Column filter in cloned header.

JamesHolson

Link to test case: https://live.datatables.net/vetuhule/8/edit?js,console,output
Debugger code (debug.datatables.net):
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Description of problem:
I've recently updated from datatables 1.10 to 2. For column filtering I have cloned the header and used orderCellsTop to prevent it from sorting when clicked.

Now with version 2 I see that orderCellsTop is deprecated and the alternative is using data-dt-order="disable", however for some reason the api columns() returns the cloned column instead of the original. In the linked test case you can see a very simple representation of the problem, if you replace the .attr('data-dt-order', 'disable') with orderCellsTop: true it will work as intended.

kthorngren

personally I would continue using orderCellsTop if it works in my solution. @allan has this comment in this thread.

I've got orderCellsTop marked as deprecated at the moment - I'm reviewing that decision! It is useful at times

You may need to make changes at some point if its removed. Hopefully we can talk Allan into keeping the option. I find it useful at times too.

You can control the row the column().title() fetches the title from by passing in the row parameter. Updated test case showing this:
https://live.datatables.net/vetuhule/14/edit

Kevin

JamesHolson

That will do it, thanks for the help.