lib/data_table/mongoid.rb in data_table-0.3.6 vs lib/data_table/mongoid.rb in data_table-0.3.7

@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
           {"$or" => search_fields.map {|field| {field => /#{query}/i} }}
         end
       end
 
       def _order_by_fields params, fields
-        [fields[params[:iSortCol_0].to_i], params[:sSortDir_0]]
+        [fields[params[:iSortCol_0].to_i], params[:sSortDir_0] || "asc"]
       end
 
       def _sanitize string
-        string.strip.gsub(/([\^\\\/\.\+\*\?\|\[\]\(\)\{\}\$])/) { "\\#{$1}" }
+        string.to_s.strip.gsub(/([\^\\\/\.\+\*\?\|\[\]\(\)\{\}\$])/) { "\\#{$1}" }
       end
     end
   end
 end