72 <dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnJsonString">_fnJsonString</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>JSON stringify. If JSON.stringify it provided by the browser, json2.js or any other
75 from Craig Buckler ( <a href='http://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-json-serialization/'>http://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-json-serialization/</a> ). It is
81 <dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnAddColumn">_fnAddColumn</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, nTh)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Add a column to the list used for the table with default values</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnAddData">_fnAddData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, aData)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Add a data array to the table, creating DOM node etc. This is the parallel to
83 DOM source.</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnAddOptionsHtml">_fnAddOptionsHtml</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Add the options to the page HTML for the table</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnAdjustColumnSizing">_fnAdjustColumnSizing</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Adjust the table column widths for new data. Note: you would probably want to
84 do a redraw after calling this function!</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnAjaxParameters">_fnAjaxParameters</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {bool}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Build up the parameters in an object needed for a server-side processing request</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnAjaxUpdate">_fnAjaxUpdate</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {boolean}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Update the table using an Ajax call</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnAjaxUpdateDraw">_fnAjaxUpdateDraw</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, json)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Data the data from the server (nuking the old) and redraw the table</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnApplyColumnDefs">_fnApplyColumnDefs</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, aoColDefs, aoCols, fn)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Take the column definitions and static columns arrays and calculate how
86 definition found for a column to a suitable configuration object.</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnApplyToChildren">_fnApplyToChildren</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(fn, array, array)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Apply a given function to the display child nodes of an element array (typically
87 TD children of TR rows</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnBindAction">_fnBindAction</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(n, oData, fn)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Bind an event handers to allow a click or return key to activate the callback.
89 same effect as a click, if the element has focus.</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnBrowserDetect">_fnBrowserDetect</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>From some browsers (specifically IE6/7) we need special handling to work around browser
90 bugs - this function is used to detect when these workarounds are needed.</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnBuildHead">_fnBuildHead</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Create the HTML header for the table</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnBuildSearchArray">_fnBuildSearchArray</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iMaster)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Create an array which can be quickly search through</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnBuildSearchRow">_fnBuildSearchRow</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, aData)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Create a searchable string from a single data row</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnCalculateColumnWidths">_fnCalculateColumnWidths</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Calculate the width of columns for the table</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnCalculateEnd">_fnCalculateEnd</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Recalculate the end point based on the start point</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnCallbackFire">_fnCallbackFire</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, sStore, sTrigger, aArgs)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Fire callback functions and trigger events. Note that the loop over the callback
92 in time sensitive applications (for example cell creation) as its slow.</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnCallbackReg">_fnCallbackReg</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, sStore, fn, sName)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Register a callback function. Easily allows a callback function to be added to
93 an array store of callback functions that can then all be called together.</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnClearTable">_fnClearTable</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Nuke the table</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnColumnIndexToVisible">_fnColumnIndexToVisible</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(iMatch, oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Covert the index of an index in the data array and convert it to the visible
94 column index (take account of hidden columns)</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnColumnOptions">_fnColumnOptions</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iCol, oOptions)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Apply options for a column</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnColumnOrdering">_fnColumnOrdering</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get the column ordering that DataTables expects</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnConvertToWidth">_fnConvertToWidth</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sWidth, nParent)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Convert a CSS unit width to pixels (e.g. 2em)</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnCreateCookie">_fnCreateCookie</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sName, sValue, iSecs, sBaseName, fnCallback)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Create a new cookie with a value to store the state of a table</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnCreateTr">_fnCreateTr</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Create a new TR element (and it's TD children) for a row</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnDataToSearch">_fnDataToSearch</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sData, sType)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Convert raw data into something that the user can search on</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnDeleteIndex">_fnDeleteIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(a, iTarget)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Take an array of integers (index array) and remove a target integer (value - not
95 the key!)</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnDetectHeader">_fnDetectHeader</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(array, nThead)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Use the DOM source to create up an array of header cells. The idea here is to
98 any column / row could be removed and the new grid constructed</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnDetectType">_fnDetectType</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sData)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Get the sort type based on an input string</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnDraw">_fnDraw</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Insert the required TR nodes into the table for display</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnDrawHead">_fnDrawHead</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, array, <span class="optional">bIncludeHidden</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Draw the header (or footer) element based on the column visibility states. The
104 already a cell in that position.</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnEscapeRegex">_fnEscapeRegex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sVal)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>scape a string such that it can be used in a regular expression</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnExtend">_fnExtend</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oOut, oExtender)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {object}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Extend objects - very similar to jQuery.extend, but deep copy objects, and shallow
107 we do want to deep copy arrays.</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnExternApiFunc">_fnExternApiFunc</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sFunc)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {function}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Create a wrapper function for exporting an internal functions to an external API.</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFeatureHtmlFilter">_fnFeatureHtmlFilter</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Generate the node required for filtering text</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFeatureHtmlInfo">_fnFeatureHtmlInfo</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Generate the node required for the info display</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFeatureHtmlLength">_fnFeatureHtmlLength</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Generate the node required for user display length changing</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFeatureHtmlPaginate">_fnFeatureHtmlPaginate</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Generate the node required for default pagination</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFeatureHtmlProcessing">_fnFeatureHtmlProcessing</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Generate the node required for the processing node</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFeatureHtmlTable">_fnFeatureHtmlTable</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Add any control elements for the table - specifically scrolling</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFilter">_fnFilter</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, sInput, iForce, bRegex, bSmart, bCaseInsensitive)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Filter the data table based on user input and draw the table</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFilterColumn">_fnFilterColumn</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, sInput, iColumn, bRegex, bSmart, bCaseInsensitive)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Filter the table on a per-column basis</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFilterComplete">_fnFilterComplete</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, oSearch, <span class="optional">iForce</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Filter the table using both the global filter and column based filtering</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFilterCreateSearch">_fnFilterCreateSearch</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sSearch, bRegex, bSmart, bCaseInsensitive)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {RegExp}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Build a regular expression object suitable for searching a table</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnFilterCustom">_fnFilterCustom</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Apply custom filtering functions</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGatherData">_fnGatherData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Read in the data from the target table from the DOM</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetCellData">_fnGetCellData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, iCol, sSpecific)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {*}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Get the data for a given cell from the internal cache, taking into account data mapping</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetColumns">_fnGetColumns</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, sParam)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {array}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get an array of column indexes that match a given property</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetDataMaster">_fnGetDataMaster</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Return an array with the full table data</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetMaxLenString">_fnGetMaxLenString</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iCol)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get the maximum strlen for each data column</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetObjectDataFn">_fnGetObjectDataFn</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(mSource)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {function}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Return a function that can be used to get data from a source object, taking
108 into account the ability to use nested objects as a source</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetRowData">_fnGetRowData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, sSpecific, aiColumns)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {array}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get an array of data for a given row from the internal data cache</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetTdNodes">_fnGetTdNodes</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, <span class="optional">iIndividualRow</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {array}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Return an flat array with all TD nodes for the table, or row</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetTrNodes">_fnGetTrNodes</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {array}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Return an array with the TR nodes for the table</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetUniqueThs">_fnGetUniqueThs</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, nHeader, aLayout)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Get an array of unique th elements, one for each column</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnGetWidestNode">_fnGetWidestNode</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iCol)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get the widest node</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnInitComplete">_fnInitComplete</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, <span class="optional">json</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Draw the table for the first time, adding all required features</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnInitialise">_fnInitialise</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Draw the table for the first time, adding all required features</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnLanguageCompat">_fnLanguageCompat</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Language compatibility - when certain options are given, and others aren't, we
110 with older language files.</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnLoadState">_fnLoadState</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, oInit)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Attempt to load a saved table state from a cookie</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnLog">_fnLog</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iLevel, sMesg)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Log an error message</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnMap">_fnMap</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oRet, oSrc, sName, <span class="optional">sMappedName</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>See if a property is defined on one object, if so assign it to the other object</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnNodeToColumnIndex">_fnNodeToColumnIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, n)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Take a TD element and convert it into a column data index (not the visible index)</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnNodeToDataIndex">_fnNodeToDataIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, n)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Take a TR element and convert it to an index in aoData</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnPageChange">_fnPageChange</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, mAction)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {bool}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Alter the display settings to change the page</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnProcessingDisplay">_fnProcessingDisplay</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, bShow)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Display or hide the processing indicator</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnReadCookie">_fnReadCookie</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sName)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Read an old cookie to get a cookie with an old table state</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnReDraw">_fnReDraw</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Redraw the table - taking account of the various features which are enabled</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnRender">_fnRender</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, iCol)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {*}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Call the developer defined fnRender function for a given cell (row/column) with
111 the required parameters and return the result.</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnReOrderIndex">_fnReOrderIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Figure out how to reorder a display list</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnSaveState">_fnSaveState</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Save the state of a table in a cookie such that the page can be reloaded</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnScrollBarWidth">_fnScrollBarWidth</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get the width of a scroll bar in this browser being used</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnScrollDraw">_fnScrollDraw</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(o)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Update the various tables for resizing. It's a bit of a pig this function, but
116 4. Clean up</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnScrollingWidthAdjust">_fnScrollingWidthAdjust</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, n)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Adjust a table's width to take account of scrolling</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnServerParams">_fnServerParams</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, array)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Add Ajax parameters from plug-ins</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnSetCellData">_fnSetCellData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, iCol, val)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Set the value for a specific cell, into the internal data cache</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnSetObjectDataFn">_fnSetObjectDataFn</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(mSource)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {function}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Return a function that can be used to set data from a source object, taking
117 into account the ability to use nested objects as a source</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnSettingsFromNode">_fnSettingsFromNode</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(nTable)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {object}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Return the settings object for a particular table</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnSort">_fnSort</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, bApplyClasses)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Change the order of the table</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnSortAttachListener">_fnSortAttachListener</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, nNode, iDataIndex, <span class="optional">fnCallback</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Attach a sort handler (click) to a node</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnSortingClasses">_fnSortingClasses</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Set the sorting classes on the header, Note: it is safe to call this function
118 when bSort and bSortClasses are false</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnStringToCss">_fnStringToCss</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(aArray1, aArray2)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Append a CSS unit (only if required) to a string</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnUpdateInfo">_fnUpdateInfo</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Update the information elements in the display</p></dd><dt class=" odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnVisbleColumns">_fnVisbleColumns</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get the number of visible columns</p></dd><dt class=" even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnVisibleToColumnIndex">_fnVisibleToColumnIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iMatch)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Covert the index of a visible column to the index in the data array (take account
132 <dt class=" even"><a name="_fnJsonString"></a><a name="_fnJsonString_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#_fnJsonString">_fnJsonString</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>JSON stringify. If JSON.stringify it provided by the browser, json2.js or any other
135 from Craig Buckler ( <a href='http://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-json-serialization/'>http://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-json-serialization/</a> ). It is
143 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnAddColumn" class=" even"><a name="_fnAddColumn"></a><a name="_fnAddColumn_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnAddColumn</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, nTh)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Add a column to the list used for the table with default values</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
164 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnAddData" class=" odd"><a name="_fnAddData"></a><a name="_fnAddData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnAddData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, aData)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Add a data array to the table, creating DOM node etc. This is the parallel to
189 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnAddOptionsHtml" class=" even"><a name="_fnAddOptionsHtml"></a><a name="_fnAddOptionsHtml_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnAddOptionsHtml</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Add the options to the page HTML for the table</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
210 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnAdjustColumnSizing" class=" odd"><a name="_fnAdjustColumnSizing"></a><a name="_fnAdjustColumnSizing_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnAdjustColumnSizing</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Adjust the table column widths for new data. Note: you would probably want to
274 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnAjaxUpdateDraw" class=" even"><a name="_fnAjaxUpdateDraw"></a><a name="_fnAjaxUpdateDraw_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnAjaxUpdateDraw</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, json)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Data the data from the server (nuking the old) and redraw the table</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
292 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">oSettings</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>dataTables settings object</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">json</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>json data return from the server.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">json.sEcho</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Tracking flag for DataTables to match requests</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">json.iTotalRecords</td><td class="type type-param">int</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Number of records in the data set, not accounting for filtering</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">json.iTotalDisplayRecords</td><td class="type type-param">int</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Number of records in the data set, accounting for filtering</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">json.aaData</td><td class="type type-param">array</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The data to display on this page</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">json.sColumns</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"><optional><br></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Column ordering (sName, comma separated)</p></td></tr>
319 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnApplyToChildren" class=" even"><a name="_fnApplyToChildren"></a><a name="_fnApplyToChildren_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnApplyToChildren</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(fn, array, array)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Apply a given function to the display child nodes of an element array (typically
338 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">fn</td><td class="type type-param">function</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Method to apply to the objects</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">array</td><td class="type type-param"></td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>{nodes} an1 List of elements to look through for display children</p></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>3</div></td><td class="name">array</td><td class="type type-param"></td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>{nodes} an2 Another list (identical structure to the first) - optional</p></td></tr>
364 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnBrowserDetect" class=" even"><a name="_fnBrowserDetect"></a><a name="_fnBrowserDetect_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnBrowserDetect</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>From some browsers (specifically IE6/7) we need special handling to work around browser
446 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">oSettings</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>dataTables settings object</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">aData</td><td class="type type-param">array</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Row data array to use for the data to search</p></td></tr>
470 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnCalculateEnd" class=" odd"><a name="_fnCalculateEnd"></a><a name="_fnCalculateEnd_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnCalculateEnd</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Recalculate the end point based on the start point</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
512 is fired</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>4</div></td><td class="name">aArgs</td><td class="type type-param">array</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Array of arguments to pass to the callback function / trigger</p></td></tr>
558 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnColumnIndexToVisible" class=" odd"><a name="_fnColumnIndexToVisible"></a><a name="_fnColumnIndexToVisible_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnColumnIndexToVisible</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(iMatch, oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Covert the index of an index in the data array and convert it to the visible
640 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">sWidth</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>width to be converted</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">nParent</td><td class="type type-param">node</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>parent to get the with for (required for relative widths) - optional</p></td></tr>
643 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnCreateCookie" class=" odd"><a name="_fnCreateCookie"></a><a name="_fnCreateCookie_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnCreateCookie</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sName, sValue, iSecs, sBaseName, fnCallback)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Create a new cookie with a value to store the state of a table</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
661 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">sName</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>name of the cookie to create</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">sValue</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>the value the cookie should take</p></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>3</div></td><td class="name">iSecs</td><td class="type type-param">int</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>duration of the cookie</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>4</div></td><td class="name">sBaseName</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>sName is made up of the base + file name - this is the base</p></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>5</div></td><td class="name">fnCallback</td><td class="type type-param">function</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>User definable function to modify the cookie</p></td></tr>
685 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnDataToSearch" class=" odd"><a name="_fnDataToSearch"></a><a name="_fnDataToSearch_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnDataToSearch</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sData, sType)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Convert raw data into something that the user can search on</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
728 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnDetectHeader" class=" odd"><a name="_fnDetectHeader"></a><a name="_fnDetectHeader_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnDetectHeader</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(array, nThead)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Use the DOM source to create up an array of header cells. The idea here is to
770 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">sData</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>data we wish to know the type of</p></td></tr>
794 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnDrawHead" class=" even"><a name="_fnDrawHead"></a><a name="_fnDrawHead_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnDrawHead</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, array, <span class="optional">bIncludeHidden</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Draw the header (or footer) element based on the column visibility states. The
821 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnEscapeRegex" class=" odd"><a name="_fnEscapeRegex"></a><a name="_fnEscapeRegex_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnEscapeRegex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sVal)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>scape a string such that it can be used in a regular expression</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
863 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">oOut</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Object to extend</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">oExtender</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Object from which the properties will be applied to oOut</p></td></tr>
1013 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnFilter" class=" even"><a name="_fnFilter"></a><a name="_fnFilter_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnFilter</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, sInput, iForce, bRegex, bSmart, bCaseInsensitive)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Filter the data table based on user input and draw the table</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1055 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnFilterComplete" class=" even"><a name="_fnFilterComplete"></a><a name="_fnFilterComplete_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnFilterComplete</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, oSearch, <span class="optional">iForce</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Filter the table using both the global filter and column based filtering</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1118 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnGatherData" class=" odd"><a name="_fnGatherData"></a><a name="_fnGatherData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnGatherData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Read in the data from the target table from the DOM</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1139 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnGetCellData" class=" even"><a name="_fnGetCellData"></a><a name="_fnGetCellData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnGetCellData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, iCol, sSpecific)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {*}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Get the data for a given cell from the internal cache, taking into account data mapping</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1224 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnGetObjectDataFn" class=" even"><a name="_fnGetObjectDataFn"></a><a name="_fnGetObjectDataFn_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnGetObjectDataFn</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(mSource)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {function}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Return a function that can be used to get data from a source object, taking
1246 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnGetRowData" class=" odd"><a name="_fnGetRowData"></a><a name="_fnGetRowData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnGetRowData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, sSpecific, aiColumns)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {array}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get an array of data for a given row from the internal data cache</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1352 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnInitComplete" class=" even"><a name="_fnInitComplete"></a><a name="_fnInitComplete_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnInitComplete</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, <span class="optional">json</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Draw the table for the first time, adding all required features</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1370 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">oSettings</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>dataTables settings object</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">json</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes">Optional</td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>JSON from the server that completed the table, if using Ajax source
1374 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnInitialise" class=" odd"><a name="_fnInitialise"></a><a name="_fnInitialise_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnInitialise</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Draw the table for the first time, adding all required features</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1460 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnMap" class=" odd"><a name="_fnMap"></a><a name="_fnMap_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnMap</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oRet, oSrc, sName, <span class="optional">sMappedName</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>See if a property is defined on one object, if so assign it to the other object</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1481 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnNodeToColumnIndex" class=" even"><a name="_fnNodeToColumnIndex"></a><a name="_fnNodeToColumnIndex_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnNodeToColumnIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, n)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Take a TD element and convert it into a column data index (not the visible index)</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1502 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnNodeToDataIndex" class=" odd"><a name="_fnNodeToDataIndex"></a><a name="_fnNodeToDataIndex_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnNodeToDataIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, n)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Take a TR element and convert it to an index in aoData</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1566 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnReadCookie" class=" even"><a name="_fnReadCookie"></a><a name="_fnReadCookie_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnReadCookie</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(sName)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {string}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Read an old cookie to get a cookie with an old table state</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1587 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnReDraw" class=" odd"><a name="_fnReDraw"></a><a name="_fnReDraw_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnReDraw</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Redraw the table - taking account of the various features which are enabled</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1608 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnRender" class=" even"><a name="_fnRender"></a><a name="_fnRender_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnRender</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, iCol)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {*}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Call the developer defined fnRender function for a given cell (row/column) with
1651 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnSaveState" class=" even"><a name="_fnSaveState"></a><a name="_fnSaveState_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnSaveState</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Save the state of a table in a cookie such that the page can be reloaded</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1672 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnScrollBarWidth" class=" odd"><a name="_fnScrollBarWidth"></a><a name="_fnScrollBarWidth_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnScrollBarWidth</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Get the width of a scroll bar in this browser being used</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1676 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnScrollDraw" class=" even"><a name="_fnScrollDraw"></a><a name="_fnScrollDraw_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnScrollDraw</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(o)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {node}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Update the various tables for resizing. It's a bit of a pig this function, but
1744 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnSetCellData" class=" odd"><a name="_fnSetCellData"></a><a name="_fnSetCellData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnSetCellData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iRow, iCol, val)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" odd"><p>Set the value for a specific cell, into the internal data cache</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1765 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnSetObjectDataFn" class=" even"><a name="_fnSetObjectDataFn"></a><a name="_fnSetObjectDataFn_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnSetObjectDataFn</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(mSource)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {function}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Return a function that can be used to set data from a source object, taking
1805 <tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">nTable</td><td class="type type-param">node</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>table we are using as a dataTable</p></td></tr>
1850 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnSortingClasses" class=" even"><a name="_fnSortingClasses"></a><a name="_fnSortingClasses_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnSortingClasses</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Set the sorting classes on the header, Note: it is safe to call this function
1893 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnUpdateInfo" class=" even"><a name="_fnUpdateInfo"></a><a name="_fnUpdateInfo_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnUpdateInfo</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Update the information elements in the display</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details">
1935 <dt id="DataTable#oApi._fnVisibleToColumnIndex" class=" even"><a name="_fnVisibleToColumnIndex"></a><a name="_fnVisibleToColumnIndex_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>_fnVisibleToColumnIndex</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="signature">(oSettings, iMatch)</span><span class="type-signature"> → {int}</span></span></span></dt><dd class=" even"><p>Covert the index of a visible column to the index in the data array (take account