Datatables change language dynamically

Question

I\'m trying to change with jQuery language of a table with datatables. I\'m trying to push a button to change the language of the table.

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Answer 1

AFAIK, there is no built-in method or plug-in (currently) to switch the language dynamically. But what you can do is destroy the datatable and re-initialize it with the new language setting.

So, change your button's click handler to something like this:

$('#prueba').click(function(){
    if (typeof tablacliente != 'undefined' && tablacliente != null)
    {
        tablacliente.fnDestroy(); //important! you have to destroy first or you'll get an alert-error.
        tablacliente = null;
        tablacliente = $('#table_id').dataTable( {"oLanguage": espanol} ); //don't forget to include any other settings, if you have.
    }
});

Here is a demo on jsFiddle.