Delete column at jquery DataTable with javascript

Question

I use the table plug-in for jquery Datatable at my rails app, and i look for a way to delete the whole column if some actions occurs e.g. if a button was clicked.

The table:

<table id="words" class="display" data-source="<%= url_for controller:"words", action: "index", :format=>:json %>" >
<thead>
    <tr>
      <th><%= l(:name) %></th>
       .
       .
       .
    </tr>
</thead>
<tbody>    
</tbody>
</table>

How can I do that?

What have your tried? an nth-child selector applied to the TDs would do the trick. — iCollect.it Ltd
– iCollect.it Ltd, Commented Nov 28, 2014 at 11:45
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4544177/jquery-delete-table-column — markpsmith
– markpsmith, Commented Nov 28, 2014 at 11:46

dot · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-28 14:37:37Z

1

Ok, nth-child selector works(thx @TrueBlueAussie) for my the following way:

$('#words thead').find("tr th:nth-child(5)").each(function(){$(this).remove()});
$('#words tbody').find("tr td:nth-child(5)").each(function(){$(this).remove()});

It removes the 5'th column from my table.

answered Nov 28, 2014 at 14:37

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