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On the DataTables blog you will find news, announcements and tutorials about DataTables and its suite of extensions. New posts are published (usually!) monthly, with additional news items in between.

1st Oct 2020
By Sandy Galloway -

Highcharts Integration

Recently, we've had some feedback asking about displaying information from a DataTable in a graphical format. This is quite possible to do using our API and a charting library. There are many available, but in this blog post we will use the ever popular Highcharts showing how it might be integrated into your DataTables projects.

NamePositionOfficeSalary
Tiger NixonSystem ArchitectEdinburgh$320,800
Garrett WintersAccountantTokyo$170,750
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco$86,000
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh$433,060
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo$162,700
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York$372,000
Herrod ChandlerSales AssistantSan Francisco$137,500
Rhona DavidsonIntegration SpecialistTokyo$327,900
Colleen HurstJavascript DeveloperSan Francisco$205,500
Sonya FrostSoftware EngineerEdinburgh$103,600
Jena GainesOffice ManagerLondon$90,560
Quinn FlynnSupport LeadEdinburgh$342,000
Charde MarshallRegional DirectorSan Francisco$470,600
Haley KennedySenior Marketing DesignerLondon$313,500
Tatyana FitzpatrickRegional DirectorLondon$385,750
Michael SilvaMarketing DesignerLondon$198,500
Paul ByrdChief Financial Officer (CFO)New York$725,000
Gloria LittleSystems AdministratorNew York$237,500
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon$132,000
Dai RiosPersonnel LeadEdinburgh$217,500
Jenette CaldwellDevelopment LeadNew York$345,000
Yuri BerryChief Marketing Officer (CMO)New York$675,000
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York$106,450
Doris WilderSales AssistantSydney$85,600
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London$1,200,000
Gavin JoyceDeveloperEdinburgh$92,575
Jennifer ChangRegional DirectorSingapore$357,650
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco$206,850
Fiona GreenChief Operating Officer (COO)San Francisco$850,000
Shou ItouRegional MarketingTokyo$163,000
Michelle HouseIntegration SpecialistSydney$95,400
Suki BurksDeveloperLondon$114,500
Prescott BartlettTechnical AuthorLondon$145,000
Gavin CortezTeam LeaderSan Francisco$235,500
Martena MccrayPost-Sales supportEdinburgh$324,050
Unity ButlerMarketing DesignerSan Francisco$85,675
Howard HatfieldOffice ManagerSan Francisco$164,500
Hope FuentesSecretarySan Francisco$109,850
Vivian HarrellFinancial ControllerSan Francisco$452,500
Timothy MooneyOffice ManagerLondon$136,200
Jackson BradshawDirectorNew York$645,750
Olivia LiangSupport EngineerSingapore$234,500
Bruno NashSoftware EngineerLondon$163,500
Sakura YamamotoSupport EngineerTokyo$139,575
Thor WaltonDeveloperNew York$98,540
Finn CamachoSupport EngineerSan Francisco$87,500
Serge BaldwinData CoordinatorSingapore$138,575
Zenaida FrankSoftware EngineerNew York$125,250
Zorita SerranoSoftware EngineerSan Francisco$115,000
Jennifer AcostaJunior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh$75,650
Cara StevensSales AssistantNew York$145,600
Hermione ButlerRegional DirectorLondon$356,250
Lael GreerSystems AdministratorLondon$103,500
Jonas AlexanderDeveloperSan Francisco$86,500
Shad DeckerRegional DirectorEdinburgh$183,000
Michael BruceJavascript DeveloperSingapore$183,000
Donna SniderCustomer SupportNew York$112,000

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15th Sep 2020
By Sandy Galloway -

Introducing SearchBuilder

SearchBuilder is a new extension for DataTables that allows the end user to apply advanced filtering to your tables. In a step up in complexity from SearchPanes, SearchBuilder allows for filtering on columns using a wide variety of conditions, rather than just exact matches. Conditions can be grouped together to create complex filters that are seamlessly applied to the table. SearchBuilder is therefore a very effective way of narrowing down results using complex conditions across multiple columns at a time.

You can see an example below - click the Add Condition button to get started building your own filter:

NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Tiger NixonSystem ArchitectEdinburgh612011/04/25$320,800
Garrett WintersAccountantTokyo632011/07/25$170,750
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco662009/01/12$86,000
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh222012/03/29$433,060
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo332008/11/28$162,700
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York612012/12/02$372,000
Herrod ChandlerSales AssistantSan Francisco592012/08/06$137,500
Rhona DavidsonIntegration SpecialistTokyo552010/10/14$327,900
Colleen HurstJavascript DeveloperSan Francisco392009/09/15$205,500
Sonya FrostSoftware EngineerEdinburgh232008/12/13$103,600
Jena GainesOffice ManagerLondon302008/12/19$90,560
Quinn FlynnSupport LeadEdinburgh222013/03/03$342,000
Charde MarshallRegional DirectorSan Francisco362008/10/16$470,600
Haley KennedySenior Marketing DesignerLondon432012/12/18$313,500
Tatyana FitzpatrickRegional DirectorLondon192010/03/17$385,750
Michael SilvaMarketing DesignerLondon662012/11/27$198,500
Paul ByrdChief Financial Officer (CFO)New York642010/06/09$725,000
Gloria LittleSystems AdministratorNew York592009/04/10$237,500
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon412012/10/13$132,000
Dai RiosPersonnel LeadEdinburgh352012/09/26$217,500
Jenette CaldwellDevelopment LeadNew York302011/09/03$345,000
Yuri BerryChief Marketing Officer (CMO)New York402009/06/25$675,000
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York212011/12/12$106,450
Doris WilderSales AssistantSydney232010/09/20$85,600
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London472009/10/09$1,200,000
Gavin JoyceDeveloperEdinburgh422010/12/22$92,575
Jennifer ChangRegional DirectorSingapore282010/11/14$357,650
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco282011/06/07$206,850
Fiona GreenChief Operating Officer (COO)San Francisco482010/03/11$850,000
Shou ItouRegional MarketingTokyo202011/08/14$163,000
Michelle HouseIntegration SpecialistSydney372011/06/02$95,400
Suki BurksDeveloperLondon532009/10/22$114,500
Prescott BartlettTechnical AuthorLondon272011/05/07$145,000
Gavin CortezTeam LeaderSan Francisco222008/10/26$235,500
Martena MccrayPost-Sales supportEdinburgh462011/03/09$324,050
Unity ButlerMarketing DesignerSan Francisco472009/12/09$85,675
Howard HatfieldOffice ManagerSan Francisco512008/12/16$164,500
Hope FuentesSecretarySan Francisco412010/02/12$109,850
Vivian HarrellFinancial ControllerSan Francisco622009/02/14$452,500
Timothy MooneyOffice ManagerLondon372008/12/11$136,200
Jackson BradshawDirectorNew York652008/09/26$645,750
Olivia LiangSupport EngineerSingapore642011/02/03$234,500
Bruno NashSoftware EngineerLondon382011/05/03$163,500
Sakura YamamotoSupport EngineerTokyo372009/08/19$139,575
Thor WaltonDeveloperNew York612013/08/11$98,540
Finn CamachoSupport EngineerSan Francisco472009/07/07$87,500
Serge BaldwinData CoordinatorSingapore642012/04/09$138,575
Zenaida FrankSoftware EngineerNew York632010/01/04$125,250
Zorita SerranoSoftware EngineerSan Francisco562012/06/01$115,000
Jennifer AcostaJunior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh432013/02/01$75,650
Cara StevensSales AssistantNew York462011/12/06$145,600
Hermione ButlerRegional DirectorLondon472011/03/21$356,250
Lael GreerSystems AdministratorLondon212009/02/27$103,500
Jonas AlexanderDeveloperSan Francisco302010/07/14$86,500
Shad DeckerRegional DirectorEdinburgh512008/11/13$183,000
Michael BruceJavascript DeveloperSingapore292011/06/27$183,000
Donna SniderCustomer SupportNew York272011/01/25$112,000
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary

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10th Jul 2020
By Sandy Galloway -

Editor QR Scanner Integration

Recently we received an interesting forum post asking if it was possible to integrate a QR scanner into Editor. I'm glad to say that it is indeed possible and in this blog post I'll demonstrate how to create a field type plug-in for Editor which enables a QR code to be read into a field. I've used the third-party Instascan library to implement this within your own system.

Before we dive any deeper, here is a preview of what you can expect from this plug-in. Just edit or create a new row and press the "Scan" button next to the Description fields input element. From here you should be able to scan a QR code and see the result in the input element.

Name City Description

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