javascript syntax error setting property of jquery datatable

Question

I am using the jquery data table like this:

$.fn.tkDataTable = function(){
        "order": [[ 7, 'asc' ]]

        if (! this.length) return;

        if (typeof $.fn.dataTable != 'undefined') {

            this.dataTable();

        }

    };

I get the error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :

I get this on the line with "order". How can I correctly set this attribute without the syntax error?

Answer 1

You rarely call datatable without an options object

I suspect what you want is something like

$.fn.tkDataTable = function(){
    var opts = {
       "order": [[ 7, 'asc' ]],
       //...  other initialization properties
    };

    if (! this.length) return;

    if (typeof $.fn.dataTable != 'undefined') {
        // pass options to plugin
        this.dataTable(opts);

    }
}