Interaction with rendering and arrays
This is the searchPanes extension for DataTables. It allows results to be filtered based on the values of columns.
This example demonstrates searching on arrays which are being rendered. The threshold is set to 1
so that the rendered columns will display
their data. As the data is coming from an asynchronous Ajax call, the searchPanes need to be rebuilt upon table initialisation.
First name | Last name | Location | Permissions |
---|---|---|---|
First name | Last name | Location | Permissions |
- Javascript
- HTML
- CSS
- Ajax
- Server-side script
- Comments
The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:
$(document).ready(function() {
let dt = $('#example').DataTable({
ajax: '../resources/arrayData.json',
searchPanes: {
columns: [ 3 ]
},
dom: 'Plfrtip',
columns: [
{
data: "users.first_name"
},
{
data: "users.last_name"
},
{
data: "sites.name"
},
{
data: "permission",
render: {
_: '[, ].name',
sp: '[].name'
},
searchPanes: {
orthogonal: 'sp'
}
}
],
columnDefs: [
{
searchPanes: {
show: true
},
targets: [3]
}
],
initComplete: function() {
this.api().searchPanes.rebuildPane();
}
});
});
In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example:
The HTML shown below is the raw HTML table element, before it has been enhanced by DataTables:
This example uses a little bit of additional CSS beyond what is loaded from the library files (below), in order to correctly display the table. The additional CSS used is shown below:
The following CSS library files are loaded for use in this example to provide the styling of the table:
This table loads data by Ajax. The latest data that has been loaded is shown below. This data will update automatically as any additional data is loaded.
The script used to perform the server-side processing for this table is shown below. Please note that this is just an example script using PHP. Server-side processing scripts can be written in any language, using the protocol described in the DataTables documentation.
Other examples
Initialisation and options
- Options from Ajax
- Basic Pane Example
- Cascade Panes
- API Initialisation Example
- View Totals and Subtotals
- Viewing Totals, Subtotals and Cascading Panes
- SearchPanes Button
- Change the number of columns the panes are displayed in.
- Force Panes to Show/Hide for Specified Columns
- Uniqueness Threshold
- Pre Select Rows
- Disable Clear Buttons for Panes
- Speed Optimisation
Advanced initialisation
- Interaction with built-in DataTables rendering function
- Interaction when deleting rows mid-search
- Interaction with rendering and arrays
- Interaction with rendering function to create custom options
- Maintain state
- Dealing with empty cells
- Empty table
- Column filter integration
- Dealing with long data in panes
- Dealing with unusual characters
- Abstract types
- HTML Entites from the DOM
- Unencoded HTML characters with a Rendering Function from Ajax
- HTML Entites from an Ajax Request with a Rendering Function
- HTML Entites from Ajax
- Selection style to work with mobile devices
Customisation
- Pane customisation
- Panes vertically stacked next to DataTable
- Panes in footer of DataTable
- Hide Count Column on all Panes
- Add a custom class to a specific pane
- Add a custom title to a pane
- Custom Pane Order
- Hide count column on individual pane
- Hide ordering buttons on individual pane
- Hide ordering buttons on all panes
- SearchPanes Configuration using a Button
- Button text
- Hide all controls on all panes
- internationalisation
- Hide All controls on individual pane