How to re-initialise data-sort on jQuery DataTables?

Question

I am using jQuery Datatables in my project and I have made \"custom value\" sorting available on a column by using the attribute data-sort as described here: ht

Answer 1

You need to invalidate() the cell(s). dataTables have no chance to know that you programmatically have changed orthogonal data (=the custom sort values) for one or more cells in a column. If you have an instance like

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

and change data-order by

$('td#myColumnId').attr('data-order', newValue);

then invalidate the cell / column by

table.cells("#myColumnId").invalidate();