Can column.data() be made to return orthogonal data?
Can column.data() be made to return orthogonal data?
Tracy Logan
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Link to test case: https://live.datatables.net/zefijaxe/1/edit?html,js,console,output
Description of problem:
I haven't been able to get the test case example to work -- the column().data() call returns an unexpected empty array (though the real code does return the expected columnar data locally). While baffling, that's not the real issue. 
The real question seems simple enough to be answered without the working example: The expected output from the example would be the formatted dates (the default _ orthogonal data used for display): Mon 25th Apr 11, Mon 25th Jul 11, Mon 12th Jan 09, ...
Instead, is there a way to return the timestamps (the sort orthogonal data): 1303689600, 1311552000, 1231718400, ...?
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The statement is executed before Datatables initialization is complete. The
ajaxrequest is asynchronous causing the Datatables init to be delayed until the response. I placed the code ininitCompleteto execute when fully initialized.Use
cell().render()orcells().render()to get the orthogonal data. For example:Where
nullis therow-selectorparameter. Anullor no selectorrow-selectorreturns all rows.Updated example:
https://live.datatables.net/zefijaxe/2/edit
Kevin