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is coming from an ajax call to a server,

example (but without the ajax config): https://datatables.net/examples/ajax/deep.html What do

could either make an Ajax call to the server

Hi Mr Zap, I assume you're getting the data from an AJAX call, this is generally how it should be done. If so, you can just call ajax.reload() to get a refresh, see the documentation here. Cheers, Colin

https://datatables.net/manual/tech-notes/10#How-to-provide-a-test-case Instead of using ajax you can take your

Set up an ajax call that is triggered by a change event that goes back to the server and checks the date?

document).ready(function() { editor = new $.fn.dataTable.Editor( { ajax: { url: "ajaxData_scanning.php", type: 'POST'

you are submitting the Ajax data to a text

Another question: can i add the option of adding child rows only with js(without using ajax)?

If you are using ajax, that can be done