jquery datatables row count across pages

Question

I\'m using the jQuery DataTables plug-in for my HTML table.

Is there a way to get the row count of the number of rows in my table across pages.

For example, if I

Answer 1

It looks like DataTables is removing the rows that aren't on the current page from the DOM, so you aren't going to be able to count them with a jQuery selector. You'll have to use the DataTables API, specifically the fnGetData function:

$(document).ready(function() {

    // Initialize your table
    var oTable = $('#myTable').dataTable();

    // Get the length
    alert(oTable.fnGetData().length);
} );