DataTables has most features enabled by default, so all you need to do to use it with your own tables is to call the
construction function.
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Default Ordering
With DataTables you can alter the ordering characteristics of the table at initialization time. Using the order
initialization parameter
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Brielle Williamson
Integration Specialist
New York
61
2012/12/02
$372,000
Herrod Chandler
Sales Assistant
San Francisco
59
2012/08/06
$137,500
Rhona Davidson
Integration Specialist
Tokyo
55
2010/10/14
$327,900
Colleen Hurst
Javascript Developer
San Francisco
39
2009/09/15
$205,500
Sonya Frost
Software Engineer
Edinburgh
23
2008/12/13
$103,600
Jena Gaines
Office Manager
London
30
2008/12/19
$90,560
Quinn Flynn
Support Lead
Edinburgh
22
2013/03/03
$342,000
Charde Marshall
Regional Director
San Francisco
36
2008/10/16
$470,600
Haley Kennedy
Senior Marketing Designer
London
43
2012/12/18
$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Regional Director
London
19
2010/03/17
$385,750
Michael Silva
Marketing Designer
London
66
2012/11/27
$198,500
Paul Byrd
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
New York
64
2010/06/09
$725,000
Gloria Little
Systems Administrator
New York
59
2009/04/10
$237,500
Bradley Greer
Software Engineer
London
41
2012/10/13
$132,000
Dai Rios
Personnel Lead
Edinburgh
35
2012/09/26
$217,500
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Multi-Column Ordering
DataTables allows ordering by multiple columns at the same time, which can be activated in a number of different
ways
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Brielle Williamson
Integration Specialist
New York
61
2012/12/02
$372,000
Herrod Chandler
Sales Assistant
San Francisco
59
2012/08/06
$137,500
Rhona Davidson
Integration Specialist
Tokyo
55
2010/10/14
$327,900
Colleen Hurst
Javascript Developer
San Francisco
39
2009/09/15
$205,500
Sonya Frost
Software Engineer
Edinburgh
23
2008/12/13
$103,600
Jena Gaines
Office Manager
London
30
2008/12/19
$90,560
Quinn Flynn
Support Lead
Edinburgh
22
2013/03/03
$342,000
Charde Marshall
Regional Director
San Francisco
36
2008/10/16
$470,600
Haley Kennedy
Senior Marketing Designer
London
43
2012/12/18
$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Regional Director
London
19
2010/03/17
$385,750
Michael Silva
Marketing Designer
London
66
2012/11/27
$198,500
Paul Byrd
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
New York
64
2010/06/09
$725,000
Gloria Little
Systems Administrator
New York
59
2009/04/10
$237,500
Bradley Greer
Software Engineer
London
41
2012/10/13
$132,000
Dai Rios
Personnel Lead
Edinburgh
35
2012/09/26
$217,500
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Complex Headers
When using tables to display data, you will often wish to display column information in groups. DataTables fully supports
colspan and rowspan in the table's header
Name
HR Information
Contact
Position
Salary
Office
Extn.
E-mail
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Brielle Williamson
Integration Specialist
New York
61
2012/12/02
$372,000
Herrod Chandler
Sales Assistant
San Francisco
59
2012/08/06
$137,500
Rhona Davidson
Integration Specialist
Tokyo
55
2010/10/14
$327,900
Colleen Hurst
Javascript Developer
San Francisco
39
2009/09/15
$205,500
Sonya Frost
Software Engineer
Edinburgh
23
2008/12/13
$103,600
Jena Gaines
Office Manager
London
30
2008/12/19
$90,560
Quinn Flynn
Support Lead
Edinburgh
22
2013/03/03
$342,000
Charde Marshall
Regional Director
San Francisco
36
2008/10/16
$470,600
Haley Kennedy
Senior Marketing Designer
London
43
2012/12/18
$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Regional Director
London
19
2010/03/17
$385,750
Michael Silva
Marketing Designer
London
66
2012/11/27
$198,500
Paul Byrd
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
New York
64
2010/06/09
$725,000
Gloria Little
Systems Administrator
New York
59
2009/04/10
$237,500
Bradley Greer
Software Engineer
London
41
2012/10/13
$132,000
Dai Rios
Personnel Lead
Edinburgh
35
2012/09/26
$217,500
Name
Position
Salary
Office
Extn.
E-mail
DOM Positioning
When customizing DataTables for your own usage, you might find that the default position of the feature elements (filter
input etc) is not quite to your liking
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Brielle Williamson
Integration Specialist
New York
61
2012/12/02
$372,000
Herrod Chandler
Sales Assistant
San Francisco
59
2012/08/06
$137,500
Rhona Davidson
Integration Specialist
Tokyo
55
2010/10/14
$327,900
Colleen Hurst
Javascript Developer
San Francisco
39
2009/09/15
$205,500
Sonya Frost
Software Engineer
Edinburgh
23
2008/12/13
$103,600
Jena Gaines
Office Manager
London
30
2008/12/19
$90,560
Quinn Flynn
Support Lead
Edinburgh
22
2013/03/03
$342,000
Charde Marshall
Regional Director
San Francisco
36
2008/10/16
$470,600
Haley Kennedy
Senior Marketing Designer
London
43
2012/12/18
$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Regional Director
London
19
2010/03/17
$385,750
Michael Silva
Marketing Designer
London
66
2012/11/27
$198,500
Paul Byrd
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
New York
64
2010/06/09
$725,000
Gloria Little
Systems Administrator
New York
59
2009/04/10
$237,500
Bradley Greer
Software Engineer
London
41
2012/10/13
$132,000
Dai Rios
Personnel Lead
Edinburgh
35
2012/09/26
$217,500
Name
Position
Salary
Office
Extn.
E-mail
Alternative Pagination
The default page control presented by DataTables (forward and backward buttons with up to 7 page numbers in-between) is
fine for most situations, but there are cases where you may wish to customizing the options presented to the end
user.
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Brielle Williamson
Integration Specialist
New York
61
2012/12/02
$372,000
Herrod Chandler
Sales Assistant
San Francisco
59
2012/08/06
$137,500
Rhona Davidson
Integration Specialist
Tokyo
55
2010/10/14
$327,900
Colleen Hurst
Javascript Developer
San Francisco
39
2009/09/15
$205,500
Sonya Frost
Software Engineer
Edinburgh
23
2008/12/13
$103,600
Jena Gaines
Office Manager
London
30
2008/12/19
$90,560
Quinn Flynn
Support Lead
Edinburgh
22
2013/03/03
$342,000
Charde Marshall
Regional Director
San Francisco
36
2008/10/16
$470,600
Haley Kennedy
Senior Marketing Designer
London
43
2012/12/18
$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Regional Director
London
19
2010/03/17
$385,750
Michael Silva
Marketing Designer
London
66
2012/11/27
$198,500
Paul Byrd
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
New York
64
2010/06/09
$725,000
Gloria Little
Systems Administrator
New York
59
2009/04/10
$237,500
Bradley Greer
Software Engineer
London
41
2012/10/13
$132,000
Dai Rios
Personnel Lead
Edinburgh
35
2012/09/26
$217,500
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Scroll - Vertical
This example shows the DataTables table body scrolling in the vertical direction. This can generally be seen as an
alternative method to pagination for displaying a large table in a fairly small vertical area.
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Brielle Williamson
Integration Specialist
New York
61
2012/12/02
$372,000
Herrod Chandler
Sales Assistant
San Francisco
59
2012/08/06
$137,500
Rhona Davidson
Integration Specialist
Tokyo
55
2010/10/14
$327,900
Colleen Hurst
Javascript Developer
San Francisco
39
2009/09/15
$205,500
Sonya Frost
Software Engineer
Edinburgh
23
2008/12/13
$103,600
Jena Gaines
Office Manager
London
30
2008/12/19
$90,560
Quinn Flynn
Support Lead
Edinburgh
22
2013/03/03
$342,000
Charde Marshall
Regional Director
San Francisco
36
2008/10/16
$470,600
Haley Kennedy
Senior Marketing Designer
London
43
2012/12/18
$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Regional Director
London
19
2010/03/17
$385,750
Michael Silva
Marketing Designer
London
66
2012/11/27
$198,500
Paul Byrd
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
New York
64
2010/06/09
$725,000
Gloria Little
Systems Administrator
New York
59
2009/04/10
$237,500
Bradley Greer
Software Engineer
London
41
2012/10/13
$132,000
Dai Rios
Personnel Lead
Edinburgh
35
2012/09/26
$217,500
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Scroll - Vertical, Dynamic Height
This example shows a vertically scrolling DataTable that makes use of the CSS3 vh unit in order to dynamically resize the
viewport based on the browser window height
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Quinn Flynn
System Architect
Edinburgh
61
2011/04/25
$320,800
Garrett Winters
Accountant
Tokyo
63
2011/07/25
$170,750
Ashton Cox
Junior Technical Author
San Francisco
66
2009/01/12
$86,000
Cedric Kelly
Senior Javascript Developer
Edinburgh
22
2012/03/29
$433,060
Airi Satou
Accountant
Tokyo
33
2008/11/28
$162,700
Brielle Williamson
Integration Specialist
New York
61
2012/12/02
$372,000
Herrod Chandler
Sales Assistant
San Francisco
59
2012/08/06
$137,500
Rhona Davidson
Integration Specialist
Tokyo
55
2010/10/14
$327,900
Colleen Hurst
Javascript Developer
San Francisco
39
2009/09/15
$205,500
Sonya Frost
Software Engineer
Edinburgh
23
2008/12/13
$103,600
Jena Gaines
Office Manager
London
30
2008/12/19
$90,560
Quinn Flynn
Support Lead
Edinburgh
22
2013/03/03
$342,000
Charde Marshall
Regional Director
San Francisco
36
2008/10/16
$470,600
Haley Kennedy
Senior Marketing Designer
London
43
2012/12/18
$313,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Regional Director
London
19
2010/03/17
$385,750
Michael Silva
Marketing Designer
London
66
2012/11/27
$198,500
Paul Byrd
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
New York
64
2010/06/09
$725,000
Gloria Little
Systems Administrator
New York
59
2009/04/10
$237,500
Bradley Greer
Software Engineer
London
41
2012/10/13
$132,000
Dai Rios
Personnel Lead
Edinburgh
35
2012/09/26
$217,500
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Language - Comma Decimal Place
A dot (.) is used to mark the decimal place in Javascript, however, many parts of the world use a comma (,) and other
characters such as the Unicode decimal separator (⎖) or a dash (-) are often used to show the decimal place in a displayed
number.