API child.hide() removes the elements from the DOM instead of hide
API child.hide() removes the elements from the DOM instead of hide
silvandre95
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Hello.
The child.hide() is not hiding, it's removing the elements from the DOM, which causes me to loose the access to them.
Here's the example, I have a table inside a child with checkboxes, if i select them and then 'hide' that row, I will lose them, also, if I open again the row, they will not be selected, because they were recreated.
Is there a way for me to just hide(display:hidden) insted of removing the element with this api?
I already saw 2 questions with the same doubt but not resolved. Here's the links:
https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/75410/dont-remove-row-child
https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/38396/child-hide-is-also-removing-element-from-dom
Thanks.
Answers
Calling
row().child.show()should show any existing child rows again without recreating then. The hide API will indeed remove them from the DOM. If you still need a reference to them, store them in a variable after you callopenfor the child rows.Allan