How to render column with function AND set filter?

mrtomtom

Hi all,

I'm looking to use a function to return customised display data for a row and also set a separate filter? I can't work out how to it? Anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

columnDefs: [
            {
                "targets":0,
                "render":{
                    "display":{
                          function ( data, type, row ) {
                            return "<a ting #" + name['id'n-xs' href='/thefancylink/" + row['id'] + "' ><i class='fa fa-suitcase'><i/> "+anothervar+row['id']+"</a>";
                            }
                    },  
                    "filter": row['id'],
                }
            }
]

Many thanks

xmojmr

I'm using http://datatables.net/reference/option/rowCallback for returning customized display data and $.fn.dataTable.ext.search.push for separate filter as shown in this example: http://www.datatables.net/examples/plug-ins/range_filtering.html

allan

It should actually be quite possible to do what @mrtomtom is looking for above - as described in the orthogonal data manual and the columns.render option - but where I suspect there is a problem is with the static row['id']. What is the variable row there? I suspect undefined.

What you need to do is provide it as a function like you have for display. Also, as noted in the reference documentation, if you give columns.render as an object you must give a _ option.

I suspect it will be easier in this case if you just use columns.render as a function and have an if condition on the type parameter passed in.

Allan