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The full fill type will copy the data from the cell where the fill originated to all other cells. This option sets the message that will be shown when this fill type is available (which is always!).

If the multi-fill selector is shown it will always contain a cancel option that the end user can select to have no update performed on the table. This option provides the ability to customise the cancel message shown in the selector.

This option gives the ability to customise the text shown in the multi-fill selector buttons. The end user will click these buttons to select what fill type to use when multiple fills are available.

Text shown inside the table records when the is no information to be displayed after filtering. Note that language.emptyTable is shown when there is simply no information in the table at all (regardless of filtering), while this parameter is used for when the table is empty due to filtering.

DataTables' built in number formatter (formatNumber) is used to format large numbers that are used in the table information. By default a comma is used, but this can be trivially changed to any other character you wish with this parameter, suitable for any locality, or set to an empty string if you do not which to have a thousands separator character. Please note that unlike the language.decimal option, the thousands separator option is used for output of information only (specifically the info option). Changing it does not effect how DataTables reads numeric data.

HTML has a placeholder attribute for input type="text" elements to provide informational text for an input control when it has no value. This parameter can be used to set a value for the placeholder attribute in a DataTable's search input. Note that it is possible to override this option on a per-control basis with the search feature for layout.

Sets the string that is used for DataTables filtering input control. It is overridable by the search.text string for a specific search input control. The token _INPUT_, if used in the string, is replaced with the HTML text box for the filtering input allowing control over where it appears in the string. If _INPUT_ is not given then the input box is appended to the string automatically. As of DataTables 2 the DOM structure that is generated can change based on the location of the _INPUT_ token in the string. If the token is at the start or the end of the string, the generated DOM will have the input outside of the label. This is done for accessability to allow an explicit link between the input and label (see this article for more details). If the token is in the middle of the string, the DOM structure created will have the input nested in the label, creating an implicit link (although the for and id attributes are still set). Some screenreaders can struggle with this form and it is not recommended. This DOM structure distinction is only of significance if you are applying custom styling to the page. You may need to alter your CSS depending on the string used. Additionally, this property can benefit from the use of language.entries to easily update the string to relate to the specific type of data shown in the table. It's plural will always resolve to the plural wildcard. The _ENTRIES_ replacement token should be used where you want the resolved language.entries value to appear.

Text that is displayed when the table is processing a user action (usually a sort command or similar). Please note that prior to DataTables 1.12 the default for this parameter was Processing.... The processing indicator in 1.12 has been updated to use a CSS animation to indicate that a loading action is taking place. A text string can still be added if needed.

Pagination string used by DataTables for the built-in pagination control types.

When using Ajax sourced data and during the first draw when DataTables is gathering the data, this message is shown in an empty row in the table to indicate to the end user the data is being loaded. Note that this parameter is not used when loading data by server-side processing, just Ajax sourced data with client-side processing.