jQuery datatables columnDefs target a name rather than index

Question

In this code:

$('#example').dataTable( {
  "columnDefs": [ {
      "targets": 0,
      "searchable": false
    } ]
} );

targets has been given a column index. But in my case, columns can be in varying orders. So my question is, can "targets" be given the name of the column parameter and if so, how?

You are using a JSON datasource? How does your columns looks like? — davidkonrad
– davidkonrad, Commented May 20, 2015 at 6:51

Raidri · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-28 10:37:43Z

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From the documentation (emphasis mine):

This targets property tells DataTables which column(s) the definition should be applied to. It can be:

0 or a positive integer - column index counting from the left

A negative integer - column index counting from the right

A string - class name will be matched on the TH for the column

The string "_all" - all columns (i.e. assign a default)

edited Apr 28, 2018 at 10:37

answered May 20, 2015 at 7:44

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2 Comments

Tien Do Over a year ago

targets with class name doesn't work, detail here: datatables.net/forums/discussion/26357/…

kritzikratzi Over a year ago

seems to be fixed. i just used it. header in html, ie <th class='col-name'> and then using it in the options: columnDefs: [ { targets: "col-name", visible: false }].

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