In a render function, is it possible to access row through its name ?

simplerezo

I need to use the value of another column in a render function of a column.
I can access datas through $row parameter using the index ($row[0]).
But I would like to use something more "robust" (like column "name"), but I did not succeed... how can I achieve this ?

Example (not working ): https://live.datatables.net/qugaqohi/1/edit?js,output

kthorngren

Your row data is array based. The row parameter is a Javascript variable and falls within Javascript rules to access array data. You could set a global variable, office for example, with the index and access it like this row[ office [. Or you can use object based rows, like this:
https://live.datatables.net/qewabexa/1/edit

See the data docs for details.

To answer your question you can't access the column with the columns.name in columns.render. The columns.name can be used with APIs like column(). See the example in the column-selector docs.

Kevin

simplerezo

OK, so basically just switching from "name" to "data" in my example make it works
That's weird, because I tried this in my application, but it did not works.... but now I know it should work
Thank you!

kthorngren

I tried this in my application, but it did not works

It depends on your data source. If your data is from ajax or javascript and is array based then it won't work. In this case you will need to convert your source data to use objects to use columns.data.

Kevin