jquery DataTables - change value of a cell not just display value

Question

Using DataTables I want to change the value of the data before rendering the table. I used this:

\"fnRowCallback\": function( nRow, aData, iDisplayIndex ) {
             


        

Answer 1

You should probably paste some more of your code, especially the sorting area.

It seems you're mixing up val() and html():

This will get you the input or cell value as in the value tag "value=?"

$("#currentRow").val()

This will get you the actual html (data) between the tag "<td>data</td>"

$("#currentRow").html()

Answer 2

You need to update the datatable, not html.

oTable.fnUpdate( newValue, rowPos, columnPos);

assuming oTable is a reference to the datatable.