I found an answer here:

/blog/?page_id=393/bugs/jqgrid-loadonce-problem/&value=loadonce&type=1&include=1&search=3&ret=all

I need to change datatype to 'local'

Tony,

If I use datatype as function and want to sort the grid, can I use sortGrid() or do I have to sort the data myself and then call addJSONData()?

tony said:

Hello,

Now I see what you mean exactley – if I understand rigth. The problem is that in loadComplete you do not have acces to the data, while with custom data type before using addJSONData you have access to all rows before inserted into the grid.

Glad that datatype function helps.

Best Regards

Tony

Yes, datatype as function works for me, but I don't see the 'Loading..' message.

This solutions is not very efficient because the response needs to be parsed twice.

I was looking for a method to access the already parsed row data.

afterInsertRow() provides row data for the current row, but I need to access any row (not just the current one).