Get Datatables cell value that is input text field

Question

I\'m generating a DataTable with a javascript data source. The data is returned from an ajax call to nodejs which queries SQL Server DB table and returns 2 columns,

Answer 1

I have a sort of hackish yet applicable and simple solution. The thing to note is my code DOES allow usage of the DataTables data() method and also that this is more of a solution for anybody receiving HTML code instead of inner text from each cell of a row, rather than trying to get the value of an input text box. The row clicked on returns an array through data(). Each cell of the row is wrapped in a span so any plaintext/non-HTML strings inside a td can be rendered as HTML elements and therefore be recognized by the jQuery text() method:

$('#mytable tbody').on('click', 'tr', function (e) {
   var rowArray = aTable.row(this).data();
   var colAchange = $('').html(rowArray[0]).text();
   var colBchange = $('').html(rowArray[1]).text();
});

JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/nyv7j6h8/