When customising DataTables for your own usage, you might find that the default position of the feature elements (filter input etc) is not quite to your liking. To address this issue DataTables takes inspiration from the CSS 3 Advanced Layout Module and provides the sDom initialisation parameter which can be set to indicate where you which particular features to appear in the DOM. You can also specify div wrapping containers (with classes) to provide complete layout flexibility. The syntax available is:
In the example below I've moved the table information to the top of the table, and all the interaction elements to the bottom, each wrapper in a container div.
Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
Trident | Internet Explorer 4.0 | Win 95+ | 4 | X |
Trident | Internet Explorer 5.0 | Win 95+ | 5 | C |
Trident | Internet Explorer 5.5 | Win 95+ | 5.5 | A |
Trident | Internet Explorer 6 | Win 98+ | 6 | A |
Trident | Internet Explorer 7 | Win XP SP2+ | 7 | A |
Trident | AOL browser (AOL desktop) | Win XP | 6 | A |
Gecko | Firefox 1.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.7 | A |
Gecko | Firefox 1.5 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
Gecko | Firefox 2.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
Gecko | Firefox 3.0 | Win 2k+ / OSX.3+ | 1.9 | A |
Gecko | Camino 1.0 | OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
Gecko | Camino 1.5 | OSX.3+ | 1.8 | A |
Gecko | Netscape 7.2 | Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2 | 1.7 | A |
Gecko | Netscape Browser 8 | Win 98SE+ | 1.7 | A |
Gecko | Netscape Navigator 9 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.1 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.1 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.2 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.2 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.3 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.3 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.4 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.4 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.5 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.6 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.6 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.7 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.7 | A |
Gecko | Mozilla 1.8 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.8 | A |
Gecko | Seamonkey 1.1 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
Gecko | Epiphany 2.20 | Gnome | 1.8 | A |
Webkit | Safari 1.2 | OSX.3 | 125.5 | A |
Webkit | Safari 1.3 | OSX.3 | 312.8 | A |
Webkit | Safari 2.0 | OSX.4+ | 419.3 | A |
Webkit | Safari 3.0 | OSX.4+ | 522.1 | A |
Webkit | OmniWeb 5.5 | OSX.4+ | 420 | A |
Webkit | iPod Touch / iPhone | iPod | 420.1 | A |
Webkit | S60 | S60 | 413 | A |
Presto | Opera 7.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | - | A |
Presto | Opera 7.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
Presto | Opera 8.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
Presto | Opera 8.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
Presto | Opera 9.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
Presto | Opera 9.2 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
Presto | Opera 9.5 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
Presto | Opera for Wii | Wii | - | A |
Presto | Nokia N800 | N800 | - | A |
Presto | Nintendo DS browser | Nintendo DS | 8.5 | C/A1 |
KHTML | Konqureror 3.1 | KDE 3.1 | 3.1 | C |
KHTML | Konqureror 3.3 | KDE 3.3 | 3.3 | A |
KHTML | Konqureror 3.5 | KDE 3.5 | 3.5 | A |
Tasman | Internet Explorer 4.5 | Mac OS 8-9 | - | X |
Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.1 | Mac OS 7.6-9 | 1 | C |
Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.2 | Mac OS 8-X | 1 | C |
Misc | NetFront 3.1 | Embedded devices | - | C |
Misc | NetFront 3.4 | Embedded devices | - | A |
Misc | Dillo 0.8 | Embedded devices | - | X |
Misc | Links | Text only | - | X |
Misc | Lynx | Text only | - | X |
Misc | IE Mobile | Windows Mobile 6 | - | C |
Misc | PSP browser | PSP | - | C |
Other browsers | All others | - | - | U |
Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
$(document).ready(function() { $('#example').dataTable( { "sDom": '<"top"i>rt<"bottom"flp<"clear">' } ); } );
Please refer to the DataTables documentation for full information about its API properties and methods.