Jquery Datatables Editing row

Question

I am using: jquery.dataTables.js from: https://datatables.net

Issue 1 - Drag and Drop does not work after the user add a new row

What I need: make the row editable after click in the pencil.

similar to this sample: https://editor.datatables.net/examples/simple/inTableControls.html

html:

<table id="example" class="display" width="100%" cellspacing="0">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>order</th>
      <th>name</th>
      <th>country</th>
      <th>action</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
</table>

<button id="addRow">Add New Row</button>
<table id="newRow">
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td><select id="selectbasic" name="selectbasic" class="form-control">
          <option value="1">option 1</option>
          <option value="2">option 2</option>
          <option value="2">option 3</option>
        </select>
      </td>
      <td>DVap
       </td>
      <td>
       www</td>
      <td><i class="fa fa-pencil-square" aria-hidden="true"></i>
        <i class="fa fa-minus-square" aria-hidden="true"></i>  </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

jquery:

  $(document).ready(function() {
    var dt = $('#example').dataTable();
    dt.fnDestroy();
  });

  $(document).ready(function() {
    var url = 'http://www.json-generator.com/api/json/get/ccTtqmPbkO?indent=2';
    var table = $('#example').DataTable({
      ajax: url,
      rowReorder: {
        dataSrc: 'order',
      },
      columns: [{
        data: 'order'
      }, {
        data: 'place'
      }, {
        data: 'name'
      }, {
        data: 'delete'
      }],
      "initComplete": function(oSettings) {
        $(this).on('click', "i.fa.fa-minus-square", function(e) {
          table.row( $(this).closest('tr') ).remove().draw();
        });
      }
    });

    // add row
    $('#addRow').click(function() {
      //t.row.add( [1,2,3] ).draw();
      var rowHtml = $("#newRow").find("tr")[0].outerHTML
      console.log(rowHtml);
      table.row.add($(rowHtml)).draw();
    });
  });

jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/5L2qy092/5/

Answer 1

Now you can drag and drop with all the row and not only the first td.
Also the edit is inline the table. I believe this is what you wanted: WORKING DEMO.

<script>
    $(document).ready(function() {

      var table;

      $("#example").on("mousedown", "td .fa.fa-minus-square", function(e) {
        table.row($(this).closest("tr")).remove().draw();
      })

      $("#example").on('mousedown.edit', "i.fa.fa-pencil-square", function(e) {

        $(this).removeClass().addClass("fa fa-envelope-o");
        var $row = $(this).closest("tr").off("mousedown");
        var $tds = $row.find("td").not(':first').not(':last');

        $.each($tds, function(i, el) {
          var txt = $(this).text();
          $(this).html("").append("<input type='text' value='" + txt + "'>");
        });

      });

      $("#example").on('mousedown', "input", function(e) {
        e.stopPropagation();
      });

      $("#example").on('mousedown.save', "i.fa.fa-envelope-o", function(e) {

        $(this).removeClass().addClass("fa fa-pencil-square");
        var $row = $(this).closest("tr");
        var $tds = $row.find("td").not(':first').not(':last');

        $.each($tds, function(i, el) {
          var txt = $(this).find("input").val()
          $(this).html(txt);
        });
      });


       $("#example").on('mousedown', "#selectbasic", function(e) {
        e.stopPropagation();
      });


      var url = 'http://www.json-generator.com/api/json/get/ccTtqmPbkO?indent=2';
      table = $('#example').DataTable({
        ajax: url,
        rowReorder: {
          dataSrc: 'order',
          selector: 'tr'
        },
        columns: [{
          data: 'order'
        }, {
          data: 'place'
        }, {
          data: 'name'
        }, {
          data: 'delete'
        }]
      });

      // add row
      $('#addRow').click(function() {
        //t.row.add( [1,2,3] ).draw();
        var rowHtml = $("#newRow").find("tr")[0].outerHTML
        console.log(rowHtml);
        table.row.add($(rowHtml)).draw();
      });
    });
  </script>

Answer 2

I used this code to edit or update specific row index on DataTable using Modal in which its a different section of my page. Most example points when you click a part of your datatable, from there you can update it. Unfortunately, I need to update it using Modal of Bootstrap:

var table = $('#tblSchedule').DataTable();

    table.row($('#hdnRowClicked').val()).data([
                "Tiger Nixon",
                "System Architect",
                "$3,120",
                "2011/04/25",
                "Edinburgh",
                "5421",
                "Tiger Nixon",
                "System Architect",
                "$3,120",
                "<p>Hello</p>"
            ]).draw();

To get row index, I saved the row index whenever someone click my edit button with class btn-edit using hidden tag element with an ID of hdnRowClicked:

$('#tblRecord .btn-edit').click(function () {
        $('#hdnRowClicked').val($(this).parents('tr').index());
    });