I was unable to utilize the jQuery datatable plugin here:
https://editor.datatables.net/examples/inline-editing/simple
I kept getting an error, so I just dropped it and decided to do it myself.
Starting with the datatable:
$.ajax({
url: 'api/searchVoyageInfo.php',
type: 'POST',
data: '',
dataType: 'html',
success: function(data, textStatus, jqXHR){
var jsonObject = JSON.parse(data);
var table = $('#example1').DataTable({
"data": jsonObject,
"columns": [{
{ "data": "COLUMN1" },
{
"data": "COLUMN2",
"fnCreatedCell": function (nTd, sData, oData, iRow, iCol)
{
$(nTd).html("<a href='#' class='checkBound'>"+oData.COLUMN2+"</a>
<input type='text' class='editbound'
id='editbound' data-uid='"+oData.VOYID+"'
data-editbound='"+oData.COLUMN2+"' value='"+oData.BOUND+"
display: none;' />");
}
},
{ "data": "COLUMN3" },
// few more columns
}],
"iDisplayLength": 50,
"paging": true,
"bDestroy": true,
"autoWidth": true,
"dom": 'Bfrtip',
"buttons": [
// some extend buttons
]
});
},
error: function(// some stuff){
// do some other stuff
// this part is not important
}
});
Within COLUMN2, you should see a class 'checkBound' which is visible when the page loads. There is also an input class 'editbound' which is not visible.
Here is the function that is supposed to hide class 'checkBound' and then display class 'editbound':
$('#example1').on('click', 'tr > td > a.checkBound', function(e)
{
e.preventDefault();
var $dataTable = $('#example1').DataTable();
var tr = $(this).closest('tr');
var data = $dataTable.rows().data();
var rowData = data[tr.index()];
$('.checkBound').hide();
$('.editbound').show();
});
Using the above, when the page is finished loading, the datatable is displayed with no problem.
Upon clicking one of the cells with class 'checkBound' to display the input class 'editbound', the input does display itself, but it also displays every other cell in the column.
Before click:
After click:
As you can see, the first cell in the BOUND column is the cell that was clicked. But when clicked, the rest of the cells were activated. I want to prevent this from happening.
How can I make this work?