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• jLinux Posts: 981Questions: 73Answers: 75

  October 2015 edited October 2015

  This is the current work-around I have for it, which works, its just really... unorthodox

  $( document ).ready(function() {
      // Array to store the selected rows - Updated on select/deselect,
      // and referenced when table redraws
      var selected_rows = [];
  
      // Initialize DT
      $( '#data-table' ).DataTable( {
          select: {
              style: 'multi'
          },
          initComplete: function ( settings, json ) {
              manage_selects( this );
          }
      } );
  
      // Function to manage the selected rows, which need to be re-selected when the table is redrawn
      function manage_selects ( $dt ) {
          var $api = $dt.api();
  
          $api.on( 'select', function ( e, dt, type, indexes ) {
              // Add new selected ID to the selected_rows array
              selected_rows.push( indexes[ 0 ] );
          } );
  
          $api.on( 'deselect', function ( e, dt, type, indexes ) {
              // Remove the row that was deselected, using UnderscoreJS
              selected_rows = _.without( selected_rows, indexes[ 0 ] );
          } );
  
          $api.on( 'draw.dt', function () {
              // Select the rows again, since they are de-selected after the re-draw
              $api.rows( _.uniq(selected_rows) ).select();
          } );
      }
  });
  

  Basically, whenever rows are selected, it adds the row to the selected_rows array, and whenever rows are deselected, remove them from the array, then when the table is re-drawn, it selects the rows again.

  Good news is it seems to work without the "flicker" I was expecting, but I still think that theres gotta be a better way.
• cipster Posts: 1Questions: 0Answers: 1

  January 2016 Answer ✓

  Take a look at this example https://datatables.net/extensions/select/examples/initialisation/reload.html
• jLinux Posts: 981Questions: 73Answers: 75

  April 2016

  Thanks @cipster, I think I actually ended up using that.. Just forgot to update the thread :)
• leandrosnx Posts: 1Questions: 0Answers: 0

  November 2016

  great!!!!