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Zero configuration

DataTables has most features enabled by default, so all you need to do to use it with your own ables is to call the construction function: $().DataTable();.

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
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

Row grouping

Although DataTables doesn't have row grouping built-in (picking one of the many methods available would overly limit the DataTables core), it is most certainly possible to give the look and feel of row grouping.

Name Position Office Age Start date Salary
Jena Gaines Office Manager London 30 2008/12/19 $90,560
Quinn Flynn Support Lead Edinburgh 22 2013/03/03 $342,000
Gloria Little Systems Administrator New York 59 2009/04/10 $237,500
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650
Shou Itou Regional Marketing Tokyo 20 2011/08/14 $163,000
Michelle House Integration Specialist Sidney 37 2011/06/02 $95,400
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author London 27 2011/05/07 $145,000
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050
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, assigning the required order listeners to the TH element suitable for that column. Need to add .complex-headers class for styling.

Name HR Information Contact
Position Salary Office Extn. E-mail
Tiger Nixon System Architect $320,800 Edinburgh 5421 t.nixon@datatables.net
Garrett Winters Accountant $170,750 Tokyo 8422 g.winters@datatables.net
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author $86,000 San Francisco 1562 a.cox@datatables.net
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer $433,060 Edinburgh 6224 c.kelly@datatables.net
Airi Satou Accountant $162,700 Tokyo 5407 a.satou@datatables.net
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist $372,000 New York 4804 b.williamson@datatables.net
Herrod Chandler Sales Assistant $137,500 San Francisco 9608 h.chandler@datatables.net
Rhona Davidson Integration Specialist $327,900 Tokyo 6200 r.davidson@datatables.net
Colleen Hurst Javascript Developer $205,500 San Francisco 2360 c.hurst@datatables.net
Sonya Frost Software Engineer $103,600 Edinburgh 1667 s.frost@datatables.net
Jena Gaines Office Manager $90,560 London 3814 j.gaines@datatables.net
Quinn Flynn Support Lead $342,000 Edinburgh 9497 q.flynn@datatables.net
Charde Marshall Regional Director $470,600 San Francisco 6741 c.marshall@datatables.net
Haley Kennedy Senior Marketing Designer $313,500 London 3597 h.kennedy@datatables.net
Tatyana Fitzpatrick Regional Director $385,750 London 1965 t.fitzpatrick@datatables.net
Michael Silva Marketing Designer $198,500 London 1581 m.silva@datatables.net
Paul Byrd Chief Financial Officer (CFO) $725,000 New York 3059 p.byrd@datatables.net
Gloria Little Systems Administrator $237,500 New York 1721 g.little@datatables.net
Bradley Greer Software Engineer $132,000 London 2558 b.greer@datatables.net
Dai Rios Personnel Lead $217,500 Edinburgh 2290 d.rios@datatables.net
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead $345,000 New York 1937 j.caldwell@datatables.net
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) $675,000 New York 6154 y.berry@datatables.net
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support $106,450 New York 8330 c.vance@datatables.net
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant $85,600 Sidney 3023 d.wilder@datatables.net
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) $1,200,000 London 5797 a.ramos@datatables.net
Gavin Joyce Developer $92,575 Edinburgh 8822 g.joyce@datatables.net
Jennifer Chang Regional Director $357,650 Singapore 9239 j.chang@datatables.net
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer $206,850 San Francisco 1314 b.wagner@datatables.net
Fiona Green Chief Operating Officer (COO) $850,000 San Francisco 2947 f.green@datatables.net
Shou Itou Regional Marketing $163,000 Tokyo 8899 s.itou@datatables.net
Michelle House Integration Specialist $95,400 Sidney 2769 m.house@datatables.net
Suki Burks Developer $114,500 London 6832 s.burks@datatables.net
Prescott Bartlett Technical Author $145,000 London 3606 p.bartlett@datatables.net
Gavin Cortez Team Leader $235,500 San Francisco 2860 g.cortez@datatables.net
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support $324,050 Edinburgh 8240 m.mccray@datatables.net
Unity Butler Marketing Designer $85,675 San Francisco 5384 u.butler@datatables.net
Howard Hatfield Office Manager $164,500 San Francisco 7031 h.hatfield@datatables.net
Hope Fuentes Secretary $109,850 San Francisco 6318 h.fuentes@datatables.net
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller $452,500 San Francisco 9422 v.harrell@datatables.net
Timothy Mooney Office Manager $136,200 London 7580 t.mooney@datatables.net
Jackson Bradshaw Director $645,750 New York 1042 j.bradshaw@datatables.net
Olivia Liang Support Engineer $234,500 Singapore 2120 o.liang@datatables.net
Bruno Nash Software Engineer $163,500 London 6222 b.nash@datatables.net
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer $139,575 Tokyo 9383 s.yamamoto@datatables.net
Thor Walton Developer $98,540 New York 8327 t.walton@datatables.net
Finn Camacho Support Engineer $87,500 San Francisco 2927 f.camacho@datatables.net
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator $138,575 Singapore 8352 s.baldwin@datatables.net
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer $125,250 New York 7439 z.frank@datatables.net
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer $115,000 San Francisco 4389 z.serrano@datatables.net
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer $75,650 Edinburgh 3431 j.acosta@datatables.net
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant $145,600 New York 3990 c.stevens@datatables.net
Hermione Butler Regional Director $356,250 London 1016 h.butler@datatables.net
Lael Greer Systems Administrator $103,500 London 6733 l.greer@datatables.net
Jonas Alexander Developer $86,500 San Francisco 8196 j.alexander@datatables.net
Shad Decker Regional Director $183,000 Edinburgh 6373 s.decker@datatables.net
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer $183,000 Singapore 5384 m.bruce@datatables.net
Donna Snider Customer Support $112,000 New York 4226 d.snider@datatables.net
Name Position Salary Office Extn. E-mail

Add rows

New rows can be added to a DataTable very easily using the ( row.add() ) API method. Simply call the API function with the data that is to be used for the new row (be it an array or object). Multiple rows can be added using the ( rows.add() ) method (note the plural). Data can be likewise be updated with the ( row().data() and row().remove() methods. )

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5

Column selectors with Export and Print Options

All of the data export buttons have a exportOptions option which can be used to specify information about what data should be exported and how. The options given for this parameter are passed directly to the buttons.exportData() method to obtain the required data.

The print button will open a new window in the end user's browser and, by default, automatically trigger the print function allowing the end user to print the table. The window will be closed once the print is complete, or has been cancelled.

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
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
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

Scroll - horizontal and vertical

In this example you can see DataTables doing both horizontal and vertical scrolling at the same time. Note also that pagination is enabled in this example, and the scrolling accounts for this.

First name Last name Position Office Age Start date Salary Extn. E-mail
Tiger Nixon System Architect Edinburgh 61 2011/04/25 $320,800 5421 t.nixon@datatables.net
Garrett Winters Accountant Tokyo 63 2011/07/25 $170,750 8422 g.winters@datatables.net
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000 1562 a.cox@datatables.net
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060 6224 c.kelly@datatables.net
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700 5407 a.satou@datatables.net
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000 4804 b.williamson@datatables.net
Herrod Chandler Sales Assistant San Francisco 59 2012/08/06 $137,500 9608 h.chandler@datatables.net
Rhona Davidson Integration Specialist Tokyo 55 2010/10/14 $327,900 6200 r.davidson@datatables.net
Colleen Hurst Javascript Developer San Francisco 39 2009/09/15 $205,500 2360 c.hurst@datatables.net
Sonya Frost Software Engineer Edinburgh 23 2008/12/13 $103,600 1667 s.frost@datatables.net
Jena Gaines Office Manager London 30 2008/12/19 $90,560 3814 j.gaines@datatables.net
Quinn Flynn Support Lead Edinburgh 22 2013/03/03 $342,000 9497 q.flynn@datatables.net
Charde Marshall Regional Director San Francisco 36 2008/10/16 $470,600 6741 c.marshall@datatables.net
Haley Kennedy Senior Marketing Designer London 43 2012/12/18 $313,500 3597 h.kennedy@datatables.net
Tatyana Fitzpatrick Regional Director London 19 2010/03/17 $385,750 1965 t.fitzpatrick@datatables.net
Michael Silva Marketing Designer London 66 2012/11/27 $198,500 1581 m.silva@datatables.net
Paul Byrd Chief Financial Officer (CFO) New York 64 2010/06/09 $725,000 3059 p.byrd@datatables.net
Gloria Little Systems Administrator New York 59 2009/04/10 $237,500 1721 g.little@datatables.net
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000 2558 b.greer@datatables.net
Dai Rios Personnel Lead Edinburgh 35 2012/09/26 $217,500 2290 d.rios@datatables.net
Jenette Caldwell Development Lead New York 30 2011/09/03 $345,000 1937 j.caldwell@datatables.net
Yuri Berry Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) New York 40 2009/06/25 $675,000 6154 y.berry@datatables.net
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450 8330 c.vance@datatables.net
Doris Wilder Sales Assistant Sidney 23 2010/09/20 $85,600 3023 d.wilder@datatables.net
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000 5797 a.ramos@datatables.net
Gavin Joyce Developer Edinburgh 42 2010/12/22 $92,575 8822 g.joyce@datatables.net
Jennifer Chang Regional Director Singapore 28 2010/11/14 $357,650 9239 j.chang@datatables.net
Martena Mccray Post-Sales support Edinburgh 46 2011/03/09 $324,050 8240 m.mccray@datatables.net
Unity Butler Marketing Designer San Francisco 47 2009/12/09 $85,675 5384 u.butler@datatables.net
Howard Hatfield Office Manager San Francisco 51 2008/12/16 $164,500 7031 h.hatfield@datatables.net
Hope Fuentes Secretary San Francisco 41 2010/02/12 $109,850 6318 h.fuentes@datatables.net
Vivian Harrell Financial Controller San Francisco 62 2009/02/14 $452,500 9422 v.harrell@datatables.net
Timothy Mooney Office Manager London 37 2008/12/11 $136,200 7580 t.mooney@datatables.net
Jackson Bradshaw Director New York 65 2008/09/26 $645,750 1042 j.bradshaw@datatables.net
Olivia Liang Support Engineer Singapore 64 2011/02/03 $234,500 2120 o.liang@datatables.net
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500 6222 b.nash@datatables.net
Sakura Yamamoto Support Engineer Tokyo 37 2009/08/19 $139,575 9383 s.yamamoto@datatables.net
Thor Walton Developer New York 61 2013/08/11 $98,540 8327 t.walton@datatables.net
Finn Camacho Support Engineer San Francisco 47 2009/07/07 $87,500 2927 f.camacho@datatables.net
Serge Baldwin Data Coordinator Singapore 64 2012/04/09 $138,575 8352 s.baldwin@datatables.net
Zenaida Frank Software Engineer New York 63 2010/01/04 $125,250 7439 z.frank@datatables.net
Zorita Serrano Software Engineer San Francisco 56 2012/06/01 $115,000 4389 z.serrano@datatables.net
Jennifer Acosta Junior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 43 2013/02/01 $75,650 3431 j.acosta@datatables.net
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600 3990 c.stevens@datatables.net
Hermione Butler Regional Director London 47 2011/03/21 $356,250 1016 h.butler@datatables.net
Lael Greer Systems Administrator London 21 2009/02/27 $103,500 6733 l.greer@datatables.net
Jonas Alexander Developer San Francisco 30 2010/07/14 $86,500 8196 j.alexander@datatables.net
Shad Decker Regional Director Edinburgh 51 2008/11/13 $183,000 6373 s.decker@datatables.net
Michael Bruce Javascript Developer Singapore 29 2011/06/27 $183,000 5384 m.bruce@datatables.net
Donna Snider Customer Support New York 27 2011/01/25 $112,000 4226 d.snider@datatables.net