jQuery DataTables: how to sort by specific column? [closed]
Here's the page: http://csuvscu.com/ I need to sort by the Date Column, right now it needs to read Nov 6, Nov 5 and lastly Oct 7. How do I do this? shaheenery Your Current Code: $('table').dataTable({ // display everything "iDisplayLength": -1 }); What you could do: oTable = $('table').dataTable({ // display everything "iDisplayLength": -1 }); oTable.fnSort( [ [0,'desc'] ] ); // Sort by first column descending But as pointed out in the comment below, this may be a cleaner method: $('table').dataTable({ // display everything "iDisplayLength": -1, "aaSorting": [[ 0, "desc" ]] // Sort by first