How to sort by Date with DataTables jquery plugin?

Question

I am using the datatables jquery plugin and want to sorty by dates.

I know they got a plugin but I can\'t find where to actually download it from

http://data

Answer 1

As of 2015, the most convenient way according to me to sort Date column in a DataTable, is using the required sort plugin. Since the date format in my case was dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm:ss, I ended up using the date-euro plugin. All one needs to do is:

Step 1: Include the sorting plugin JavaScript file or code and;

Step 2: Add columnDefs as shown below to target appropriate column(s).

$('#example').dataTable( {
    columnDefs: [
       { type: 'date-euro', targets: 0 }
    ]
});