asked on DataView Web Part - Datatables JQuery. Removing filtering/sorting from SharePoint
We moved to SharePoint Online and I am trying to use some code I put together to pull in a Dataview web part and then have the table search able using Datatables.js
I was having trouble figuring out how to turn off the filtering and the sorting that is native to the SharePoint webpart so I opted to hide that row and replace it was a new row that is generated by script.
However, it appears that when Datatables is staging the table to display it is ignoring this new row that was added programatically.
I had to find the table based on a custom attribute and then force an ID attribute and that is all working. I just can't get the new row to become part of the DataTable display.
This is the code. Any suggestions?
I was having trouble figuring out how to turn off the filtering and the sorting that is native to the SharePoint webpart so I opted to hide that row and replace it was a new row that is generated by script.
However, it appears that when Datatables is staging the table to display it is ignoring this new row that was added programatically.
I had to find the table based on a custom attribute and then force an ID attribute and that is all working. I just can't get the new row to become part of the DataTable display.
This is the code. Any suggestions?
$(document).ready(function()
{
$('table[summary="2CIA4_Rules "]').attr('id','ruletable');
$('#ruletable > tbody').prepend('<tr><td>Rule</td><td>Owner</td><td>Audience</td><td>Curriculum</td><td>Target Area</td><td>Leader</td><td>Leader_WWID</td><td>MRC</td><td>Legal</td><td>JobFunction</td><td>SubFunction</td><td>Exclusions</td><td>Year 4 Notes</td><td>Comments</td><td>ChangeNotes</td></tr>');
$( ".ms-listviewtable" ).DataTable( {
dom: 'Tf<"clear">rtip',
"scrollY": "600px",
"scrollCollapse": true,
"paging": false
} );
var table = $( ".ms-listviewtable" ).DataTable();
//table.column(13).visible( false );
//table.column(14).visible( false );
} );
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zephyr_hex (Megan)
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When the alert triggers I see the column headers, when I click OK datatables loads and the same behavior occurs and the create row disappears. I have some other CSS affecting the display of the original table header from SharePoint but that class should have nothing to do with the newly create row.
Any ideas? Do you need to see anything else from my code?
Regards,
Adam
Any ideas? Do you need to see anything else from my code?
Regards,
Adam
OK, that doesn't sounds like a timing issue then. I'll play around will what you've posted so far and see if I can come up with any other ideas.
New theory.
You are attempting to init the datatable twice, which throws an error. datatables only allows one init, unless the first table is destroyed before the second one is created. In the code you posted above, line 7 and 15 both init the datatable. You can consolidate the two lines by keeping line 7 but add var table = before it.
When I remove the second init on line 15, the added row shows up fine in the table.
Here is a Fiddle Demo. Click the button to make the magic happen.
You are attempting to init the datatable twice, which throws an error. datatables only allows one init, unless the first table is destroyed before the second one is created. In the code you posted above, line 7 and 15 both init the datatable. You can consolidate the two lines by keeping line 7 but add var table = before it.
When I remove the second init on line 15, the added row shows up fine in the table.
Here is a Fiddle Demo. Click the button to make the magic happen.
ASKER
zephyr,
Thank you for looking into this further. However, my scenario is a little different as the row that I am appending is actually the header row. I am hiding the SharePoint header row because it has the filtering and sorting function that is competing with DataTables.
I am not sure if this is what is causing my problem because I removed the 2nd init and I am still not getting the new header to persist.
I am doing this to hide the SharePoint specific header row. Should I use JavaScript to kill the row instead of hiding it?
Thank you for looking into this further. However, my scenario is a little different as the row that I am appending is actually the header row. I am hiding the SharePoint header row because it has the filtering and sorting function that is competing with DataTables.
I am not sure if this is what is causing my problem because I removed the 2nd init and I am still not getting the new header to persist.
$(document).ready(function()
{
$('table[summary="2CIA4_Rules "]').attr('id','ruletable');
$('#ruletable > tbody').prepend('<tr class="ruleheader"><td>Rule</td><td>Owner</td><td>Audience</td><td>Curriculum</td><td>Target Area</td><td>Leader</td><td>Leader_WWID</td><td>MRC</td><td>Legal</td><td>JobFunction</td><td>SubFunction</td><td>Exclusions</td><td>Year 4 Notes</td><td>Comments</td><td>ChangeNotes</td></tr>');
var table = $( ".ms-listviewtable" ).DataTable( {
dom: 'Tf<"clear">rtip',
"scrollY": "600px",
"scrollCollapse": true,
"paging": false
} );
} );
I am doing this to hide the SharePoint specific header row. Should I use JavaScript to kill the row instead of hiding it?
.ms-viewheadertr {
display:none;
}
ASKER
Actually I just double checked and it prepended the header but it actually is now at the bottom!
Any idea why it is prepending there?
Any idea why it is prepending there?
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thanks I got this to work by adding the required thead tag back into the prepend.
THANKS!
THANKS!
wahoo! glad you got it working.
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One way to test is to put an alert('whatever') just after the prepend line. That will force JS to wait until you click OK before initializing the datatable.
If the new row now appears in the datatable, the permanent solution would be to use a promise on the line that prepends the row.
I'm not sure if this is going down the right track so I'll stop here until you've had a chance to test the theory using an alert.