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+
+/**
+ * Template object for the column information object in DataTables. This object
+ * is held in the settings aoColumns array and contains all the information that
+ * DataTables needs about each individual column.
+ *
+ * Note that this object is related to {@link DataTable.defaults.columns}
+ * but this one is the internal data store for DataTables's cache of columns.
+ * It should NOT be manipulated outside of DataTables. Any configuration should
+ * be done through the initialisation options.
+ * @namespace
+ */
+DataTable.models.oColumn = {
+ /**
+ * A list of the columns that sorting should occur on when this column
+ * is sorted. That this property is an array allows multi-column sorting
+ * to be defined for a column (for example first name / last name columns
+ * would benefit from this). The values are integers pointing to the
+ * columns to be sorted on (typically it will be a single integer pointing
+ * at itself, but that doesn't need to be the case).
+ * @type array
+ */
+ "aDataSort": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Define the sorting directions that are applied to the column, in sequence
+ * as the column is repeatedly sorted upon - i.e. the first value is used
+ * as the sorting direction when the column if first sorted (clicked on).
+ * Sort it again (click again) and it will move on to the next index.
+ * Repeat until loop.
+ * @type array
+ */
+ "asSorting": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Flag to indicate if the column is searchable, and thus should be included
+ * in the filtering or not.
+ * @type boolean
+ */
+ "bSearchable": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Flag to indicate if the column is sortable or not.
+ * @type boolean
+ */
+ "bSortable": null,
+
+ /**
+ * <code>Deprecated</code> When using fnRender, you have two options for what
+ * to do with the data, and this property serves as the switch. Firstly, you
+ * can have the sorting and filtering use the rendered value (true - default),
+ * or you can have the sorting and filtering us the original value (false).
+ *
+ * Please note that this option has now been deprecated and will be removed
+ * in the next version of DataTables. Please use mRender / mData rather than
+ * fnRender.
+ * @type boolean
+ * @deprecated
+ */
+ "bUseRendered": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Flag to indicate if the column is currently visible in the table or not
+ * @type boolean
+ */
+ "bVisible": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Flag to indicate to the type detection method if the automatic type
+ * detection should be used, or if a column type (sType) has been specified
+ * @type boolean
+ * @default true
+ * @private
+ */
+ "_bAutoType": true,
+
+ /**
+ * Developer definable function that is called whenever a cell is created (Ajax source,
+ * etc) or processed for input (DOM source). This can be used as a compliment to mRender
+ * allowing you to modify the DOM element (add background colour for example) when the
+ * element is available.
+ * @type function
+ * @param {element} nTd The TD node that has been created
+ * @param {*} sData The Data for the cell
+ * @param {array|object} oData The data for the whole row
+ * @param {int} iRow The row index for the aoData data store
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "fnCreatedCell": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Function to get data from a cell in a column. You should <b>never</b>
+ * access data directly through _aData internally in DataTables - always use
+ * the method attached to this property. It allows mData to function as
+ * required. This function is automatically assigned by the column
+ * initialisation method
+ * @type function
+ * @param {array|object} oData The data array/object for the array
+ * (i.e. aoData[]._aData)
+ * @param {string} sSpecific The specific data type you want to get -
+ * 'display', 'type' 'filter' 'sort'
+ * @returns {*} The data for the cell from the given row's data
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "fnGetData": null,
+
+ /**
+ * <code>Deprecated</code> Custom display function that will be called for the
+ * display of each cell in this column.
+ *
+ * Please note that this option has now been deprecated and will be removed
+ * in the next version of DataTables. Please use mRender / mData rather than
+ * fnRender.
+ * @type function
+ * @param {object} o Object with the following parameters:
+ * @param {int} o.iDataRow The row in aoData
+ * @param {int} o.iDataColumn The column in question
+ * @param {array} o.aData The data for the row in question
+ * @param {object} o.oSettings The settings object for this DataTables instance
+ * @returns {string} The string you which to use in the display
+ * @default null
+ * @deprecated
+ */
+ "fnRender": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Function to set data for a cell in the column. You should <b>never</b>
+ * set the data directly to _aData internally in DataTables - always use
+ * this method. It allows mData to function as required. This function
+ * is automatically assigned by the column initialisation method
+ * @type function
+ * @param {array|object} oData The data array/object for the array
+ * (i.e. aoData[]._aData)
+ * @param {*} sValue Value to set
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "fnSetData": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Property to read the value for the cells in the column from the data
+ * source array / object. If null, then the default content is used, if a
+ * function is given then the return from the function is used.
+ * @type function|int|string|null
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "mData": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Partner property to mData which is used (only when defined) to get
+ * the data - i.e. it is basically the same as mData, but without the
+ * 'set' option, and also the data fed to it is the result from mData.
+ * This is the rendering method to match the data method of mData.
+ * @type function|int|string|null
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "mRender": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Unique header TH/TD element for this column - this is what the sorting
+ * listener is attached to (if sorting is enabled.)
+ * @type node
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "nTh": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Unique footer TH/TD element for this column (if there is one). Not used
+ * in DataTables as such, but can be used for plug-ins to reference the
+ * footer for each column.
+ * @type node
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "nTf": null,
+
+ /**
+ * The class to apply to all TD elements in the table's TBODY for the column
+ * @type string
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "sClass": null,
+
+ /**
+ * When DataTables calculates the column widths to assign to each column,
+ * it finds the longest string in each column and then constructs a
+ * temporary table and reads the widths from that. The problem with this
+ * is that "mmm" is much wider then "iiii", but the latter is a longer
+ * string - thus the calculation can go wrong (doing it properly and putting
+ * it into an DOM object and measuring that is horribly(!) slow). Thus as
+ * a "work around" we provide this option. It will append its value to the
+ * text that is found to be the longest string for the column - i.e. padding.
+ * @type string
+ */
+ "sContentPadding": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Allows a default value to be given for a column's data, and will be used
+ * whenever a null data source is encountered (this can be because mData
+ * is set to null, or because the data source itself is null).
+ * @type string
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "sDefaultContent": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Name for the column, allowing reference to the column by name as well as
+ * by index (needs a lookup to work by name).
+ * @type string
+ */
+ "sName": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Custom sorting data type - defines which of the available plug-ins in
+ * afnSortData the custom sorting will use - if any is defined.
+ * @type string
+ * @default std
+ */
+ "sSortDataType": 'std',
+
+ /**
+ * Class to be applied to the header element when sorting on this column
+ * @type string
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "sSortingClass": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Class to be applied to the header element when sorting on this column -
+ * when jQuery UI theming is used.
+ * @type string
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "sSortingClassJUI": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Title of the column - what is seen in the TH element (nTh).
+ * @type string
+ */
+ "sTitle": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Column sorting and filtering type
+ * @type string
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "sType": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Width of the column
+ * @type string
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "sWidth": null,
+
+ /**
+ * Width of the column when it was first "encountered"
+ * @type string
+ * @default null
+ */
+ "sWidthOrig": null
+};
+