DataTables Tools

A collection of functions that I have found useful with DataTables. Provides the following (largely undocumented) features:

• A simple init function $.fn.initDataTables that provides common initialisation, including:
  • A simple data-API to augment the dataTables options using an data-table-init attribute
  • Support for jQueryUI and (untested) Bootstrap styling
  • Automatic creation of a <thead> element if required
  • Support for hidden columns using a th.hiddenColumn class
  • Support for column filtering using the options or a table.columnFiltering class
  • Support for selectable rows using the options or a table.selectableRows class
• $.fn.dataTableColumnFiltering provides column-based filters
• $.fn.dataTableSelectable provides selectable rows