Sorting with data-order attribute on ajax sourced data ?

Venky1995

I have a dataTable that is rendered based on a AJAX Sourced data. Here is my render function...

 'data': 'properties.taxon_id',
        render: function(data) {
           if(data != null)
           {
              for(var i = 0; i < spData.length; i++) {
                  if (spData[i].taxon_id == data) {
                      console.log(spData[i].model_mean);
                        var result = "<b>Some text</b>" + spData[i].model_mean + '<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-download-alt" onClick="downloadFile\(this\.id\)" ></span>';
                      //var result =  (spData[i].model_mean);  
                  }
              }
                  return result                    
           }
           else {
               return null
           }
        }

Then I have a columnDefs function which I use to provide the data-order attribute to the cell.

                                     columnDefs: [
                                                    {
                                                        targets: 3,
                                                        data: {
                                                            _: "num-fmt@data-order",
                                                            sort: "num-fmt@data-order",
                                                            type: "num-fmt@data-order"
                                                        }
                                                    }]

The data in this cell is decimal data with some text and a HTML tag around it. Unfortunately, this is not sorting as per the data-order attribute. Can someone help me with this?

colin

We're happy to take a look, but as per the forum rules, please link to a test case - a test case that replicates the issue will ensure you'll get a quick and accurate response. Information on how to create a test case (if you aren't able to link to the page you are working on) is available here.

Cheers,

Colin