JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.dataTables/1.9.4/css/jquery.dataTables.css">
<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.dataTables/1.9.4/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.3/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.3/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<button id='delete'>Delete from table 1</button>
<br /><br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="display" id="example">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Rendering engine</th>
			<th>Browser</th>
			<th>Platform(s)</th>
			<th>Engine version</th>
			<th>CSS grade</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr class="gradeX">
			<td>Trident</td>
			<td>Internet
				 Explorer 4.0</td>
			<td>Win 95+</td>
			<td class="center">4</td>
			<td class="center">X</td>
		</tr>
		<tr class="gradeC">
			<td>Trident</td>
			<td>Internet
				 Explorer 5.0</td>
			<td>Win 95+</td>
			<td class="center">5</td>
			<td class="center">C</td>
		</tr>
        <tr class="gradeC">
			<td>Trident</td>
			<td>Internet
				 Explorer 5.0</td>
			<td>Win 95+</td>
			<td class="center">5</td>
			<td class="center">C</td>
		</tr>
        <tr class="gradeC">
			<td>Trident</td>
			<td>Internet
				 Explorer 5.0</td>
			<td>Win 95+</td>
			<td class="center">5</td>
			<td class="center">C</td>
		</tr>
        <tr class="gradeC">
			<td>Trident</td>
			<td>Internet
				 Explorer 5.0</td>
			<td>Win 95+</td>
			<td class="center">5</td>
			<td class="center">C</td>
		</tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

CSS

.row_selected{background-color: #0000ff !important; z-index:9999}

JavaScript

var oTable;

    /* Add a click handler to the rows - this could be used as a callback */
    $("#example tbody tr").click( function( e ) {
        if ( $(this).hasClass('row_selected') ) {
            $(this).removeClass('row_selected');
        }
        else {
            oTable.$('tr.row_selected')//.removeClass('row_selected');
            $(this).addClass('row_selected');
        }
    });

     
    /* Add a click handler for the delete row */
    $('#delete').click( function() {
        var anSelected = fnGetSelected( oTable );
        if ( anSelected.length !== 0 ) {
            oTable.fnDeleteRow( anSelected[0] );
        }
    } );
     

    /* Init the table */
    oTable = $('#example').dataTable( );

 
 
/* Get the rows which are currently selected */
function fnGetSelected( oTableLocal )
{
    return oTableLocal.$('tr.row_selected');
}