/** * This function will restore the order in which data was read into a * DataTable (for example from an HTML source). Although you can set * aaSorting to be an empty array ([ ]) in order to prevent sorting during * initialisation, it can sometimes be useful to restore the original order * after sorting has already occurred - which is exactly what this function * does. * @name fnSortNeutral * @author Allan Jardine * * @example * $(document).ready(function() { * var oTable = $('#example').dataTable(); * * // Sort in the order that was originally in the HTML * oTable.fnSortNeutral(); * } ); */ $.fn.dataTableExt.oApi.fnSortNeutral = function ( oSettings ) { /* Remove any current sorting */ oSettings.aaSorting = []; /* Sort display arrays so we get them in numerical order */ oSettings.aiDisplay.sort( function (x,y) { return x-y; } ); oSettings.aiDisplayMaster.sort( function (x,y) { return x-y; } ); /* Redraw */ oSettings.oApi._fnReDraw( oSettings ); };