Disable automatic sorting on the first column when using jQuery DataTables
JquerySortingDatatablesJquery Problem Overview
I'm using jQuery DataTables and I would like to know if there's possible to disable automatic sorting on the first column of the table?
My code looks like this:
/* Default class modification */
$.extend( $.fn.dataTableExt.oStdClasses, {
"sWrapper": "dataTables_wrapper form-inline"
} );
/* API method to get paging information */
$.fn.dataTableExt.oApi.fnPagingInfo = function ( oSettings )
{
return {
"iStart": oSettings._iDisplayStart,
"iEnd": oSettings.fnDisplayEnd(),
"iLength": oSettings._iDisplayLength,
"iTotal": oSettings.fnRecordsTotal(),
"iFilteredTotal": oSettings.fnRecordsDisplay(),
"iPage": Math.ceil( oSettings._iDisplayStart / oSettings._iDisplayLength ),
"iTotalPages": Math.ceil( oSettings.fnRecordsDisplay() / oSettings._iDisplayLength )
};
}
/* Bootstrap style pagination control */
$.extend( $.fn.dataTableExt.oPagination, {
"bootstrap": {
"fnInit": function( oSettings, nPaging, fnDraw ) {
var oLang = oSettings.oLanguage.oPaginate;
var fnClickHandler = function ( e ) {
e.preventDefault();
if ( oSettings.oApi._fnPageChange(oSettings, e.data.action) ) {
fnDraw( oSettings );
}
};
$(nPaging).addClass('pagination').append(
'<ul>'+
'<li class="prev disabled"><a href="#">← '+oLang.sPrevious+'</a></li>'+
'<li class="next disabled"><a href="#">'+oLang.sNext+' → </a></li>'+
'</ul>'
);
var els = $('a', nPaging);
$(els[0]).bind( 'click.DT', { action: "previous" }, fnClickHandler );
$(els[1]).bind( 'click.DT', { action: "next" }, fnClickHandler );
},
"fnUpdate": function ( oSettings, fnDraw ) {
var iListLength = 5;
var oPaging = oSettings.oInstance.fnPagingInfo();
var an = oSettings.aanFeatures.p;
var i, j, sClass, iStart, iEnd, iHalf=Math.floor(iListLength/2);
if ( oPaging.iTotalPages < iListLength) {
iStart = 1;
iEnd = oPaging.iTotalPages;
}
else if ( oPaging.iPage <= iHalf ) {
iStart = 1;
iEnd = iListLength;
} else if ( oPaging.iPage >= (oPaging.iTotalPages-iHalf) ) {
iStart = oPaging.iTotalPages - iListLength + 1;
iEnd = oPaging.iTotalPages;
} else {
iStart = oPaging.iPage - iHalf + 1;
iEnd = iStart + iListLength - 1;
}
for ( i=0, iLen=an.length ; i<iLen ; i++ ) {
// Remove the middle elements
$('li:gt(0)', an[i]).filter(':not(:last)').remove();
// Add the new list items and their event handlers
for ( j=iStart ; j<=iEnd ; j++ ) {
sClass = (j==oPaging.iPage+1) ? 'class="active"' : '';
$('<li '+sClass+'><a href="#">'+j+'</a></li>')
.insertBefore( $('li:last', an[i])[0] )
.bind('click', function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
oSettings._iDisplayStart = (parseInt($('a', this).text(),10)-1) * oPaging.iLength;
fnDraw( oSettings );
} );
}
// Add / remove disabled classes from the static elements
if ( oPaging.iPage === 0 ) {
$('li:first', an[i]).addClass('disabled');
} else {
$('li:first', an[i]).removeClass('disabled');
}
if ( oPaging.iPage === oPaging.iTotalPages-1 || oPaging.iTotalPages === 0 ) {
$('li:last', an[i]).addClass('disabled');
} else {
$('li:last', an[i]).removeClass('disabled');
}
}
}
}
});
/* Show/hide table column */
function dtShowHideCol( iCol ) {
var oTable = $('#example-2').dataTable();
var bVis = oTable.fnSettings().aoColumns[iCol].bVisible;
oTable.fnSetColumnVis( iCol, bVis ? false : true );
};
/* Table #example */
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.datatable').dataTable( {
"sDom": "<'row'<'span6'l><'span6'f>r>t<'row'<'span6'i><'span6'p>>",
"sPaginationType": "bootstrap",
"oLanguage": {
"sLengthMenu": "_MENU_ records per page"
},
"aoColumnDefs": [
{
"bSortable": false,
"aTargets": [ -1 ] // <-- gets last column and turns off sorting
}
]
});
$('.datatable-controls').on('click','li input',function(){
dtShowHideCol( $(this).val() );
})
});
Jquery Solutions
Solution 1 - Jquery
Set the aaSorting option to an empty array. It will disable initial sorting, whilst still allowing manual sorting when you click on a column.
"aaSorting": []
> The aaSorting array should contain an array for each column to be > sorted initially containing the column's index and a direction string > ('asc' or 'desc').
Solution 2 - Jquery
In the newer version of datatables (version 1.10.7) it seems things have changed. The way to prevent DataTables from automatically sorting by the first column is to set the order option to an empty array.
You just need to add the following parameter to the DataTables options:
"order": []
Set up your DataTable as follows in order to override the default setting:
$('#example').dataTable( {
"order": [],
// Your other options here...
} );
That will override the default setting of "order": [[ 0, 'asc' ]].
You can find more details regarding the order option here.
Solution 3 - Jquery
var table;
$(document).ready(function() {
//datatables
table = $('#userTable').DataTable({
"processing": true, //Feature control the processing indicator.
"serverSide": true, //Feature control DataTables' server-side processing mode.
"order": [], //Initial no order.
"aaSorting": [],
// Load data for the table's content from an Ajax source
"ajax": {
"url": "<?php echo base_url().'admin/ajax_list';?>",
"type": "POST"
},
//Set column definition initialisation properties.
"columnDefs": [
{
"targets": [ ], //first column / numbering column
"orderable": false, //set not orderable
},
],
});
});
set
"targets": [0]
to
"targets": [ ]
Solution 4 - Jquery
this.dtOptions = {
order: [],
columnDefs: [ {
'targets': [0], /* column index [0,1,2,3]*/
'orderable': false, /* true or false */
}],
........ rest all stuff .....
}
The above worked fine for me.
(I am using Angular version 7, angular-datatables version 6.0.0 and bootstrap version 4)
Solution 5 - Jquery
Use this simple code for DataTables custom sorting. Its 100% work
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#myTable').DataTable( {
"order": [[ 0, "desc" ]] // "0" means First column and "desc" is order type;
} );
} );
</script>
See in Datatables website
https://datatables.net/examples/basic_init/table_sorting.html
Solution 6 - Jquery
Add
"aaSorting": []
And check if default value is not null only set sortable column then
if ($('#table').DataTable().order().length == 1) {
d.SortColumn = $('#table').DataTable().order()[0][0];
d.SortOrder = $('#table').DataTable().order()[0][1];
}
Solution 7 - Jquery
If any of other solution doesn't fix it, try to override the styles to hide the sort togglers:
.sorting_asc:after, .sorting_desc:after {
content: "";
}