var maxSeen = 0,
longest,
realCellIndex = 0,
- $tableHeaders = $( 'thead:eq(0) > tr', table );
- if ( $tableHeaders.length > 1 ) {
- $tableHeaders.each( function () {
- if ( this.cells.length > maxSeen ) {
- maxSeen = this.cells.length;
- longest = this;
+ $tableHeaders = $( [] ),
+ $tableRows = $( 'thead:eq(0) > tr', table );
+ if ( $tableRows.length <= 1 ) {
+ $tableHeaders = $tableRows.children( 'th' );
+ } else {
+ // We need to find the cells of the row containing the most columns
+ var rowspan,
+ i,
+ headersIndex = [];
+ $tableRows.each( function ( rowIndex ) {
+ $.each( this.cells, function( index2, cell ) {
+ rowspan = Number( cell.rowSpan );
+ for ( i = 0; i < rowspan; i++ ) {
+ if ( headersIndex[rowIndex+i] === undefined ) {
+ headersIndex[rowIndex+i] = $( [] );
+ }
+ headersIndex[rowIndex+i].push( cell );
+ }
+ } );
+ } );
+ $.each( headersIndex, function ( index, cellArray ) {
+ if ( cellArray.length >= maxSeen ) {
+ maxSeen = cellArray.length;
+ longest = index;
}
- });
- $tableHeaders = $( longest );
+ } );
+ $tableHeaders = headersIndex[longest];
}
- $tableHeaders = $tableHeaders.children( 'th' ).each( function ( index ) {
+ $tableHeaders.each( function ( index ) {
this.column = realCellIndex;
var colspan = this.colspan;