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Plugin DataTable

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API plug-in methods
The example below shows DataTables loading data for a table from arrays as the data source, where the structure of the row's data source in this example is:
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Tiger Nixon 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
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 $675,000
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 $92,575
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) San Francisco 48 2010/03/11 $850,000
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 $163,000
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 $95,400
Suki Burks Developer London 53 2009/10/22 $114,500
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 $145,000
Gavin Cortez Team Leader San Francisco 22 2008/10/26 $235,500
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 $85,675
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 $164,500
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 $109,850
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 $452,500
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 $136,200
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 $645,750
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 $234,500
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 $139,575
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 $98,540
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 $87,500
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 $138,575
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 $125,250
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 $115,000
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 $75,650
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 $356,250
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 $103,500
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 $86,500
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 $183,000
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 $183,000
Donna Snider Customer Support New York 27 2011/01/25 $112,000
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Ordering plug-ins (with type detection)
This example shows ordering with using an enumerated type.
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Tiger Nixon System Architect Edinburgh 61 2011/04/25 Low
Garrett Winters Accountant Tokyo 63 2011/07/25 Low
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 Low
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 Medium
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 Low
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 Medium
Herrod Chandler Sales Assistant San Francisco 59 2012/08/06 Low
Rhona Davidson Integration Specialist Tokyo 55 2010/10/14 Low
Colleen Hurst Javascript Developer San Francisco 39 2009/09/15 Low
Sonya Frost Software Engineer Edinburgh 23 2008/12/13 Low
Jena Gaines Office Manager London 30 2008/12/19 Low
Quinn Flynn Support Lead Edinburgh 22 2013/03/03 Low
Charde Marshall Regional Director San Francisco 36 2008/10/16 Medium
Haley Kennedy Senior Marketing Designer London 43 2012/12/18 Low
Tatyana Fitzpatrick Regional Director London 19 2010/03/17 Medium
Michael Silva Marketing Designer London 66 2012/11/27 Low
Paul Byrd Chief Financial Officer (CFO) New York 64 2010/06/09 High
Gloria Little Systems Administrator New York 59 2009/04/10 Low
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 Low
Dai Rios Personnel Lead Edinburgh 35 2012/09/26 Low
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 Low
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 High
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 Low
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 Low
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 High
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 Low
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 Medium
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 Low
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) San Francisco 48 2010/03/11 High
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 Low
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 Low
Suki Burks Developer London 53 2009/10/22 Low
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 Low
Gavin Cortez Team Leader San Francisco 22 2008/10/26 Low
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 Low
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 Low
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 Low
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 Low
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 Medium
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 Low
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 Medium
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 Low
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 Low
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 Low
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 Low
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 Low
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 Low
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 Low
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 Low
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 Low
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 Low
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 Medium
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 Low
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 Low
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 Low
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 Low
Donna Snider Customer Support New York 27 2011/01/25 Low
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Custom filtering - range search
This example shows a search being performed on the age column in the data, based upon two inputs.
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Tiger Nixon 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
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 $675,000
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 $92,575
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) San Francisco 48 2010/03/11 $850,000
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 $163,000
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 $95,400
Suki Burks Developer London 53 2009/10/22 $114,500
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 $145,000
Gavin Cortez Team Leader San Francisco 22 2008/10/26 $235,500
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 $85,675
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 $164,500
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 $109,850
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 $452,500
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 $136,200
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 $645,750
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 $234,500
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 $139,575
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 $98,540
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 $87,500
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 $138,575
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 $125,250
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 $115,000
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 $75,650
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 $356,250
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 $103,500
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 $86,500
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 $183,000
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 $183,000
Donna Snider Customer Support New York 27 2011/01/25 $112,000
Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Live DOM ordering
This example shows how you can use information available in the DOM to order columns. Typically DataTables will read information to be ordered during it's initialisation phase, and this will not be updated based on user interaction, so ordering on columns which have, for example, form elements in them, may not reflect the current value of the input. To overcome this problem, you must update the data that DataTables will order on, just prior to the order. This method is much more efficient than actually ordering using the DOM, since only one DOM query is needed for each cell to be ordered.
Name Age Position Office
Tiger Nixon
Garrett Winters
Ashton Cox
Cedric Kelly
Airi Satou
Brielle Williamson
Herrod Chandler
Rhona Davidson
Colleen Hurst
Sonya Frost
Jena Gaines
Quinn Flynn
Charde Marshall
Haley Kennedy
Tatyana Fitzpatrick
Michael Silva
Paul Byrd
Gloria Little
Bradley Greer
Dai Rios
Jenette Caldwell
Yuri Berry
Caesar Vance
Doris Wilder
Angelica Ramos
Gavin Joyce
Jennifer Chang
Brenden Wagner
Fiona Green
Shou Itou
Michelle House
Suki Burks
Prescott Bartlett
Gavin Cortez
Martena Mccray
Unity Butler
Howard Hatfield
Hope Fuentes
Vivian Harrell
Timothy Mooney
Jackson Bradshaw
Olivia Liang
Bruno Nash
Sakura Yamamoto
Thor Walton
Finn Camacho
Serge Baldwin
Zenaida Frank
Zorita Serrano
Jennifer Acosta
Cara Stevens
Hermione Butler
Lael Greer
Jonas Alexander
Shad Decker
Michael Bruce
Donna Snider
Name Age Position Office