TableTools example Plug-in button types

This example shows now a plug-in button type can be created for TableTools. Button types are attached to the $.fn.dataTable.TableTools.buttons object and extend $.fn.dataTable.TableTools.buttonBase. All of the button options defined in the documentation are available and can be overridden as required. Finally to use the button simply include its name in the aButtons array or use it as a button extender (sExtends).

This example shows a button which will simply get the data contents of a table and set that as the contents of another element.

Copy output will go here
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
NamePositionOfficeAgeStart dateSalary
Airi Satou Accountant Tokyo 33 2008/11/28 $162,700
Angelica Ramos Chief Executive Officer (CEO) London 47 2009/10/09 $1,200,000
Ashton Cox Junior Technical Author San Francisco 66 2009/01/12 $86,000
Bradley Greer Software Engineer London 41 2012/10/13 $132,000
Brenden Wagner Software Engineer San Francisco 28 2011/06/07 $206,850
Brielle Williamson Integration Specialist New York 61 2012/12/02 $372,000
Bruno Nash Software Engineer London 38 2011/05/03 $163,500
Caesar Vance Pre-Sales Support New York 21 2011/12/12 $106,450
Cara Stevens Sales Assistant New York 46 2011/12/06 $145,600
Cedric Kelly Senior Javascript Developer Edinburgh 22 2012/03/29 $433,060
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The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:

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$.fn.dataTable.TableTools.buttons.copy_to_div = $.extend(
    true,
    {},
    $.fn.dataTable.TableTools.buttonBase,
    {
        "sNewLine":    "<br>",
        "sButtonText": "Copy to element",
        "target":      "",
        "fnClick": function( button, conf ) {
            $(conf.target).html( this.fnGetTableData(conf) );
        }
    }
);
 
 
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#example').DataTable( {
        dom: 'T<"clear">lfrtip',
        tableTools: {
            "aButtons": [ {
                "sExtends":    "copy_to_div",
                "sButtonText": "Copy to HTML",
                "target":      "#copy"
            } ]
        }
    } );
} );

In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example: