With the DataTables ColReorder

The angular-datatables also provides an API in order to make the plugin ColReorder works with datatables.

See the API for the complete list of methods of the helper.

angular.module('datatablesSampleApp', ['datatables']).controller('withColReorderCtrl', function ($scope, DTOptionsBuilder, DTColumnBuilder) { $scope.dtOptions = DTOptionsBuilder.fromSource('data.json') .withPaginationType('full_numbers') // Activate col reorder plugin .withColReorder() // Set order .withColReorderOrder([1, 0, 2]) // Fix last right column .withColReorderOption('iFixedColumnsRight', 1) .withColReorderCallback(function() { console.log('Columns order has been changed with: ' + this.fnOrder()); }); $scope.dtColumns = [ DTColumnBuilder.newColumn('id').withTitle('No move me!'), DTColumnBuilder.newColumn('firstName').withTitle('Try to move me!'), DTColumnBuilder.newColumn('lastName').withTitle('You cannot move me! *evil laugh*') ]; });