* Get the sort type based on an input string * @param {string} sData data we wish to know the type of * @returns {string} type (defaults to 's

* scape a string such that it can be used in a regular expression * @param {string} sVal string to escape * @returns {string} escaped string

* Build a regular expression object suitable for searching a table * @param {string} sSearch string to search for * @param {bool} bRegex treat

* Draw the table for the first time, adding all required features * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @memberof DataTable

* Language compatibility - when certain options are given, and others aren't, we * need to duplicate the values over, in order to provide backwards

* Take a TD element and convert it into a column data index (not the visible index) * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @

* Alter the display settings to change the page * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @param {string|int} mAction Paging ac

* Add Ajax parameters from plug-ins * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @param array {objects} aoData name/value pairs to

* Attach a sort handler (click) to a node * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @param {node} nNode node to attach the hand

* Add the options to the page HTML for the table * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @memberof DataTable#oApi

* Build up the parameters in an object needed for a server-side processing request * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @r

* Update the table using an Ajax call * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @returns {boolean} Block the table drawing or n

* Data the data from the server (nuking the old) and redraw the table * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @param {object}

* Take the column definitions and static columns arrays and calculate how * they relate to column indexes. The callback function will then apply th

* Bind an event handers to allow a click or return key to activate the callback. * This is good for accessibility since a return on the keyboard wi

* From some browsers (specifically IE6/7) we need special handling to work around browser * bugs - this function is used to detect when these worka

* Create the HTML header for the table * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @memberof DataTable#oApi

* Convert a CSS unit width to pixels (e.g. 2em) * @param {string} sWidth width to be converted * @param {node} nParent parent to get the with

* Convert raw data into something that the user can search on * @param {string} sData data to be modified * @param {string} sType data type

* Extend objects - very similar to jQuery.extend, but deep copy objects, and shallow * copy arrays. The reason we need to do this, is that we don't

* Create a wrapper function for exporting an internal functions to an external API. * @param {string} sFunc API function name * @returns {func

* Generate the node required for filtering text * @returns {node} Filter control element * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings objec

* Generate the node required for the info display * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @returns {node} Information element

* Generate the node required for user display length changing * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @returns {node} Display

* Generate the node required for default pagination * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @returns {node} Pagination featur

* Generate the node required for the processing node * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @returns {node} Processing eleme

* Add any control elements for the table - specifically scrolling * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @returns {node} Nod

* Filter the data table based on user input and draw the table * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @param {string} sInput

* Filter the table on a per-column basis * @param {object} oSettings dataTables settings object * @param {string} sInput string to filter on