How to set DataTables default sEmptyTable value?

Question

I am having trouble setting the value of our datatables default sEmptyTable value like so:

table.fnSettings().oLanguage.sEmptyTable = "There are no customers currently marked “In Dealership” to display";

this is for a certain table. For the rest of the tables in our jquery.dataTables.js file we have this set as the default:

"sEmptyTable": "No data available in table",

which is what shows still. Is there a way to over write the default with a new one for a particular table?

kabstergo · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-06 00:02:28Z

8

yes, you can override the internationalisation active, did you tried this?

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('#mytable').dataTable({
      "oLanguage": {
        "sEmptyTable": "Overriding value ..."
      }
    });
});

for further details check here

answered Jun 6, 2013 at 0:02

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Is there no way to change this globally, instead of having to set this language override on every single table in the application?