Add a row after the selected row in jQuery dataTables

Question

DataTable is defined as

var oTable = $(\'#table1\').dataTable({
    \'aaData\': [
                 [\'John\', \'ABC\', \'$90000\'], [\'Doe\', \'XYZ\', \'$100000         


        

Answer 1

Think you are too hasty to accept that you cant do what you want :) Of course it is possible, but it is hard to figure out under which circumstances. The question is not very specific. The following code inserts a new row just after the last row you have clicked :

var dataTable;
var options = {
    bSort: false,
    bPaginate: false
};

function initDataTable() {
  dataTable = $('#example').dataTable(options);
}

function attachClickHandler() {
    $("#example tbody tr").click(function(event) {
        var index=$(this).index();
        $("#insert").text('insert a row below the row you just clicked ('+index+')').attr('index',index).show();
    });
}

$("#insert").click(function() {
    var index=$(this).attr('index');
    var newRow = '<tr>'+
        '<td>new</td>'+
        '<td>new</td>'+
        '<td>new</td>'+
        '<td>new</td>'+
        '<td>new</td>' +
        '</tr>';
    dataTable.fnDestroy();
    $("#example tbody tr").eq(index).after(newRow);    
    initDataTable();
    attachClickHandler();
});

initDataTable();
attachClickHandler();

The idea is to insert the new row to the underlying DOM table, and then reinitialize dataTable when it is done. It works also by sorting, but for demonstration purposes I turn sorting off. As @scottysmalls mentions, dataTables is really sorting everything, so a new inserted row will immediately be sorted, and that would look like it was not inserted correct.

See demo -> http://jsfiddle.net/2AqQ6/

Answer 2

I don't believe it is possible without some custom sorting functions. Position is based entirely on the sort. The developer backs this up here: http://bit.ly/1gtYHyk and here http://bit.ly/PxHKgM