Detect if origin of call came from reload inside .on('processing.dt', (e, settings, processing)

asdfUser

Is there a way to detect from the call stack if the preceding call originated from the initial loading of the data table or when the reload event (.DataTable().ajax.reload(null, false)) is fired?

I have a processing event (.on('processing.dt', function (e, settings, processing) {}) in place which runs as expected on initial loading. However, I'd like to perform some conditioning within this event, but only when the reload occurs. Are there any properties I can condition on when a reload occurs?

.on('processing.dt', function (e, settings, processing) {      
        if (processing) {

        } else {

        }
});

rf1234

A global variable should work.

var reload = false;

table
    .on('processing', function (e, settings, processing) {     
        if (processing && reload) {
         
        } else if (processing) {
 
        } else {

        }
        reload = false;
    });

if (condition requiring a reload) {
    reload = true;
    table.ajax.reload(null, false);
}

kthorngren

I don't believe there is anything that indicates what process invoked the processing event. It could be anything from an ajax load/reload, sorting, paging or searching the table. I took a brief look at the settings object passed into processing but didn't see anything useful. I may have missed it though

Probably the easiest thing to do is to use a glabal variable flag that you set when using ajax.reload() then reset at the end of the processing event.

Kevin