datatables ordering code example

Example 1: datatables sorting order

// 3 is the column index, starting from 0 at the leftmost
$('#table').DataTable( {
   order: [[ 3, "desc" ]] // or "asc" for ascending
} );

// to sort on multiple rows
$('#example').DataTable( {
	order: [[ 3, 'desc' ], [ 0, 'asc' ]]
} );

// if using legacy datatables (initialization with lowercase dataTable)
aaSorting: [[3, "desc"]]

Example 2: datatable desc active

$('#exemple').DataTable({
    "order": [[ 3, "desc" ]], //or asc 
    "columnDefs" : [{"targets":3, "type":"date-eu"}],
});

Example 3: order datatable

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#example').DataTable( {
        "order": [[ 3, "desc" ]]
    } );
} );