<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/ico" href="http://www.datatables.net/favicon.ico"> <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=2.0"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../examples/resources/syntax/shCore.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../examples/resources/demo.css"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../../examples/resources/syntax/shCore.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../../examples/resources/demo.js"> </script> <title>Buttons examples - Buttons for DataTables</title> </head> <body class="dt-example"> <div class="container"> <section> <h1>Buttons example <span>Buttons for DataTables</span></h1> <div class="info"> <p>The Buttons extension for DataTables provides a common set of options, API methods and styling to display buttons on a page that will interact with a DataTable. The core library provides the based framework upon which plug-ins can built.</p> <p>There are four plug-ins that are part of the core Buttons software providing various utilities:</p> <ul class="markdown"> <li>HTML5 export buttons - Copy to clipboard; Save to Excel, CSV and PDF</li> <li>Flash export buttons - Copy to clipboard; Save to Excel, CSV and PDF for older browsers</li> <li>Print view</li> <li>Column visibility buttons</li> </ul> <p>Other extensions for DataTables also provide buttons - <a href="https://editor.datatables.net">Editor</a> for example make the <a href= "//editor.datatables.net/reference/button/create"><code class="button" title="Editor button type">create</code></a>, <a href= "//editor.datatables.net/reference/button/edit"><code class="button" title="Editor button type">edit</code></a> and <a href= "//editor.datatables.net/reference/button/remove"><code class="button" title="Editor button type">remove</code></a> buttons available.</p> <p>The examples presented here give an introduce to how Buttons can be used, the API and its various core plug-in buttons.</p> </div> </section> </div> <section> <div class="footer"> <div class="gradient"></div> <div class="liner"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toc-group"> <h3><a href="./initialisation/index.html">Basic initialisation</a></h3> <ul class="toc"> <li> <a href="./initialisation/simple.html">Basic initialisation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/export.html">File export</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/custom.html">Custom button</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/className.html">Class names</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/keys.html">Keyboard activation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/collections.html">Collections</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/collections-sub.html">Multi-level collections</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/collections-autoClose.html">Auto close collection</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/plugins.html">Plug-ins</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/new.html">`new` initialisation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/multiple.html">Multiple button groups</a> </li> <li> <a href="./initialisation/pageLength.html">Page length</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toc-group"> <h3><a href="./html5/index.html">HTML 5 data export</a></h3> <ul class="toc"> <li> <a href="./html5/simple.html">HTML5 export buttons</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/tsv.html">Tab separated values</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/filename.html">File name</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/copyi18n.html">Copy button internationalisation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/columns.html">Column selectors</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/outputFormat-orthogonal.html">Format output data - orthogonal data</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/outputFormat-function.html">Format output data - export options</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/excelTextBold.html">Excel - Bold text</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/excelCellShading.html">Excel - Cell background</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/excelBorder.html">Excel - Customise borders</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/pdfMessage.html">PDF - message</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/pdfPage.html">PDF - page size and orientation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/pdfImage.html">PDF - image</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/pdfOpen.html">PDF - open in new window</a> </li> <li> <a href="./html5/customFile.html">Custom file (JSON)</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toc-group"> <h3><a href="./flash/index.html">Flash data export</a></h3> <ul class="toc"> <li> <a href="./flash/simple.html">Flash export buttons</a> </li> <li> <a href="./flash/tsv.html">Tab separated values</a> </li> <li> <a href="./flash/filename.html">File name</a> </li> <li> <a href="./flash/copyi18n.html">Copy button internationalisation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./flash/pdfMessage.html">PDF message</a> </li> <li> <a href="./flash/pdfPage.html">Page size and orientation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./flash/hidden.html">Hidden initialisation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./flash/swfPath.html">SWF file location</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toc-group"> <h3><a href="./column_visibility/index.html">Column visibility</a></h3> <ul class="toc"> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/simple.html">Basic column visibility</a> </li> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/layout.html">Multi-column layout</a> </li> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/text.html">Internationalisation</a> </li> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/restore.html">Restore column visibility</a> </li> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/columns.html">Select columns</a> </li> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/columnsToggle.html">Visibility toggle buttons</a> </li> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/columnGroups.html">Column groups</a> </li> <li> <a href="./column_visibility/stateSave.html">State saving</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toc-group"> <h3><a href="./print/index.html">Print</a></h3> <ul class="toc"> <li> <a href="./print/simple.html">Print button</a> </li> <li> <a href="./print/message.html">Custom message</a> </li> <li> <a href="./print/columns.html">Export options - column selector</a> </li> <li> <a href="./print/select.html">Export options - row selector</a> </li> <li> <a href="./print/autoPrint.html">Disable auto print</a> </li> <li> <a href="./print/customisation.html">Customisation of the print view window</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toc-group"> <h3><a href="./api/index.html">API</a></h3> <ul class="toc"> <li> <a href="./api/enable.html">Enable / disable</a> </li> <li> <a href="./api/text.html">Dynamic text</a> </li> <li> <a href="./api/addRemove.html">Adding and removing buttons dynamically</a> </li> <li> <a href="./api/group.html">Group selection</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="toc-group"> <h3><a href="./styling/index.html">Styling</a></h3> <ul class="toc"> <li> <a href="./styling/bootstrap.html">Bootstrap 3</a> </li> <li> <a href="./styling/bootstrap4.html">Bootstrap 4</a> </li> <li> <a href="./styling/foundation.html">Foundation styling</a> </li> <li> <a href="./styling/jqueryui.html">jQuery UI styling</a> </li> <li> <a href="./styling/semanticui.html">Semantic UI styling</a> </li> <li> <a href="./styling/icons.html">Icons</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="epilogue"> <p>Please refer to the <a href="http://www.datatables.net">DataTables documentation</a> for full information about its API properties and methods.<br> Additionally, there are a wide range of <a href="http://www.datatables.net/extensions">extensions</a> and <a href= "http://www.datatables.net/plug-ins">plug-ins</a> which extend the capabilities of DataTables.</p> <p class="copyright">DataTables designed and created by <a href="http://www.sprymedia.co.uk">SpryMedia Ltd</a> © 2007-2016<br> DataTables is licensed under the <a href="http://www.datatables.net/mit">MIT license</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </body> </html>