DataTable get hidden column value on click

Question

I have a datatable that is created with Ajax. However, I do not want all the fields to be displayed and thus I set bVisible to false on the not-so-important field.

Answer 1

I would recommend something like this:

var data = [];
$.ajax({url:"../DataQueries/FetchAllSubjectsForBrowse.asp",success:function(result){
  data=result;
}});
var i=0;
 data.forEach(function(d) {d.index=i++;});

$('#example').dataTable( {
            "bProcessing": true,
            "aaData":data, 
            "aoColumns": [ 
                /*index*/
                /* Subject Name */ null,
                /* Address */ null,
                /* LinkedWithCompany */ { "bVisible": false},
                /* Work Tel */ null
            ]
        } );

Then in your click handler get the index and then access the record in your original data array

$('#example tbody tr').live('click', function () {
         var sTitle;
         var nTds = $('td', this);
         var index = $(nTds[0]).text();
         var record = data[i];
});

This is just a starting point, but I hope you get the idea.