Way to tell if select event came from mouse click or programmatically?

BarryB

Using $('#myTable').DataTable().on('select', function (e, dt, type, indexes) to capture select events.

However, I populate the table initially from external data where some rows are already selected. I only want to know when the user takes action i.e. clicks. Looked through all the arguments but nothing seemed obvious.

Thanks in advance!

kthorngren

Use the user-select event for this.

Kevin

BarryB

Thanks this basically works. This event appears to fire before the select/deselect events, so I look at the originalEvent to determine what the semantic is:

    $('#myTable').DataTable().on('user-select', function (e,dt,type,cell,OriginalEvent)      
    {
        var sel1 = originalEvent.target.parentNode.classList.contains("selected");
        if (sel1 === true)
            console.log("deselecting");
        else
            console.log("selecting");
    });

Sort of feels a little hacky ... not sure there's a better way though.

kthorngren

This thread has a similar comment with one of the developer's responses.

Kevin

BarryB

Thanks. Posted a comment there.