Types

The DataTables options and API interfaces specify the data types that each option or method expect to operate with, and the data type that they return (for methods). For brevity and clarity in the reference documentation, rather than detailing each data type in the main documentation, the data types are fully defined here.

Please note that the Javascript data types defined below are simple summaries of the data types that DataTables parameters and functions operate with for completeness of documentation. For a full, detailed and accurate description of Javascript object types, please refer to the excellent Mozilla Developer Network documentation.

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Library	Name	Summary
DataTables	`DataTables.Api`	DataTables API object instance
DataTables	`DataTables.Order`	DataTables ordering object
DataTables	`DataTables.SearchOptions`	DataTables search options object
DataTables	`DataTables.Settings`	DataTables settings object
DataTables	`DataTables.Type`	DataTables data type object
DataTables	`cell-selector`	Selector options for cells.
DataTables	`column-selector`	Selector options for columns.
DataTables	`row-selector`	Selector options for rows.
DataTables	`selector-modifier`	Options for how the row, column and cell selector should operate on rows.
DataTables	`table-selector`	Selector options for tables.
Javascript	`array`	Javascript `Array` type
Javascript	`boolean`	Javascript `Boolean` type
Javascript	`function`	Javascript `Function`
Javascript	`integer`	Subset of the Javascript `Number` type using only integers
Javascript	`jQuery`	jQuery object instance
Javascript	`node`	DOM element
Javascript	`null`	Javascript `null` type
Javascript	`number`	Javascript `Number` type
Javascript	`object`	Javascript `Object` type
Javascript	`string`	Javascript `String` type
Javascript	`undefined`	Javascript `undefined` type
Buttons	`button-group-selector`	Button group selector (multiple button instances)
Buttons	`button-selector`	Button selector
SearchBuilder	`SearchBuilder.Condition`	Search condition plug-in structure
SearchBuilder	`SearchBuilder.Criteria`	Object that describes a search condition
StateRestore	`stateRestoreConfig`	Configuration options for StateRestore button