Return html content via Ajax Laravel DataTable (using yajrabox package)

Okay, the issue appears to be a undocumented breaking change in the new 7.x version of the library: https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables/issues/949

In my case, I've fixed it like this:

function ajaxList(){    // Load users with users    $users = User::with('group', 'organisation');    // Finished    return Datatables::eloquent($users)        ->editColumn('is_admin', function(User $user) {            return '<i class="fa fa-'. ($user->is_admin ? 'check' : 'times') .'" aria-hidden="true"></i>';        })        ->rawColumns(['is_admin'])        ->make(true);}

Just put your column in blow metho

escapeColumns()

Example

return $dataTable->addIndexColumn()            ->editColumn('active', function(SettingDropdownValue $model) {                if($model->active === true){                return '<span class="text-center"><img src="'.\URL::asset('/images/active.png').'" border="0" width="15" /></span>';                } else {                return '<img src="'.\URL::asset('/images/inactive.png').'" border="0" width="15" />';                }            })            ->escapeColumns('active')            ->addColumn('action', 'setting_dropdown_values.datatables_actions');

I'm working on a project right now and face the same problem and fix it using ->escapeColumns([])

$users = DB::table('users')->select('*');    return datatables()->of($users)        ->removeColumn('password')        ->editColumn('created_at', function ($user) {            return date('d-m-Y', strtotime($user->created_at));        })        ->editColumn('role_id', function ($user) {            return Role::findOrFail( $user->role_id)->name;        })        ->editColumn('is_active', function ($user) {            return ($user->is_active == 1) ? 'active' : 'suspended';        })        ->addColumn('actions', function ($user) {            return '<a href="#edit-'.$user->id.'" class="btn btn-xs btn-primary"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-edit"></i> Edit</a>';        })        ->escapeColumns([])        ->make(true);

Source: yajra/laravel-datatables