<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/ico" href="http://www.datatables.net/favicon.ico"> <title>DataTables example - HTML5 data-* attributes</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../media/css/jquery.dataTables.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../resources/syntax/shCore.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../resources/demo.css"> <style type="text/css" class="init"> </style> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../media/js/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../media/js/jquery.dataTables.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../resources/syntax/shCore.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../resources/demo.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" class="init"> $(document).ready(function() { $('#example').dataTable(); } ); </script> </head> <body class="dt-example"> <div class="container"> <section> <h1>DataTables example <span>- HTML5 data-* attributes</span></h1> <div class="info"> <p>DataTables can use different data for different actions (display, ordering and searcgubg) which can be immensely powerful for transforming data in the display to be intuitive for the end user, while using different, or more complex data, for other actions. For example, if a table contains a formatted telephone number in the format <code>xxx-xxxx</code>, intuitively a user might search for the number but without a dash. Using orthogonal data for searching allows both forms of the telephone number to be used, while only the nicely formatted number is displayed in the table.</p> <p>One method in which DataTables can obtain this orthogonal data for its different actions is through <a href= "http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/dom.html#embedding-custom-non-visible-data-with-the-data-*-attributes"> custom HTML5 data attributes</a>. DataTables will automatically detect four different attributes on the HTML elements:</p> <ul> <li><code>data-sort</code> or <code>data-order</code> - for ordering data</li> <li><code>data-filter</code> or <code>data-search</code> - for search data</li> </ul> <p>This example shows the use of <code>data-sort</code> and <code>data-filter</code> attributes. In this case the first column has been formatted so the first name has abbreviated, but the full name is still searchable (search for "Bruno" for example). Additionally, although the last column contains non-numeric data in it (<code>/m</code>) the column will correctly order numerically as the <code>data-sort</code> / <code>data-order</code> attribute is set on the column with plain numeric data.</p> </div> <table id="example" class="display" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Office</th> <th>Age</th> <th>Start date</th> <th>Salary</th> </tr> </thead> <tfoot> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Office</th> <th>Age</th> <th>Start date</th> <th>Salary</th> </tr> </tfoot> <tbody> <tr> <td data-filter="Tiger Nixon">T. Nixon</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>61</td> <td>2011/04/25</td> <td data-sort="3120">$3,120/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Garrett Winters">G. Winters</td> <td>Director</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>63</td> <td>2011/07/25</td> <td data-sort="5300">$5,300/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Ashton Cox">A. Cox</td> <td>Technical Author</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>66</td> <td>2009/01/12</td> <td data-sort="4800">$4,800/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Cedric Kelly">C. Kelly</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>22</td> <td>2012/03/29</td> <td data-sort="3600">$3,600/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Jenna Elliott">J. Elliott</td> <td>Financial Controller</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>33</td> <td>2008/11/28</td> <td data-sort="5300">$5,300/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Brielle Williamson">B. Williamson</td> <td>Integration Specialist</td> <td>New York</td> <td>61</td> <td>2012/12/02</td> <td data-sort="4525">$4,525/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Herrod Chandler">H. Chandler</td> <td>Sales Assistant</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>59</td> <td>2012/08/06</td> <td data-sort="4080">$4,080/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Rhona Davidson">R. Davidson</td> <td>Integration Specialist</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>55</td> <td>2010/10/14</td> <td data-sort="6730">$6,730/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Colleen Hurst">C. Hurst</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>39</td> <td>2009/09/15</td> <td data-sort="5000">$5,000/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Sonya Frost">S. Frost</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>23</td> <td>2008/12/13</td> <td data-sort="3600">$3,600/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Jena Gaines">J. Gaines</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>London</td> <td>30</td> <td>2008/12/19</td> <td data-sort="5000">$5,000/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Quinn Flynn">Q. Flynn</td> <td>Financial Controller</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>22</td> <td>2013/03/03</td> <td data-sort="4200">$4,200/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Charde Marshall">C. Marshall</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>36</td> <td>2008/10/16</td> <td data-sort="5300">$5,300/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Haley Kennedy">H. Kennedy</td> <td>Senior Marketing Designer</td> <td>London</td> <td>43</td> <td>2012/12/18</td> <td data-sort="4800">$4,800/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Tatyana Fitzpatrick">T. Fitzpatrick</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>London</td> <td>19</td> <td>2010/03/17</td> <td data-sort="2875">$2,875/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Michael Silva">M. Silva</td> <td>Senior Marketing Designer</td> <td>London</td> <td>66</td> <td>2012/11/27</td> <td data-sort="3750">$3,750/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Paul Byrd">P. Byrd</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>New York</td> <td>64</td> <td>2010/06/09</td> <td data-sort="5000">$5,000/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Gloria Little">G. Little</td> <td>Systems Administrator</td> <td>New York</td> <td>59</td> <td>2009/04/10</td> <td data-sort="3120">$3,120/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Bradley Greer">B. Greer</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>London</td> <td>41</td> <td>2012/10/13</td> <td data-sort="3120">$3,120/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Dai Rios">D. Rios</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>35</td> <td>2012/09/26</td> <td data-sort="4200">$4,200/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Jenette Caldwell">J. Caldwell</td> <td>Financial Controller</td> <td>New York</td> <td>30</td> <td>2011/09/03</td> <td data-sort="4965">$4,965/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Yuri Berry">Y. Berry</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>New York</td> <td>40</td> <td>2009/06/25</td> <td data-sort="3600">$3,600/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Caesar Vance">C. Vance</td> <td>Technical Author</td> <td>New York</td> <td>21</td> <td>2011/12/12</td> <td data-sort="4965">$4,965/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Doris Wilder">D. Wilder</td> <td>Sales Assistant</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>23</td> <td>2010/09/20</td> <td data-sort="4965">$4,965/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Angelica Ramos">A. Ramos</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>London</td> <td>36</td> <td>2009/10/09</td> <td data-sort="2875">$2,875/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Gavin Joyce">G. Joyce</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>42</td> <td>2010/12/22</td> <td data-sort="4525">$4,525/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Jennifer Chang">J. Chang</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>London</td> <td>28</td> <td>2010/11/14</td> <td data-sort="4080">$4,080/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Brenden Wagner">B. Wagner</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>18</td> <td>2011/06/07</td> <td data-sort="3750">$3,750/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Ebony Grimes">E. Grimes</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>48</td> <td>2010/03/11</td> <td data-sort="2875">$2,875/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Russell Chavez">R. Chavez</td> <td>Director</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>20</td> <td>2011/08/14</td> <td data-sort="3600">$3,600/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Michelle House">M. House</td> <td>Integration Specialist</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>37</td> <td>2011/06/02</td> <td data-sort="3750">$3,750/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Suki Burks">S. Burks</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>London</td> <td>53</td> <td>2009/10/22</td> <td data-sort="2875">$2,875/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Prescott Bartlett">P. Bartlett</td> <td>Technical Author</td> <td>London</td> <td>27</td> <td>2011/05/07</td> <td data-sort="6730">$6,730/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Gavin Cortez">G. Cortez</td> <td>Technical Author</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>22</td> <td>2008/10/26</td> <td data-sort="6730">$6,730/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Martena Mccray">M. Mccray</td> <td>Integration Specialist</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>46</td> <td>2011/03/09</td> <td data-sort="4080">$4,080/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Unity Butler">U. Butler</td> <td>Senior Marketing Designer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>47</td> <td>2009/12/09</td> <td data-sort="3750">$3,750/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Howard Hatfield">H. Hatfield</td> <td>Financial Controller</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>51</td> <td>2008/12/16</td> <td data-sort="4080">$4,080/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Hope Fuentes">H. Fuentes</td> <td>Financial Controller</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>41</td> <td>2010/02/12</td> <td data-sort="4200">$4,200/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Vivian Harrell">V. Harrell</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>62</td> <td>2009/02/14</td> <td data-sort="4965">$4,965/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Timothy Mooney">T. Mooney</td> <td>Financial Controller</td> <td>London</td> <td>37</td> <td>2008/12/11</td> <td data-sort="4200">$4,200/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Jackson Bradshaw">J. Bradshaw</td> <td>Director</td> <td>New York</td> <td>65</td> <td>2008/09/26</td> <td data-sort="5000">$5,000/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Miriam Weiss">M. Weiss</td> <td>Support Engineer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>64</td> <td>2011/02/03</td> <td data-sort="4965">$4,965/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Bruno Nash">B. Nash</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>London</td> <td>38</td> <td>2011/05/03</td> <td data-sort="4200">$4,200/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Odessa Jackson">O. Jackson</td> <td>Support Engineer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>37</td> <td>2009/08/19</td> <td data-sort="3600">$3,600/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Thor Walton">T. Walton</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>New York</td> <td>61</td> <td>2013/08/11</td> <td data-sort="3600">$3,600/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Finn Camacho">F. Camacho</td> <td>Support Engineer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>47</td> <td>2009/07/07</td> <td data-sort="4800">$4,800/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Elton Baldwin">E. Baldwin</td> <td>Data Coordinator</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>64</td> <td>2012/04/09</td> <td data-sort="6730">$6,730/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Zenaida Frank">Z. Frank</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>New York</td> <td>63</td> <td>2010/01/04</td> <td data-sort="4800">$4,800/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Zorita Serrano">Z. Serrano</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>56</td> <td>2012/06/01</td> <td data-sort="5300">$5,300/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Jennifer Acosta">J. Acosta</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>43</td> <td>2013/02/01</td> <td data-sort="2875">$2,875/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Cara Stevens">C. Stevens</td> <td>Sales Assistant</td> <td>New York</td> <td>46</td> <td>2011/12/06</td> <td data-sort="4800">$4,800/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Hermione Butler">H. Butler</td> <td>Director</td> <td>London</td> <td>47</td> <td>2011/03/21</td> <td data-sort="4080">$4,080/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Lael Greer">L. Greer</td> <td>Systems Administrator</td> <td>London</td> <td>21</td> <td>2009/02/27</td> <td data-sort="3120">$3,120/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Jonas Alexander">J. Alexander</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>30</td> <td>2010/07/14</td> <td data-sort="5300">$5,300/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Shad Decker">S. Decker</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>51</td> <td>2008/11/13</td> <td data-sort="5300">$5,300/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Michael Bruce">M. Bruce</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>29</td> <td>2011/06/27</td> <td data-sort="4080">$4,080/m</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-filter="Donna Snider">D. Snider</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>New York</td> <td>27</td> <td>2011/01/25</td> <td data-sort="3120">$3,120/m</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul class="tabs"> <li class="active">Javascript</li> <li>HTML</li> <li>CSS</li> <li>Ajax</li> </ul> <div class="tabs"> <div class="js"> <p>The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:</p> <pre class="brush: js;"> $(document).ready(function() { $('#example').dataTable(); } ); </pre> <p>In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example:</p> <ul> <li><a href="../../media/js/jquery.js">../../media/js/jquery.js</a></li> <li><a href="../../media/js/jquery.dataTables.js">../../media/js/jquery.dataTables.js</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="table"> <p>The HTML shown below is the raw HTML table element, before it has been enhanced by DataTables:</p> </div> <div class="css"> <div> <p>This example uses a little bit of additional CSS beyond what is loaded from the library files (below), in order to correctly display the table. The additional CSS used is shown below:</p> <pre class="brush: js;"> </pre> </div> <p>The following CSS library files are loaded for use in this example to provide the styling of the table:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "../../media/css/jquery.dataTables.css">../../media/css/jquery.dataTables.css</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="ajax"> <p>This table loads data by Ajax. The latest data that has been loaded is shown below. 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