language.lengthMenu

Page length options string.

Description

Detail the action that will be taken when the drop down menu for the pagination length option is changed. The token _MENU_ is replaced with a default select list of 10, 25, 50 and 100 (or any other value specified by lengthMenu), and can be replaced with a custom select list if required.

Type

This option can be given in the following type(s):

• string

Default

• Value: Show _MENU_ entries

Examples

$('#example').dataTable( {
  "language": {
    "lengthMenu": "Display _MENU_ records"
  }
} );

$('#example').dataTable( {
  "language": {
    "lengthMenu": 'Display <select>'+
      '<option value="10">10</option>'+
      '<option value="20">20</option>'+
      '<option value="30">30</option>'+
      '<option value="40">40</option>'+
      '<option value="50">50</option>'+
      '<option value="-1">All</option>'+
      '</select> records'
  }
} );

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