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a bit of time sorting out the plug-ins and

Sounds like you want to use the UK date sorting plug-in with a type detection function to match: http://datatables.net/plug-ins/sorting#date_uk http://datatables.net/plug-ins/type-detection#uk_date For editing - what editor are you using? With Editor you would use the setFormatter function. Allan

it cannot be searched / sorted.

with hidden columns, column sorting, filtering, column filtering etc.

The problem with that is that the sorting will effect the indexing. If you have different sorting on each table, then all bets are off :-) Allan

side, since filtering or sorting much have been changed

as the search fields, sorting etc as a standard

I sorted out this by adding new textbox on page and hiding the default search textbox and setting search function on new text box the function for search text box is: $('#txtSearch').keypress(function () { oTable.fnFilter($(this).val()); });

or not have the sorting code if you don't

will save only the sorting state from the list