JQuery DataTable columns() function undefined

Question

Trying to use Jquery DataTable plugin, calling api function

column()

on datatable object errors out

Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function

Created plunker link http://plnkr.co/edit/LymRnduvhXHYfiqeDio6?p=preview my code

$(document).ready(function(){   
    var table=$('#myTable').dataTable( {
         "scrollX": true,
         "dom": '<"toolbar">frtip'
       });
  table.column(3).search('1998').draw();
});

call to function columns on table object errors out, api link http://datatables.net/reference/api/column()

what is wrong in my code? I am using the 1.10.2 version.

Arun P Johny · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-26 04:35:28Z

3

To get the api reference you need to use

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#myTable').dataTable({
        "scrollX": true,
            "dom": '<"toolbar">frtip'
    });
    var table = $('#example').DataTable();
    table.column(3).search('1998').draw();
});

Demo: Plunker

API

The API can be accessed through the following methods:
$( selector ).DataTable();
$( selector ).dataTable().api();
new $.fn.dataTable.Api( selector );

answered Sep 26, 2014 at 4:35

Arun P Johny

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3 Comments

user884424 Over a year ago

Thank you it worked, var table = $('#example').DataTable(); should be var table = $('#myTable').DataTable();

SivaRajini Over a year ago

@ArunP Johny it is not wokring for me. same issue continued. using jquery datatable 1.9

Bruce C Over a year ago

Thank you, I was fighting this for a while. I missed the whole upper case lower case.

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