Text columns don't sort

jack21

Happy new year!

I have a table where all numerical columns sort correctly. I have other columns that use a render function with if (type === 'sort'), and those work as well.

However, columns with text and with no explicit render function don't sort when clicked on--nothing happens. I'd expect them to sort alphabetically, which is what I'd like.

Any ideas? Thanks

jack21

I resolved this. I was applying $.fn.dataTable.absoluteOrderNumber() to all columns. I needed to update that to $.fn.dataTable.absoluteOrder() for the text columns