Search Properties of Nested Arrays

[gjolund]

Currently properties of nested arrays can be displayed using an mData method instead of assigning the property key directly.

mData: ( rawData, call ) ->
  max = "null"
  if _.isArray rawData.someArray
    rawData.someArray.forEach ( doc ) ->
      if doc.someProperty
        if doc.someProperty > max or max is "null"
          max = doc.someProperty
  return max

This should be cleaned up and abstracted away from the config object, and prepare the global search query to search the nested arrays for that property.

[Nomeasmo]

To me it works, at least in my case.

My data looks like:

        "started": "2014-04-29T17:49:00.358Z",
        "task": [
            {
                "name": "bad guy",
                "jobData": null
            }
        ]}

If I use a column description with mRender, that ensures to return an empty string or my value, it runs smoothly.

        columns: [
            {
                sTitle: "Name",
                mData: "task.name",
                mRender: function (dataSource, call, rawData) {
...  
              }
            },
            {
                sTitle: "Job Data",
                mData: "task.jobData",
                mRender: function (dataSource, call, rawData) {
...
                }
            }
        ]

mRender needs to make sure, that it does not return null or undefined otherwise an alert will show up. Also sorting and search runs as I'd expect.

[gjolund]

Awesome, I love it when things just work. Please let me know if you run into any problems.