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You have table.column($(this).attr('data-column')).search( inside initComplete. It sounds like this

callback function and the initComplete callback function are executed

No, that's not the case. If you look at that example, age is only in the Editor initialisation, not DataTables, and the table still loads. The initialisation are entirely independent. and could even point to different scripts. Colin

data can change, or initComplete to update the table

correctly if you were initialising SearchPanes within a button,

column by default. In initComplete it uses column().visible() to

Use initComplete, like this: http://live.datatables.net/yohuluco/6/edit Kevin

Your example doesn't show your buttons. Use columns.visible to initially hide the columns you don't want to show on initialization. I updated the Visibility Groups example to show this: http://live.datatables.net/zukajeyu/1/edit Kevin

So, I am running the scroller.toPosition to that row first before calling the focus. Do I need to perform some sort of "wait till this loads" after calling toPosition and before .focus()? Use initComplete fo this. Kevin

Does it possible to display the table without any automatic sort ? Use the order option to set the initial table order. The examples show how to have no ordering applied at initialization. Kevin