Can datatables sort a column with an input field?
For versions of Datatables 1.10+ the names of some option variables have been changed and a new API introduced. Documentation here: http://datatables.net/examples/plug-ins/dom_sort.html.
Here is a working version of the above accepted answer in 1.10+:
$(document).ready(function () {
var table = $('#example').DataTable({
"columnDefs": [
{
"orderDataType": "dom-input",
"targets": 0, // Just the first column
},
],
});
});
The custom sort function:
$.fn.dataTable.ext.order['dom-input'] = function (settings, col) {
return this.api().column(col, { order: 'index' }).nodes().map(function (td, i) {
return $('input', td).val();
});
}
You should look at this example that explains how to do sorting on input fields. Basically you declare a sorting function
/* Create an array with the values of all the input boxes in a column */
$.fn.dataTableExt.afnSortData['dom-text'] = function ( oSettings, iColumn )
{
var aData = [];
$( 'td:eq('+iColumn+') input', oSettings.oApi._fnGetTrNodes(oSettings) ).each( function () {
aData.push( this.value );
} );
return aData;
}
And then tell to your table to use that
$('#example').dataTable( {
"aoColumns": [
null,
{ "sSortDataType": "dom-text" }
]
} );
or wit aoColumnDefs
$('#example').dataTable( {
"aoColumnDefs": [{ "sSortDataType": "dom-text" , aTarget: "yourclass"}]
} );
The easiest way is to add a hidden span inside columns <span style="visibility:hidden">value of the input</span>