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getting at in my initial question; it shortens the

not disable table sorting initially, https://datatables.net/reference/option/ordering . Then after your

You need to move the API call into initComplete. The ajax call makes the table initialisation async. Allan

Two options: Simply use a different Editor instance for the two different options, each with their own field list configured. Use show() and hide() along with initCreate and initEdit to show / hide the fields as required. Allan

false, which means your initial database connection failed for

option specified in the initialisation, thus it has no

order) //I have an initial search form the user

null, null, {"bSort":null}, null ], "initComplete": function () { var api = this.api();

this solved. i changed the code: table.columns().every(function () { $('tfoot input', this.footer()).on('keyup change', function () { that .search(this.value) .draw(); }); }); by: initComplete: function() { var api = this.api(); api.columns().every(function() { var that = this; $('input', this.footer()).on('keyup change', function() { if (that.search() !== this.value) { that .search(this.value) .draw(); } }); }); }, in the datatable parameters.

override labelField: 'text' while initializing Editor (and updating my