editor and we are strugling to initialize it.

Until now, I managed to work with the trial version this way:

import $ from 'jquery';
let editor = require("./dataTables.editor")(window, $);

dataEditor = new editor({
        table: '#' + targetDiv + "-table",
        fields,
        ...
    });

Since purchasing the licence, I downloaded the same file I did previously with the trial version and did:

node node_modules/datatables.net-editor/install.js pathToEditorZip
But now it shows an alert saying:

DataTables Editor must be initialised as a 'new' instance'

and the error on the console:

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property '_constructor' of undefined
    at Editor (dataTables.editor.js:80)

I've tried to install the trial version again and it works, no alert and no error in console.
What is different in the purchased file and how could I make it work?

Edit:
I forgot to mention that the moment the alert and error appears is at this line:
let editor = require("./dataTables.editor")(window, $);
Just saying that it doesn't even get to the line where I start the editor.

allan

It sounds like you might need to try using:

let editor = require("./dataTables.editor");

to get the constructor. I don't understand why there would be a difference between the trial and full versions though. Are they both 1.8.1 that you were using?

Thanks,
Allan

Luis Esnaola

Thank you very much Allan. Haven't tried that way but it seems to fix the problem. Yes I'm using 1.8.1 on both and I still don't understand why in the trial version I had to put (window, $).

Thanks again,
I'm a big fan of you, Allan.