Add row number column to jquery datatables

Question

I want jQuery datatables to automatically create row number column in the first column like datagrid in VB.

It looks like this:

Answer 1

Just write a render function:

{
    "data": "id",
    render: function (data, type, row, meta) {
        return meta.row + meta.settings._iDisplayStart + 1;
    }
}