alternate coloring of rows
i've to customize the color of the alternate rows of datatables replacing the default color of the datatables rows. how can I do it??
View ArticleBug: Ghost Columns when generating large tables
I am using DataTables 1.8 with jQuery 1.6.1 to enhance HTML DOM tables. DataTables is pretty amazing -- I've never liked JavaScript much, but I love this plugin. Problem though: When I generate wide...
View ArticleTwitter Bootstrap
Styling DataTables is one area that I often think I overlook a little bit in favour of further Javascript development. So I've explored integration with the Twitter Bootstrap library to create stylish...
View ArticleDatatable Column Sorting breaking ColourBox
I have implemented ColorBox along side jquery datatables. I have a problem though. Everything works 100% in that when the user clicks the a specific link in the datatable, an iframe pops-up and the...
View Articlemuch delay to collect more than 1000 records
Hi!, I have problems when I want to display more than 1000 records from my DB with 3 columns. How I can fix this?
View ArticleOracle Server side - common error ?
It seens to be a lot of posts around this but i wasn't able to find a proper solution for this. Using the default script provided, when i try to execute the php_oracle.php ( content of the file is :...
View ArticledataTables_info total entries inside tab
I have a multilevel tabbed menu with 3 levels and I have about 15 datatables in different tabs. I am trying to add the total of entries into a class that is attached to its specific tab, so users are...
View ArticleUse PreRendered DOM Elements instead of sDOM
Is there a way to not inject the table controls via sDom but instead write those in my html and attach events to perform their functions or populate them. Basically would like to have the search input,...
View ArticleSet Max row height
Hello I am using Datatables 1.9.1 and FixedColumns 2.0.2 and I am trying to set a max row height for all my cells in my tbody. Sometimes the content of my cell is only 5 characters but sometimes it is...
View ArticleDataTables not getting populated by Rest services
Hi I have a datatable wherein the ajax source is Java rest webservice. The webservice is returning me a json object as below: [{"Name":"name0","Path":"Path0"},{"Name":"name1","Path":"Path1"}] The...
View Articlehelp text in search/filter window
My search filter textbox says "put your search term here" just like other websites with multiple textboxes help you figure out what box is for what ("your email here", "enter your password", etc). Now...
View Articleone long row across all columns
is it possible, on row #5 (for example) to have one cell that goes across entire table (using colspan of course). Further, is there any way to exclude that field from filter/sort?
View ArticleGetting row ID value
So re-doing how our program handles data and now we just need to be able to extract the ID from the first column of our table and it will be passed over to a java method to handle it from there. But...
View ArticlePopulating a column after initial population and sort
Completely new to DataTables so forgive me if this is basic stuff. I've previously used other JScript tables and they've had a way to populate a column after a table has been populated and sorted...
View Articlesubmitting "clear search field button" plugin
Hello, I have developed a plugin that some people on the forum were searching for and would like to share it. It adds a "clear text" button for the search field that when pressed deletes the filter....
View ArticlesSortDataType and aDataSort not working properly together on first sort
Please have a look at this example: http://live.datatables.net/exilof I am trying to use aDataSort for column 3 to sort by column 3 and then column 1 where both are using a custom sSortDataType. If you...
View ArticleUncaught TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method 'dataTable'
Hey, I've been trying to use datatables in an ASP.NET page but it just doesn't seem to work. My table is the following: <table id="searchMembers"> <thead> <tr> <th>First...
View ArticleRefresh / Initialize DataTable
Is there a simple way to "reload" a data table that is already initialized? For example: I am using a data table on a web page that then makes a database update then reloads the whole page. Therefore,...
View ArticleCombining database tables in server-side datatables
So, I am inheriting an intranet site that was built on datatables. Basically it is made in Wordpress and then displays custom fields that the users have filled out in the datatable. But it was querying...
View ArticleEvaluating DataTables - Dataset sizes?
I'm evaluating DataTables and I'm trying to find a good "cut off" of the number of cells that can be reasonably processed before switching over to server side processing? Looks likes there are also the...
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