Hanlde null objects in retrieved AJAX data

mkwats

When consifuring the table I get JSON data from server and have the colum data set as:

columns: [
{ data: "LatestStatusRecord.Status", className: 'dt-center', }
]

If there is no LatestStatusRecord i get error becuase LatestStatusRecord.Status will not exisit. What can I do to handle this error? Do I need to do it server side (create the object even if record not exisit) or can I do it the options?

ERROR received
*DataTables warning: table id=TaskTableInner - Requested unknown parameter 'LatestGanttRecord.PercentComplete' for row 0, column 5. For more information about this error, please see http://datatables.net/tn/4*

allan

Two options:

1. Make sure that there is a LatestStatusRecord object, or
2. Use a rendering function which will check it the object exists:

data: null,
render: function (data, type) {
  if (! data.LatestStatusRecord) {
    return '';
  }
  return data.LatestStatusRecord.Status;
}

Allan

mkwats

I went with the render option.
Thank you.