[solved] Any clue on why I can't get a DataTables API instance ?

marc_ollivrin

Ok, hello everybody.

That made four days that I'm on a problem that drives me crazy. As a non developper, I suspect the answer may be simple but I could't find a solution : I can't access to the DataTable API and I need it to use the column multi filter method as shown in the examples section > http://www.datatables.net/examples/api/multi_filter_select.html .

Here is the context :
- first, url : http://ecofilae.effetgraphique.com/references/ ;
It's a wordpress dev site inside a multisite install, language locale is french.

for testing and sake of the simplicity purposes of test case, the DataTables script part is inserted inside the header.
But I tested this before, correctly inserted through the function.php file of the custom theme I use, using wp_register_script and so on.

Using Firebug, I can see that files' HTTP calls and all seems to be OK. jQuery is loaded before my script, then my script is loaded.
I can use dataTables() (yes, and get the jQuery object), all is working.

But as soon as I try to use a .DataTable() on my table in my script, I get an error.
The API seems to be un-available. (I get a "DataTables is not a function" from the FF console).

If I try to use a simple $(document).ready(); to insert my script, even the dataTable(); code isn't working.

In fours days, i tried many methods in a long and painfull process of trials and errors and can't found a correct one.
Now I'm over. If anyone here passing by has a solution, I would be relieved.

And oh, I've just forgot, using a wordpress DataTables plugin is not an option : since I need to format a custom PHP table inside a custom template and then use DataTables() on it. (yeah, i tried this too, it doesn't work either).

Thanks in advance to anyone who could help.

allan

There is something wrong with the DataTables file that your page is including. It looks like it might be an extremely old version of DataTables - v1.0 or there about!

Could you update the file to use v1.10 please?

Allan

marc_ollivrin

Thanks Allan.

Done, and it works. Many many thanks !
I don't know how an why I reached such a level of confusion to download an old version and stubbornly continue to try to use it without logically check the DataTables version.

Well, I guess that will make a good one that you may share if you want ... I feel dumb. -__-

Anyway, thank you for this awesome support. I've just register as supporter, because of such a great support for a simple forum user.