How to add column resizing functionality?

jstuardo

Hello,

DataTable lacks of a necessary feature. It is column resizing. By using plugin from http://www.bacubacu.com/colresizable it is useless since when DataTable is rendered, 2 tables are actually created, specially when scrollX parameter is true. One for the header and one for the body, so, that plugin makes the table to be unformatted.

Is there a way to accomplish this in DataTable?

Regards
Jaime

allan

Hi Jamie,

Sorry no - at the moment there is no way to do user adjustable column resizing in DataTables.

Allan

michaelcp

So ... Just to clarify, the column resize by drag and drop is not supported in Datatables by default and we have to add a plugin of sorts ?

Thank you

arcanisgk

this an example:

https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/26786/basic-column-resizing-plugin

jstuardo

@arcanisgk in fact that is a very basic example. That works only for a basic table, however, when using, for example, scrollX property, DataTable causes 2 tables to be rendered. One for the header and the other for the body. In such a case, that plugin does not work.

Regards
Jaime

arcanisgk

and if you turn off Scroll Property, on the event drag the column to resize ; and enable it when finally Resize event end ? i not mean in run this two event at same time, i think that you need work around it, to avoid this problem feature...

michaelcp

So... guys ... what would you suggest on using ?

colin

Just to clarify, the column resize by drag and drop is not supported in Datatables by default and we have to add a plugin of sorts ?

Yep, exactly. It's not part of the DataTables product, so you would need to use third-party extensions if they're available.

Colin

michaelcp

Thank you everyone for the comments. Do you guys have a plugin that you would suggest using ?

Thank you