i have a really nice style for my tables.
{ sorry links no more working }
I had to add sClass so that new rows (added by fnAddData) get the right classe
Set the default classes before.
$.fn.dataTableExt.oStdClasses.sStripeOdd = ''; $.fn.dataTableExt.oStdClasses.sStripeEven = '';
For further references see here http://www.datatables.net/styling/custom_classes