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|  | 24 					<h2 class="ancestors">Ancestry: <span class="ancestors"><a href="DataTable.html">DataTable</a> » <a href="DataTable.models.html">.models</a>.</span> » oColumn</h2> | 
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|  | 55 						<p>Template object for the column information object in DataTables. This object | 
|  | 56 is held in the settings aoColumns array and contains all the information that | 
|  | 57 DataTables needs about each individual column.</p> | 
|  | 58 | 
|  | 59 <p>Note that this object is related to <a href="DataTable.defaults.columns.html">DataTable.defaults.columns</a> | 
|  | 60 but this one is the internal data store for DataTables's cache of columns. | 
|  | 61 It should NOT be manipulated outside of DataTables. Any configuration should | 
|  | 62 be done through the initialisation options.</p><dl class="details"> | 
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|  | 73 						<div class="doc_group"><a name="summary_properties_static"></a><h3 class="subsection-title">Properties - static</h3> | 
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|  | 75 <dl> | 
|  | 76     <dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#aDataSort">aDataSort</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :array</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>A list of the columns that sorting should occur on when this column | 
|  | 77 is sorted. That this property is an array allows multi-column sorting | 
|  | 78 to be defined for a column (for example first name / last name columns | 
|  | 79 would benefit from this). The values are integers pointing to the | 
|  | 80 columns to be sorted on (typically it will be a single integer pointing | 
|  | 81 at itself, but that doesn't need to be the case).</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#asSorting">asSorting</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :array</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Define the sorting directions that are applied to the column, in sequence | 
|  | 82 as the column is repeatedly sorted upon - i.e. the first value is used | 
|  | 83 as the sorting direction when the column if first sorted (clicked on). | 
|  | 84 Sort it again (click again) and it will move on to the next index. | 
|  | 85 Repeat until loop.</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bSearchable">bSearchable</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Flag to indicate if the column is searchable, and thus should be included | 
|  | 86 in the filtering or not.</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bSortable">bSortable</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Flag to indicate if the column is sortable or not.</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bUseRendered">bUseRendered</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p><code>Deprecated</code> When using fnRender, you have two options for what | 
|  | 87 to do with the data, and this property serves as the switch. Firstly, you | 
|  | 88 can have the sorting and filtering use the rendered value (true - default), | 
|  | 89 or you can have the sorting and filtering us the original value (false). [<a href-"#bUseRendered">...</a>] </p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bVisible">bVisible</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Flag to indicate if the column is currently visible in the table or not</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#fnCreatedCell">fnCreatedCell</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Developer definable function that is called whenever a cell is created (Ajax source, | 
|  | 90 etc) or processed for input (DOM source). This can be used as a compliment to mRender | 
|  | 91 allowing you to modify the DOM element (add background colour for example) when the | 
|  | 92 element is available.</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#fnGetData">fnGetData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Function to get data from a cell in a column. You should <b>never</b> | 
|  | 93 access data directly through _aData internally in DataTables - always use | 
|  | 94 the method attached to this property. It allows mData to function as | 
|  | 95 required. This function is automatically assigned by the column | 
|  | 96 initialisation method</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="type-signature"> :function</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p><code>Deprecated</code> Custom display function that will be called for the | 
|  | 97 display of each cell in this column. [<a href-"#fnRender">...</a>] </p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#fnSetData">fnSetData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Function to set data for a cell in the column. You should <b>never</b> | 
|  | 98 set the data directly to _aData internally in DataTables - always use | 
|  | 99 this method. It allows mData to function as required. This function | 
|  | 100 is automatically assigned by the column initialisation method</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#mData">mData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function|int|string|null</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Property to read the value for the cells in the column from the data | 
|  | 101 source array / object. If null, then the default content is used, if a | 
|  | 102 function is given then the return from the function is used.</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#mRender">mRender</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function|int|string|null</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Partner property to mData which is used (only when defined) to get | 
|  | 103 the data - i.e. it is basically the same as mData, but without the | 
|  | 104 'set' option, and also the data fed to it is the result from mData. | 
|  | 105 This is the rendering method to match the data method of mData.</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#nTf">nTf</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :node</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Unique footer TH/TD element for this column (if there is one). Not used | 
|  | 106 in DataTables as such, but can be used for plug-ins to reference the | 
|  | 107 footer 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="#nTh">nTh</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :node</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Unique header TH/TD element for this column - this is what the sorting | 
|  | 108 listener is attached to (if sorting is enabled.)</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sClass">sClass</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>The class to apply to all TD elements in the table's TBODY for the column</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sContentPadding">sContentPadding</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>When DataTables calculates the column widths to assign to each column, | 
|  | 109 it finds the longest string in each column and then constructs a | 
|  | 110 temporary table and reads the widths from that. The problem with this | 
|  | 111 is that "mmm" is much wider then "iiii", but the latter is a longer | 
|  | 112 string - thus the calculation can go wrong (doing it properly and putting | 
|  | 113 it into an DOM object and measuring that is horribly(!) slow). Thus as | 
|  | 114 a "work around" we provide this option. It will append its value to the | 
|  | 115 text that is found to be the longest string for the column - i.e. padding.</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sDefaultContent">sDefaultContent</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Allows a default value to be given for a column's data, and will be used | 
|  | 116 whenever a null data source is encountered (this can be because mData | 
|  | 117 is set to null, or because the data source itself is null).</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sName">sName</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Name for the column, allowing reference to the column by name as well as | 
|  | 118 by index (needs a lookup to work by name).</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sSortDataType">sSortDataType</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Custom sorting data type - defines which of the available plug-ins in | 
|  | 119 afnSortData the custom sorting will use - if any is defined.</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sSortingClass">sSortingClass</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Class to be applied to the header element when sorting on this column</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sSortingClassJUI">sSortingClassJUI</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Class to be applied to the header element when sorting on this column - | 
|  | 120 when jQuery UI theming is used.</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sTitle">sTitle</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Title of the column - what is seen in the TH element (nTh).</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sType">sType</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Column sorting and filtering type</p></dd><dt class="  odd"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sWidth">sWidth</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Width of the column</p></dd><dt class="  even"><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sWidthOrig">sWidthOrig</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Width of the column when it was first "encountered"</p></dd> | 
|  | 121 </dl></div> | 
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|  | 127 					<div class="doc_details"> | 
|  | 128 						<a name="details"></a> | 
|  | 129 						<h2>Details</h2> | 
|  | 130 						<div class="doc_group"><a name="details_properties"></a><h3 class="subsection-title">Properties - static</h3> | 
|  | 131 <dl> | 
|  | 132     <dt class="  even"><a name="aDataSort"></a><a name="aDataSort_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#aDataSort">aDataSort</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :array</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>A list of the columns that sorting should occur on when this column | 
|  | 133 is sorted. That this property is an array allows multi-column sorting | 
|  | 134 to be defined for a column (for example first name / last name columns | 
|  | 135 would benefit from this). The values are integers pointing to the | 
|  | 136 columns to be sorted on (typically it will be a single integer pointing | 
|  | 137 at itself, but that doesn't need to be the case).</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 138 | 
|  | 139 </dl> | 
|  | 140 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="asSorting"></a><a name="asSorting_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#asSorting">asSorting</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :array</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Define the sorting directions that are applied to the column, in sequence | 
|  | 141 as the column is repeatedly sorted upon - i.e. the first value is used | 
|  | 142 as the sorting direction when the column if first sorted (clicked on). | 
|  | 143 Sort it again (click again) and it will move on to the next index. | 
|  | 144 Repeat until loop.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 145 | 
|  | 146 </dl> | 
|  | 147 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="bSearchable"></a><a name="bSearchable_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bSearchable">bSearchable</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Flag to indicate if the column is searchable, and thus should be included | 
|  | 148 in the filtering or not.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 149 | 
|  | 150 </dl> | 
|  | 151 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="bSortable"></a><a name="bSortable_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bSortable">bSortable</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Flag to indicate if the column is sortable or not.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 152 | 
|  | 153 </dl> | 
|  | 154 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="bUseRendered"></a><a name="bUseRendered_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bUseRendered">bUseRendered</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p><code>Deprecated</code> When using fnRender, you have two options for what | 
|  | 155 to do with the data, and this property serves as the switch. Firstly, you | 
|  | 156 can have the sorting and filtering use the rendered value (true - default), | 
|  | 157 or you can have the sorting and filtering us the original value (false).</p> | 
|  | 158 | 
|  | 159 <p>Please note that this option has now been deprecated and will be removed | 
|  | 160 in the next version of DataTables. Please use mRender / mData rather than | 
|  | 161 fnRender.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 162 	<dt class="important">Deprecated</dt><dd class="yes-def">Yes</dd> | 
|  | 163 </dl> | 
|  | 164 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="bVisible"></a><a name="bVisible_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#bVisible">bVisible</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :boolean</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Flag to indicate if the column is currently visible in the table or not</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 165 | 
|  | 166 </dl> | 
|  | 167 </div></dd><dt id="DataTable.models.oColumn.fnCreatedCell" class="  even"><a name="fnCreatedCell"></a><a name="fnCreatedCell_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>fnCreatedCell</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function</span></span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Developer definable function that is called whenever a cell is created (Ajax source, | 
|  | 168 etc) or processed for input (DOM source). This can be used as a compliment to mRender | 
|  | 169 allowing you to modify the DOM element (add background colour for example) when the | 
|  | 170 element is available.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 171 | 
|  | 172 </dl> | 
|  | 173 <h5>Parameters:</h5> | 
|  | 174 | 
|  | 175 <table class="params"> | 
|  | 176     <thead> | 
|  | 177 	<tr> | 
|  | 178         <th width="20"></th> | 
|  | 179         <th width="12%" class="bottom_border name">Name</th> | 
|  | 180 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Type</th> | 
|  | 181 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Attributes</th> | 
|  | 182 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Default</th> | 
|  | 183 		<th class="last bottom_border">Description</th> | 
|  | 184 	</tr> | 
|  | 185 	</thead> | 
|  | 186 | 
|  | 187 	<tbody> | 
|  | 188 	<tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">nTd</td><td class="type type-param">element</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The TD node that has been created</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">sData</td><td class="type type-param">*</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The Data for the cell</p></td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>3</div></td><td class="name">oData</td><td class="type type-param">array | object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The data for the whole row</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>4</div></td><td class="name">iRow</td><td class="type type-param">int</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The row index for the aoData data store</p></td></tr> | 
|  | 189 	</tbody> | 
|  | 190 </table></div> | 
|  | 191 <dt id="DataTable.models.oColumn.fnGetData" class="  odd"><a name="fnGetData"></a><a name="fnGetData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>fnGetData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function</span></span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Function to get data from a cell in a column. You should <b>never</b> | 
|  | 192 access data directly through _aData internally in DataTables - always use | 
|  | 193 the method attached to this property. It allows mData to function as | 
|  | 194 required. This function is automatically assigned by the column | 
|  | 195 initialisation method</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 196 | 
|  | 197 </dl> | 
|  | 198 <h5>Parameters:</h5> | 
|  | 199 | 
|  | 200 <table class="params"> | 
|  | 201     <thead> | 
|  | 202 	<tr> | 
|  | 203         <th width="20"></th> | 
|  | 204         <th width="12%" class="bottom_border name">Name</th> | 
|  | 205 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Type</th> | 
|  | 206 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Attributes</th> | 
|  | 207 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Default</th> | 
|  | 208 		<th class="last bottom_border">Description</th> | 
|  | 209 	</tr> | 
|  | 210 	</thead> | 
|  | 211 | 
|  | 212 	<tbody> | 
|  | 213 	<tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">oData</td><td class="type type-param">array | object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The data array/object for the array | 
|  | 214    (i.e. aoData[]._aData)</p></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td class="number right_border"><div>2</div></td><td class="name">sSpecific</td><td class="type type-param">string</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The specific data type you want to get - | 
|  | 215    'display', 'type' 'filter' 'sort'</p></td></tr> | 
|  | 216 	</tbody> | 
|  | 217 </table><h5>Returns:</h5><p class="returns"><p>The data for the cell from the given row's data</p></p></div> | 
|  | 218 <dt id="DataTable.models.oColumn.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="type-signature"> :function</span></span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p><code>Deprecated</code> Custom display function that will be called for the | 
|  | 219 display of each cell in this column.</p> | 
|  | 220 | 
|  | 221 <p>Please note that this option has now been deprecated and will be removed | 
|  | 222 in the next version of DataTables. Please use mRender / mData rather than | 
|  | 223 fnRender.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 224 	<dt class="important">Deprecated</dt><dd class="yes-def">Yes</dd> | 
|  | 225 </dl> | 
|  | 226 <h5>Parameters:</h5> | 
|  | 227 | 
|  | 228 <table class="params"> | 
|  | 229     <thead> | 
|  | 230 	<tr> | 
|  | 231         <th width="20"></th> | 
|  | 232         <th width="12%" class="bottom_border name">Name</th> | 
|  | 233 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Type</th> | 
|  | 234 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Attributes</th> | 
|  | 235 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Default</th> | 
|  | 236 		<th class="last bottom_border">Description</th> | 
|  | 237 	</tr> | 
|  | 238 	</thead> | 
|  | 239 | 
|  | 240 	<tbody> | 
|  | 241 	<tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">o</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Object with the following parameters:</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">o.iDataRow</td><td class="type type-param">int</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The row in aoData</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">o.iDataColumn</td><td class="type type-param">int</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The column in question</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">o.aData</td><td class="type type-param">array</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The data for the row in question</p></td></tr><tr><td class="number right_border"></td><td class="name">o.oSettings</td><td class="type type-param">object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The settings object for this DataTables instance</p></td></tr> | 
|  | 242 	</tbody> | 
|  | 243 </table><h5>Returns:</h5><p class="returns"><p>The string you which to use in the display</p></p></div> | 
|  | 244 <dt id="DataTable.models.oColumn.fnSetData" class="  odd"><a name="fnSetData"></a><a name="fnSetData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a>fnSetData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function</span></span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Function to set data for a cell in the column. You should <b>never</b> | 
|  | 245 set the data directly to _aData internally in DataTables - always use | 
|  | 246 this method. It allows mData to function as required. This function | 
|  | 247 is automatically assigned by the column initialisation method</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 248 | 
|  | 249 </dl> | 
|  | 250 <h5>Parameters:</h5> | 
|  | 251 | 
|  | 252 <table class="params"> | 
|  | 253     <thead> | 
|  | 254 	<tr> | 
|  | 255         <th width="20"></th> | 
|  | 256         <th width="12%" class="bottom_border name">Name</th> | 
|  | 257 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Type</th> | 
|  | 258 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Attributes</th> | 
|  | 259 		<th width="10%" class="bottom_border">Default</th> | 
|  | 260 		<th class="last bottom_border">Description</th> | 
|  | 261 	</tr> | 
|  | 262 	</thead> | 
|  | 263 | 
|  | 264 	<tbody> | 
|  | 265 	<tr class="even"><td class="number right_border"><div>1</div></td><td class="name">oData</td><td class="type type-param">array | object</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>The data array/object for the array | 
|  | 266    (i.e. aoData[]._aData)</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">*</td><td class="attributes"></td><td class="default"></td><td class="description last"><p>Value to set</p></td></tr> | 
|  | 267 	</tbody> | 
|  | 268 </table></div> | 
|  | 269 <dt class="  even"><a name="mData"></a><a name="mData_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#mData">mData</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function|int|string|null</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Property to read the value for the cells in the column from the data | 
|  | 270 source array / object. If null, then the default content is used, if a | 
|  | 271 function is given then the return from the function is used.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 272 | 
|  | 273 </dl> | 
|  | 274 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="mRender"></a><a name="mRender_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#mRender">mRender</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :function|int|string|null</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Partner property to mData which is used (only when defined) to get | 
|  | 275 the data - i.e. it is basically the same as mData, but without the | 
|  | 276 'set' option, and also the data fed to it is the result from mData. | 
|  | 277 This is the rendering method to match the data method of mData.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 278 | 
|  | 279 </dl> | 
|  | 280 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="nTf"></a><a name="nTf_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#nTf">nTf</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :node</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Unique footer TH/TD element for this column (if there is one). Not used | 
|  | 281 in DataTables as such, but can be used for plug-ins to reference the | 
|  | 282 footer for each column.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 283 | 
|  | 284 </dl> | 
|  | 285 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="nTh"></a><a name="nTh_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#nTh">nTh</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :node</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Unique header TH/TD element for this column - this is what the sorting | 
|  | 286 listener is attached to (if sorting is enabled.)</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 287 | 
|  | 288 </dl> | 
|  | 289 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="sClass"></a><a name="sClass_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sClass">sClass</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>The class to apply to all TD elements in the table's TBODY for the column</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 290 | 
|  | 291 </dl> | 
|  | 292 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="sContentPadding"></a><a name="sContentPadding_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sContentPadding">sContentPadding</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>When DataTables calculates the column widths to assign to each column, | 
|  | 293 it finds the longest string in each column and then constructs a | 
|  | 294 temporary table and reads the widths from that. The problem with this | 
|  | 295 is that "mmm" is much wider then "iiii", but the latter is a longer | 
|  | 296 string - thus the calculation can go wrong (doing it properly and putting | 
|  | 297 it into an DOM object and measuring that is horribly(!) slow). Thus as | 
|  | 298 a "work around" we provide this option. It will append its value to the | 
|  | 299 text that is found to be the longest string for the column - i.e. padding.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 300 | 
|  | 301 </dl> | 
|  | 302 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="sDefaultContent"></a><a name="sDefaultContent_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sDefaultContent">sDefaultContent</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Allows a default value to be given for a column's data, and will be used | 
|  | 303 whenever a null data source is encountered (this can be because mData | 
|  | 304 is set to null, or because the data source itself is null).</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 305 | 
|  | 306 </dl> | 
|  | 307 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="sName"></a><a name="sName_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sName">sName</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Name for the column, allowing reference to the column by name as well as | 
|  | 308 by index (needs a lookup to work by name).</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 309 | 
|  | 310 </dl> | 
|  | 311 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="sSortDataType"></a><a name="sSortDataType_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sSortDataType">sSortDataType</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Custom sorting data type - defines which of the available plug-ins in | 
|  | 312 afnSortData the custom sorting will use - if any is defined.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 313 | 
|  | 314 </dl> | 
|  | 315 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="sSortingClass"></a><a name="sSortingClass_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sSortingClass">sSortingClass</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Class to be applied to the header element when sorting on this column</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 316 | 
|  | 317 </dl> | 
|  | 318 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="sSortingClassJUI"></a><a name="sSortingClassJUI_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sSortingClassJUI">sSortingClassJUI</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Class to be applied to the header element when sorting on this column - | 
|  | 319 when jQuery UI theming is used.</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 320 | 
|  | 321 </dl> | 
|  | 322 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="sTitle"></a><a name="sTitle_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sTitle">sTitle</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Title of the column - what is seen in the TH element (nTh).</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 323 | 
|  | 324 </dl> | 
|  | 325 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="sType"></a><a name="sType_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sType">sType</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Column sorting and filtering type</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 326 | 
|  | 327 </dl> | 
|  | 328 </div></dd><dt class="  odd"><a name="sWidth"></a><a name="sWidth_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sWidth">sWidth</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  odd"><p>Width of the column</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 329 | 
|  | 330 </dl> | 
|  | 331 </div></dd><dt class="  even"><a name="sWidthOrig"></a><a name="sWidthOrig_details"></a><span class="type-attr"><span class="type-signature"><static> </span></span><span class="type-name"><a href="#sWidthOrig">sWidthOrig</a></span><span class="type-sig"><span class="type-signature"> :string</span></span></dt><dd class="  even"><p>Width of the column when it was first "encountered"</p><div class="collapse_details"><dl class="details"> | 
|  | 332 | 
|  | 333 </dl> | 
|  | 334 </div></dd> | 
|  | 335 </dl></div> | 
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