This example matches the join table - one-to-many example with the exception of the datatable input type being used rather than checkbox
inputs. As with the other DataTables examples, this is advantageous as an input since we can make use of the features offered by DataTables. Note that the
multiple option must be set to true for the datatable to allow multiple selection.
In this case we are particularly interested in the use of the multi-select features of the Select extension - we can use:
This behaviour matches how file browsers in operating systems typically work (e.g. Windows Explorer, Finder, Nautilus, etc) so your users will find this interaction intuitive.
The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 | var editor; // use a global for the submit and return data rendering in the examples$(document).ready(function() { editor = new $.fn.dataTable.Editor( { ajax: "/api/joinArray", table: "#example", fields: [ { label: "First name:", name: "users.first_name" }, { label: "Last name:", name: "users.last_name" }, { label: "Site:", name: "users.site", type: "select" }, { label: "Permissions:", name: "permission[].id", type: "datatable", multiple: true, } ] } ); $('#example').DataTable( { dom: "Bfrtip", ajax: { url: "/api/joinArray", type: 'POST' }, columns: [ { data: "users.first_name" }, { data: "users.last_name" }, { data: "sites.name" }, { data: "permission", render: "[, ].name" } ], select: true, buttons: [ { extend: "create", editor: editor }, { extend: "edit", editor: editor }, { extend: "remove", editor: editor } ] } );} ); |
In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example:
Editor submits and retrieves information by Ajax requests. The two blocks below show the data that Editor submits and receives, to and from the server. This is updated live as you interact with Editor so you can see what is submitted.
The following shows the data that has been submitted to the server when a request is made to add, edit or delete data from the table.
// No data yet submittedThe following shows the data that has been returned by the server in response to the data submitted on the left and is then acted upon.
// No data yet received