Complex row scenario with DataTables possible?

joew

I would like to create a more complex row scenario like this:
[code]



Col1
Col2
Col3
Col4




A1
B1
C1
D1
E1
G1
K1


F1
H1
L1


A2
B2
C2
D2
E2
G2
K2


F2
H2
L2


[/code]

Sorting of Col2 should apply to entries B-E (special sort function required), sorting of Col3 and Col4 to entries G resp. K.
Could have solved the multi-row issue with newlines, but I intend to use jeditable for data manipulation. Is this feasible with datatables?
If it matters: I planned to user server-side processing as the table will contain hundreds of entries.

fbas

datatables doesn't do colspan

joew

Any chance to overcome this limitation?
If I did it this way:
[code]


Col1
Col2
Col3
Col4




A1
B1, C1, D1, E1
F1
G1
H1
K1
L1


A2
B2, C2, D2, E2
F2
G2
H2
K2
L2



[/code]

Will I still be able to make the entries editable one by one?

fbas

yes. put them in their own elements (wrap them in or something) and apply editable to those elements.

joew

Thx for the info... Will give it a try.