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API DataTables

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Add rows
New rows can be added to a DataTable using therow.add() API method. Simply call the API function with the data for the new row (be it an array or object). Multiple rows can be added using therows.add() method (note the plural). Data can likewise be updated with the row().data() and row().remove() methods.Note that in order to see the new row in the table you must call thedraw() method, which is easily done through the chaining that the DataTables API employs.
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
10110.210.310.410.5
11111.211.311.411.5
12112.212.312.412.5
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Individual column searching (text inputs)
The searching functionality provided by DataTables is useful for quickly search through the information in the table - however the search is global, and you may wish to present controls that search on specific columns.
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
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Individual column searching (select inputs)
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
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Child rows (show extra / detailed information)
The DataTables API has a number of methods for attaching child rows to a parent row in the DataTable. This can be used to show additional information about a row, useful for cases where you wish to convey more information about a row than there is space for in the host table.
NamePositionOfficeSalary
NamePositionOfficeSalary
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo$162,700
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London$1,200,000
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco$86,000
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon$132,000
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco$206,850
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York$372,000
Bruno NashSoftware EngineerLondon$163,500
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York$106,450
Cara StevensSales AssistantNew York$145,600
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh$433,060
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Row selection (multiple rows)
It can be useful to provide the user with the option to select rows in a DataTable. This can be done by using a click event to add / remove a class on the table rows. The rows().data()method can then be used to get the data for the selected rows. In this case it is simply counting the number of selected rows, but much more complex interactions can easily be developed.
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Row Selection And Deletion (Single Row)
It can be useful to provide the user with the option to select rows in a DataTable. This can be done by using a click event to add / remove a class on the table rows. The rows().data()method can then be used to get the data for the selected rows. In this case it is simply counting the number of selected rows, but much more complex interactions can easily be developed.
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Form Inputs
It can be useful to provide the user with the option to select rows in a DataTable. This can be done by using a click event to add / remove a class on the table rows. The rows().data()method can then be used to get the data for the selected rows. In this case it is simply counting the number of selected rows, but much more complex interactions can easily be developed.
NameAgePositionOffice
Airi Satou
Angelica Ramos
Ashton Cox
Bradley Greer
Brenden Wagner
Brielle Williamson
Bruno Nash
Caesar Vance
Cara Stevens
Cedric Kelly
NameAgePositionOffice
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Show / Hide Columns Dynamically
This example shows how you can make use of the column().visible() API method to dynamically show and hide columns in a table. Also included here is scrolling, just to show it enabled with this API method, although that is not required for the API function to work.
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Name
Position
Office
Age
Start date
Salary
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
Charde Marshall Regional Director San Francisco 36 2008/10/16 $470,600
Colleen Hurst Javascript Developer San Francisco 39 2009/09/15 $205,500
Dai Rios Personnel Lead Edinburgh 35 2012/09/26 $217,500
Donna Snider Customer Support New York 27 2011/01/25 $112,000
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 $87,500
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) San Francisco 48 2010/03/11 $850,000
Garrett Winters Accountant Tokyo 63 2011/07/25 $170,750
Gavin Cortez Team Leader San Francisco 22 2008/10/26 $235,500
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 $92,575
Gloria Little Systems Administrator New York 59 2009/04/10 $237,500
Haley Kennedy Senior Marketing Designer London 43 2012/12/18 $313,500
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 $356,250
Herrod Chandler Sales Assistant San Francisco 59 2012/08/06 $137,500
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 $109,850
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 $164,500
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 $645,750
Jena Gaines Office Manager London 30 2008/12/19 $90,560
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 $75,650
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 $86,500
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 $103,500
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 $183,000
Michael Silva Marketing Designer London 66 2012/11/27 $198,500
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 $95,400
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 $234,500
Paul Byrd Chief Financial Officer (CFO) New York 64 2010/06/09 $725,000
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 $145,000
Quinn Flynn Support Lead Edinburgh 22 2013/03/03 $342,000
Rhona Davidson Integration Specialist Tokyo 55 2010/10/14 $327,900
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 $139,575
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 $138,575
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 $183,000
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 $163,000
Sonya Frost Software Engineer Edinburgh 23 2008/12/13 $103,600
Suki Burks Developer London 53 2009/10/22 $114,500
Tatyana Fitzpatrick Regional Director London 19 2010/03/17 $385,750
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 $98,540
Tiger Nixon System Architect Edinburgh 61 2011/04/25 $320,800
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 $136,200
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 $85,675
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 $452,500
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 $675,000
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 $125,250
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 $115,000
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Search API (Regular Expressions)
This example shows how you can make use of the column().visible() API method to dynamically show and hide columns in a table. Also included here is scrolling, just to show it enabled with this API method, although that is not required for the API function to work.
Target Search text Treat as regex Use smart search
Global search
Column - Name
Column - Position
Column - Office
Column - Age
Column - Start date
Column - Salary
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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