Preamble

This example shows how you might modify the client-side show/hide details rows example for use with DataTables 1.5's server-side processing option.

Live example

Initialisation code

var oTable;

/* Formating function for row details */
function fnFormatDetails ( nTr )
{
	var aData = oTable.fnGetData( nTr );
	var sOut = '<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding-left:50px;">';
	sOut += '<tr><td>Rendering engine:</td><td>'+aData[2]+' '+aData[5]+'</td></tr>';
	sOut += '<tr><td>Link to source:</td><td>Could provide a link here</td></tr>';
	sOut += '<tr><td>Extra info:</td><td>And any further details here (images etc)</td></tr>';
	sOut += '</table>';
	
	return sOut;
}

$(document).ready(function() {
	oTable = $('#example').dataTable( {
		"bProcessing": true,
		"bServerSide": true,
		"sAjaxSource": "scripts/details_col.php",
		"aoColumns": [
			{ "sClass": "center", "bSortable": false },
			null,
			null,
			null,
			{ "sClass": "center" },
			{ "sClass": "center" }
		],
		"aaSorting": [[1, 'asc']]
	} );
	
	$('#example tbody td img').live( 'click', function () {
		var nTr = this.parentNode.parentNode;
		if ( this.src.match('details_close') )
		{
			/* This row is already open - close it */
			this.src = "../examples_support/details_open.png";
			oTable.fnClose( nTr );
		}
		else
		{
			/* Open this row */
			this.src = "../examples_support/details_close.png";
			oTable.fnOpen( nTr, fnFormatDetails(nTr), 'details' );
		}
	} );
} );

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