Button extension

DataTables Extensions

The features that DataTables provides can be greatly enhanced by the use of the plug-ins available on this page, which give many new user interaction and configuration options.

Reference
Custom Button
The Buttons extension for DataTables provides a common set of options,
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo332008/11/28$162,700
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London472009/10/09$1,200,000
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco662009/01/12$86,000
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon412012/10/13$132,000
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco282011/06/07$206,850
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York612012/12/02$372,000
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York212011/12/12$106,450
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh222012/03/29$433,060
Charde MarshallRegional DirectorSan Francisco362008/10/16$470,600
Colleen HurstJavascript DeveloperSan Francisco392009/09/15$205,500
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Class Names
specify a custom class name for the button. A little bit of CSS is used to style the buttons - the class names and CSS can of course be adjusted to suit whatever styling requirements you have
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo332008/11/28$162,700
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London472009/10/09$1,200,000
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco662009/01/12$86,000
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon412012/10/13$132,000
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco282011/06/07$206,850
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York612012/12/02$372,000
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York212011/12/12$106,450
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh222012/03/29$433,060
Charde MarshallRegional DirectorSan Francisco362008/10/16$470,600
Colleen HurstJavascript DeveloperSan Francisco392009/09/15$205,500
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Keyboard Activation
Keyboard navigation is essential for fast navigation of a table operations and also for good accessibility. Buttons provides the ability to give each button a key binding
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo332008/11/28$162,700
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London472009/10/09$1,200,000
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco662009/01/12$86,000
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon412012/10/13$132,000
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco282011/06/07$206,850
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York612012/12/02$372,000
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York212011/12/12$106,450
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh222012/03/29$433,060
Charde MarshallRegional DirectorSan Francisco362008/10/16$470,600
Colleen HurstJavascript DeveloperSan Francisco392009/09/15$205,500
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Multi-Level Collections
This example shows a custom collection button with the addition of a column visibility button, which when activated will show another collection of buttons, this time controlling the column visibility.
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo332008/11/28$162,700
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London472009/10/09$1,200,000
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco662009/01/12$86,000
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon412012/10/13$132,000
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco282011/06/07$206,850
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York612012/12/02$372,000
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York212011/12/12$106,450
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh222012/03/29$433,060
Charde MarshallRegional DirectorSan Francisco362008/10/16$470,600
Colleen HurstJavascript DeveloperSan Francisco392009/09/15$205,500
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Multiple Button Groups
Buttons' ability to have new instances constructed arbitrarily gives it the ability to have multiple button instances created for a single DataTable.
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi SatouAccountantTokyo332008/11/28$162,700
Angelica RamosChief Executive Officer (CEO)London472009/10/09$1,200,000
Ashton CoxJunior Technical AuthorSan Francisco662009/01/12$86,000
Bradley GreerSoftware EngineerLondon412012/10/13$132,000
Brenden WagnerSoftware EngineerSan Francisco282011/06/07$206,850
Brielle WilliamsonIntegration SpecialistNew York612012/12/02$372,000
Caesar VancePre-Sales SupportNew York212011/12/12$106,450
Cedric KellySenior Javascript DeveloperEdinburgh222012/03/29$433,060
Charde MarshallRegional DirectorSan Francisco362008/10/16$470,600
Colleen HurstJavascript DeveloperSan Francisco392009/09/15$205,500
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
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Settings
  • Theme Mode

    Choose light or dark mode or Auto

  • Header Theme

    Choose Header Theme

  • Accent color

    Choose your primary theme color

  • Sidebar Theme

    Choose Sidebar Theme

  • Sidebar Caption

    Sidebar Caption Hide/Show

  • Theme Layout

    LTR/RTL

  • Layout Width

    Choose Full or Container Layout