var table = $(‘#example’).DataTable();</p> <p>var order = table.order();<br /> alert( ‘Table is ordered by column: ‘ + order[0][0] + ‘, direction:’ + order[0][1]);</p> <p>var title = table.column(order[0][0]).header();<br /> alert( ‘Ordering column title: ‘ + $(title).html() );

$(document).ready(function() {<br />     $(‘#example’).DataTable( {<br />         “order”: [[ 3, “desc” ]]<br />     } );<br /> } );<br />