DataTables 3 - beta
DataTables 3 - beta
allan
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I'm delighted to announce the immediate availability of DataTables 3 beta!
This is the result of the last six months of work (you might have noticed that the blog and other updates have been a little quiet - the work hasn't stopped in the background though!), which has involved a wide range of updates to DataTables core and its extensions. The key highlights are:
- Dependency free - no more jQuery (although still fully compatible if you want to use it)
- TypeScript / ESM-based code
- Improved CSS variable support
- Search and performance improvements
For all that it has been an intense six months of development for DataTables, you won't notice all that much difference in the UI it presents to the end user. There are some improvements, but this has been primarily about updating DataTables to be dependency free while making sure that the upgrade path is an easy one (in the majority of cases, it will be a drop-in replacement).
I don't normally release beta versions, but I think it is appropriate in this case due to the removal of the jQuery dependency. I would very warmly welcome feedback about this beta release. If you encounter any issues with v3 beta, please create a new thread and provide details of the issue. Equally, even if you don't have any issues with the upgrade, let me know! It is all useful data for rolling out v3 to production.
You might notice that most, but not all, of the extensions are available for DataTables 3 in beta form. Editor, SearchPanes and StateRestore are not yet available. Editor is nearly ready, but there are a few new features for Editor 3 that I've yet to complete - it will be released later in April.
Hope you enjoy this new release!
Allan
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Congrats on this release! I'm in the process of rewriting one of my apps and will incorporate v3. Will let you know of any issues.
Kevin