code: function (table) {
              if (table.config.sortList.length === 0 && sort_list.length > 0) {
                  // This table hasn't been sorted before - we'll use
                  // our stored settings:
                  $(table).trigger('sorton', [sort_list]);
              }
              else {
                  // This is not the first load - something has
                  // already defined sorting so we'll just update
                  // our stored value to match:
                  sort_list = table.config.sortList;
              }
          }
docs: Format is called by the widget before displaying: