get first row information in datatable

get first row information in datatable

denizdianadenizdiana Posts: 15Questions: 8Answers: 0
edited April 2020 in Free community support

Hello everyone, i want to get first row from datatable.I fill the datatable with json

  var data=  {
    "events": [
        {
            "name": "John",
            "date": "05-03-2020",
            "time": "18:10:11",
            "action": "enter"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jane",
            "date": "05-03-2020",
            "time": "08:40:11",
            "action": "enter"
        }]}

My datatable is :

       dtable = $('#table').DataTable(
                {

                 data : data.events,

        columns: [

          { data: 'name',  title: 'Person Name' },
          { data: 'action',  title: 'Event'  },
          { data: 'date',  title: 'Date' }
 ]

                });

I want to get name, date, time information from first row.

      var d = dtable.row(0).data();
      var name=d.name;

When i want to get name information from here i get an error. What is the problem? :( thank you so much.

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  • kthorngrenkthorngren Posts: 20,144Questions: 26Answers: 4,736

    Looks like it should work. What is the error? Can you provide a test case so we can take a look?
    https://datatables.net/manual/tech-notes/10#How-to-provide-a-test-case

    Kevin

  • denizdianadenizdiana Posts: 15Questions: 8Answers: 0

    I dont know why when i change it to
    var d = dtable.row(':eq(0)').data();
    it works :)
    Thanks Kevin.

  • kthorngrenkthorngren Posts: 20,144Questions: 26Answers: 4,736
    edited April 2020 Answer ✓

    Not sure without seeing it. Using row(0) is the row index. The index is the order the table is loaded not the order of the table. If you want to get the row that is displayed in the top row, regardless of ordering, then use :eq(0).

    Kevin

  • colincolin Posts: 15,112Questions: 1Answers: 2,583

    Even with 0, it works here - so something odd going on.

    But, at least you've got a solution so all good.

    Colin

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