fnSetColumnVis without AJAX request

jjplaw

First of all, two thumbs up for this awesome jquery plugin.

I have server side processing enabled and the first column set to be hidden when table is first initialized.

I'm using the function fnSetColumnVis to toggle the visibility of the first column. But everytime fnSetColumnVis is being called, the table redraws and a AJAX request is being sent which is the default behavior.

Is it possible to toggle the column visibility but redraws the table without sending the AJAX request because the first column data is already loaded to the table, just that it's hidden.

Please advise.

allan

Currently it's not possible to use fnSetColumnVis without DataTables doing a redraw (the draw is needed to re-calculate the column widths, based on the fact that one of the columns is not "missing"). Most of the other API functions which cause a draw have an option not to do the redraw - I've taken a note to add this into the next release.

Allan

jjplaw

sorry for the (extremely) delayed reply....

you're awesome allan.... looking forward for the release...
datatables... it just keeps getting better...

bika

There's a workaround here for now until the next release:
http://datatables.net/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=2814&page=1#Comment_13359

jjplaw

hi bika.... thanks for the workaround method...
i'll use it until the next release is available....

thanks again... you are also awesome my friend....