Initializing Datatables with PHP - php

Question

I am using PHP to generate both the HTML and JS for a set of datatables which each need to have a separate initialization so I can filter different tables separately. As far as I can tell, my code is generating properly, but it appears that my Javascript is not running properly because I do not get any table initialization, and I get a "TypeError: 'undefined' is not a function (evaluating '$('#datatable_0').datatable')" error in the log.
Here is a shortened version of my PHP code ($schedule_options is just an array of times like 9:00 - 10:30 am):
<script src="./js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script src="./js/TableTools.min.js"></script>
<script src="./js/ZeroClipboard.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="./js/check_in.js.php"></script>
<?php
$counter = 0;
foreach($schedule_options as $option)
{
echo '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="table table-striped table-bordered datatable" id="datatable_' . $counter . '">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>ID</th>
<th>Student Name</th>
<th>Nickname</th>
<th>User Name</th>
<th>Season / Year</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Level</th>
<th>Class Time</th>
<th>Instructor</th>
<th>Size</th>
<th>Comments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
</table>';
$counter++;
}
And here is the JS file check_in.js.php:
<?php
Header("content-type: application/x-javascript");
echo '$(document).ready(function() {';
$counter = 0;
foreach($schedule_options as $option)
{
echo 'var datatable_' . $counter . ' = $(\'#datatable_' . $counter . '\').datatable({
"sDom": "<\'row-fluid\'<\'span6\'T><\'span6\'f>r>t<\'row-fluid\'<\'span6\'i><\'span6\'p>>",
"sPaginationType": "bootstrap",
"oLanguage": {
"sLengthMenu": "_MENU_ records per page"
},
"bProcessing": true,
"bServerSide": true,
"sAjaxSource": "./datatables/students_table.php",
"fnDrawCallback" : function() {
$("[rel=popover]").popover();
},
"oTableTools":
{
"sRowSelect": "single",
"sSwfPath": "./includes/copy_csv_xls_pdf.swf",
"aButtons": [
"copy",
"csv",
"xls",
{
"sExtends": "pdf",
"sTitle": "HSS Students",
"sFileName": "HSS Students.pdf",
"sPdfMessage": "Season: ",
"sPdfOrientation": "landscape"
},
"print"]
}
});
';
$counter++;
}
Thanks for your help. I believe that the main problem I'm having is due to the order of initialization of Javascript or something. I can post full generated code (HTML and JS) if that would help.

Answer 1

Try changing .datatable(...) to .dataTable(...).
JS is case-sensitive :)