Sorting error on fnAddData

richcomptonWF

If there are multiple tables on a page, sorting one table can cause an issue with adding data to the other. The following case can illustrate the issue. Table1 has 3 columns and Table2 has 4 columns. Sort the 4th column of Table2 and attempt to add data to Table1. It will result in the following error: "TypeError: Cannot read property 'sSortDataType' of undefined". This is because it is trying to sort the 4th column, however Table1 only has 3 columns. This is recreatable using the multiple tables example, eliminating the 4th column from one of the tables, sorting the other and adding data to the first.

allan

Can you link to a test case showing the issue please? I don't quite understand the exact situation - why is the second table trying to sort on a column that doesn't exist?

Allan

richcomptonWF

http://jsfiddle.net/UtCuB/

If you click add it works as expected. Now cort the 4th column of the bottom table and click add.

allan

Looks like a bug in 1.9.4 :-(. On the plus side, it is fixed in 1.10 already: http://jsfiddle.net/UtCuB/1/ .

Allan

richcomptonWF

Would you have any idea on a fix in 1.9.4 for this? Unfortunately at this time we cannot yet upgrade to 1.10 due to the lack of update on certain plugins (mainly ColumnFilterWidgets).

allan

I'd need to look into it. If you pick up an hour of priority support ( http://datatables.net/support ) I will do so when I get back into the office on Monday.

Allan