jQuery datatables: test if datatables plugin is initialized

Question

I want to check if a table element with say, id=\"datatable\" is datatables-initialized. Something like this:

if ($(\'#datatable\').dataTable().initialized) {
           


        

Answer 1

Datatable has a method to check if an element has been initialized as a datatable or not - $.fn.DataTable.fnIsDataTable

tableElement = document.getElementById('your table ID');
$.fn.DataTable.fnIsDataTable(tableElement); // returns true or false