How to get name of datatable column?

Question

I\'m using DataTable 1.10.9 (from https://datatables.net). Columns for the datatable are defined at the initialization step in javascript and each column has a unique name, e.g.

Answer 1

The following should work for you as per the API document:

var tableColumns = [{
    name: 'first-name'
}, {
    name: 'last-name'
}, {
    name: 'position'
}, {
    name: 'location'
}, {
    name: 'salary'
}]

var table = $('#example').DataTable({
    tableColumns
});

table.columns().every(function (index) {

    console.log(tableColumns[index].name);

});