Can I implement TableTools without the DataTables UI / Theming?

DevlshOne

In the very near future, I plan to add DataTables, ColVis, Editor and TableTools to my current project. However, this is a few months down the road when I am prepared to implement the functionality of all of them at once. For now, I'm most interested in the ability of TableTools to create and export a PDF version of a table I have rendered on a page. As the question states, can I use just this portion of TableTools without re-rendering my table through the DataTables UI / theming? I want my table to appear just as it does now but the ability to click and export to PDF. Thoughts?

allan

Fundamentally all TableTools does is add a `button` tag to the document for the button (with a Flash movie for the local file saving, but its invisible). You can style it however you want! Or you can have TableTools inject an `a` tag, or `span` or whatever you want. So yes, if I've understand correctly, then it should be quite possible.

Regards,
Allan