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• allan Posts: 63,689Questions: 1Answers: 10,500 Site admin

  August 2018

  I don't really understand what you mean I'm afraid. If you want to use a variable for the content you would do something like:

  $('#jquery_table').append('<caption style="caption-side: top-right">'+myVar+'</caption>');
  

  Allan
• laxmipark Posts: 22Questions: 8Answers: 0

  August 2018

  I would like to have caption for the Datatable grid displayed. I would like that be dynamic
  How would I do that.
• laxmipark Posts: 22Questions: 8Answers: 0

  August 2018

  Hi Allan, I don't see you any content in your answer
• kthorngren Posts: 21,449Questions: 26Answers: 4,975

  August 2018

  Allan's answer shows how to use a variable. This is standard Javascript syntax. Just to add to his code:

  var myVar = "This is dynamic data";
  $('#jquery_table').append('<caption style="caption-side: top-right">'+myVar+'</caption>');
  

  Kevin
• allan Posts: 63,689Questions: 1Answers: 10,500 Site admin

  August 2018 Answer ✓

  I'm still not really understanding your question to be honest. Why not just add a caption element? Example: http://live.datatables.net/yufiyiko/1/edit .

  Allan
• laxmipark Posts: 22Questions: 8Answers: 0

  August 2018

  How do you use the variable in the append syntax of the data table
  var myvar = "This is dynamic data"
  $('#jquery_table').append('<caption style="caption-side: top-right"> myvar</caption>');
• kthorngren Posts: 21,449Questions: 26Answers: 4,975

  August 2018 Answer ✓

  Take a close look at the differences in the string you have versus the one Allan provided:

  Allan's:
  '<caption style="caption-side: top-right">'+myVar+'</caption>'

  Yours:
  '<caption style="caption-side: top-right"> myvar</caption>'

  Allan's is multiple strings added together using +:

  '<caption style="caption-side: top-right">' +myVar+ '</caption>'

  If this is unclear then please see the "JavaScript String Operators" section of this doc:
  https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_operators.asp

  Kevin
• laxmipark Posts: 22Questions: 8Answers: 0

  August 2018

  Thanks Kevin.
  I got it.