jquery DataTables plugin: Server-side data, use length menu and show "All" with -1?

In the length menu example, we see the options set as follows: http://www.datatables.net/examples/advanced_init/length_menu.html

 $('#example').dataTable( {
    "aLengthMenu": [[10, 25, 50, -1], [10, 25, 50, "All"]]
  });

Yet when I try this approach server-side, it fails when selecting "All". Has开发者_Python百科 anyone run across this issue before or familiar with how to handle this scenario?

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it will be better if you post your question in dataTable forum...there you will get more response..here is link for that DataTable Forum

you can try something like this also...

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#example').dataTable( {
      "oLanguage": {
                   "sLengthMenu": 'Display <select><option value="10">10</option>
                                                   <option value="20">20</option>
                                                   <option value="30">30</option>
                                                   <option value="40">40</option>
                                                   <option value="50">50</option>
                                                   <option value="-1">All</option>
                                   </select> records'
                  }
               } );
            } );

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The question was answered on the datatables forum.

The "-1" can be thought of as a "dummy" value that needs to be processed server-side. (pseudo-code: if @numberofrows = -1, then select all)

http://datatables.net/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=3959&page=1#Comment_16445