Reading extra data which is passed to datatable json string

matthewj

Hi Allan,

I am passing some extra info in datatable's json string but would you please let me know how we read that extra data. for eg I have below json string to display datatable and I am passing an extra info in the end - "completedcnt":"6"
[code]
{
"aaData":
[
{"id":1197888,"start_date":"10/12/12","due_date":"10/12/13","expire_date":"10/12/13","status":"Incomplete","overdue":false},
{"id":1198757,"start_date":"10/16/12","due_date":"10/16/13","expire_date":"10/16/13","status":"Incomplete","overdue":false}
],
"completedcnt":"6"
}
[/code]

Regards,
Mathew

allan

Three options here:

1. Use fnServerData and intercept the JSON before or after you callback the DataTables draw function

2. Use the xhr event - http://datatables.net/docs/DataTables/1.9.4/DataTable.html#xhr

3. Use fnInitComplete which will give you the JSON as the second parameter.

Allan

matthewj

Thank you very much Allan, the third option was the most suitable. Thanks once again for your great help.