caption
Set a caption for the table.
Description
HTML tables have the ability to show a caption which gives brief summary of what the contents of the table are to the end user. This is done through the optional element called caption.
If your table has a caption tag, it will be used automatically. Setting a value using this property will cause the caption's existing value to be overwritten. If there is no caption in the table and a value is given to this property, the caption will be created.
Please note that the position of the caption is controlled by the CSS caption-side property - it can be shown above or below the table.
Type
This option can be given in the following type(s):
Default
null - do not show a caption, unless there is one in the original HTML table.
Example
Set a caption for the table:
$('#myTable').DataTable({
caption: 'Table 1: Pupil averages'
});Related
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