PrimeFaces - Select DataTable row via JQuery, Javascript or PF

Note: It is not a very elegant solution, but it solves your problem.

You can directly select a column in the desired row from the datatable via jQuery and then call the .click () event

Example:

$('#form\:singleDT_data tr[data-ri=4] td').click()

Explaining:

First you select the datatable via jQuery $('#form\:singleDT_data) (do not forget to escape the colon with the slash bar (\\:).

Then select a table row using the data-ri attribute and passing the index as argument: $('#form\:singleDT_data tr[data-ri=4]) .

Finally, select a result column element and call the .click () $('#form\:singleDT_data tr[data-ri=4] td').click() .

You can test this solution directly in the PrimeFaces Showcase

The example given will select row 5 from the "Single with Row Click" datatable.