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table = $('#myTable').DataTable( { ajax: '/api/staff', columns: [ { className: 'details-control', orderable: false,

the data for all columns (regardless of if they

if ( selected.any() ) { d.site = selected.data().id; } } }, columns: [ { data: 'users.first_name' }, { data: 'users.last_name'

made up of multiple columns). This can be particularly

reliably and efficiently detect columns that match those suited

the ability to select columns and cells as well

which contains two date columns. One in the format

table = $('#example').DataTable( { "ajax": "/examples/ajax/data/objects.txt", "columns": [ { "class": 'details-control', "orderable": false,

aspect of its operation: Columns that that don't fit

dom: "Tfrtip", ajax: "../php/checkbox.php", columns: [ { data: "first_name" }, { data: "last_name"

That’s because moving the columns will invalidate the initial

elements of all the columns that I wanted to

initial behavior were some columns are not hidden. I

for the first two columns. It uses the technique

have to add hidden columns for the search plugin.

columns: [ "the index of the column that you want to export in reverse" ] columns: [0,1,2,3 ] put them like this columns: [3,2,1,0 ]

data properties when the columns are reordered. However, if

You can use column().visible() to show or hide columns based on your condition. So I search for columns that start with A. Are you wanting to search the column header names? You can use columns().header(). Kevin

Your columns fields is an array with a single object, all containing the key data - it should be "columns": [ {"data": "start"}, {"data": "end"}, {"data": "recipients"}, {"data": "message"}, {"data": "collateral"}, {"data": "rep"}, {"data": "message"}, ] Colin

expect to find the columns definition, draw, search, start