Virtual DOM Documentation

As of version 3.0 tabulator renders its table using a Virtual DOM, this means that it only renders the rows you seen in the table (plus a few above and below the current view) and creates and destroys the rows as you scroll through the table.

The table below has 1000 rows loaded as they are needed as you scroll

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name"},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating"},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center"},
    ],
});

Fit To Data Documentation

Tables will automatically resize to fit the data

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name"},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", align:"right", sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", align:"center"},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center"},
    ],
});

Fit To Width Documentation

By setting the fitColumns option to true, the table will resize columns so that they fit perfectly inside the width of the container.

If a width is specified on any columns, where possible the columns will be set at this width and other columns will be resized around them. If there is not enough space to fit all the columns in, then all column widths are ignored and they are sized equally.

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", align:"right", sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", align:"center", width:60},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center"},
    ],
});

Responsive Layout Documentation

By setting the responsiveLayout option to true, the table will automatically hide/show columns to prevent the columns from exceeding the width of container.

If you resize the the width of the window you will see the number of columns change to ensure the data fits with the table. This option can be combined with fitColumns to make a table that gracefully responds to all display widths.

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table").tabulator({
     height:"311px",
     responsiveLayout:true,
     columns:[
     {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200, responsive:0}, //never hide this column
     {title:"Progress", field:"progress", align:"right", sorter:"number", width:150},
     {title:"Gender", field:"gender", width:150, responsive:2}, //hide this column first
     {title:"Rating", field:"rating", align:"center", width:150},
     {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", width:150},
     {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date", width:150},
     {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", width:150},
     ],
 });

Column Groups Documentation

By creating groups in the column definition array, you can create multi line headers with groups of columns.

You can use the columnVertAlign option to set how the text in your columns headers should be vertically aligned.

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table").tabulator({
    columnVertAlign:"bottom", //align header contents to bottom of cell
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:160},
        {//create column group
            title:"Work Info",
            columns:[
                {title:"Progress", field:"progress", align:"right", sorter:"number", width:100},
                {title:"Rating", field:"rating", align:"center", width:80},
                {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", width:80},
            ],
        },
        {//create column group
            title:"Personal Info",
            columns:[
                {title:"Gender", field:"gender", width:90},
                {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", width:140},
                {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date", width:130},
            ],
        },
    ],
});

Frozen Columns Documentation

You can use the frozen property in a columns definition object to freeze that column in place during horizontal scrollling.

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table-column").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:250, frozen:true}, //frozen column
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", sorter:"number", align:"left", formatter:"progress", width:200,  editable:true},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", width:150},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating",  formatter:"star", align:"center", width:200},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross", width:150},
    ],
});

Formatters Documentation

Tabulator allows you to format your data in a wide variety of ways, so your tables can display information in a more graphical and clear layout.

you can set formatters on a per column basis using the formatter option in the column data.

Tabulator comes with a number of preconfigured formatters including:

  • money - formats a number into a currency notation (eg. 1234567.8901 -> 1,234,567.89)
  • email - renders data as an anchor with a mailto: link to the given value
  • link - renders data as an anchor with a link to the given value
  • tick - displays a green tick if the value is (true|'true'|'True'|1) and an empty cell if not
  • tickCross - displays a green tick if the value is (true|'true'|'True'|1) and a red cross if not
  • color - sets the background color of the cell to the value. Can be any valid css colour eg. #ff0000, #f00, rgb(255,0,0), red, rgba(255,0,0,0), hsl(0, 100%, 50%)
  • star - displays a graphical 0-5 star rating based on integer values from 0-5
  • progress - displays a progress bar that fills the cell from left to right, using values 0-100 as a percentage of width
  • buttonTick - displays a tick icon on eac row (for use as a button)
  • buttonCross - displays a cross icon on eac row (for use as a button)
  • rownum - shows an incrementing row number for each row.

You can define a custom formatter function in the formatter option if you need more bespoke formatter functionality

You can create icon/button columns, by not specifying a field parameter in the column data and creating a custom formatter for the column contents. In the example below we have created a print button on the left of each row.

You can also set a row formatter using the rowFormatter option, this allows you to format the styling of the row as a whole

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Generate print icon
var printIcon = function(cell, formatterParams){ //plain text value
    return "<i class='fa fa-print'></i>";
};

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    rowFormatter:function(row){
        if(row.getData().col == "blue"){
            row.getElement().css({"background-color":"#A6A6DF"});
        }
    },
    columns:[
    {formatter:"rownum", align:"center", width:40},
    {formatter:printIcon, width:40, align:"center", cellClick:function(e, cell){alert("Printing row data for: " + cell.getRow().getData().name)}},
    {title:"Name", field:"name", width:150, formatter:function(cell, formatterParams){
       var value = cell.getValue();
        if(value.indexOf("o") > 0){
            return "<span style='color:red; font-weight:bold;'>" + value + "</span>";
        }else{
            return value;
        }
    }},
    {title:"Progress", field:"progress", formatter:"progress", sorter:"number", width:100},
    {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", formatterParams:{stars:6}, align:"center", width:120},
    {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross", width:50},
    {title:"Col", field:"col" ,formatter:"color", width:50},
    {title:"Line Wraping", field:"lorem" ,formatter:"textarea"},
    {formatter:"buttonCross", width:30, align:"center"}
    ],
});

Row Formatter Documentation

If you are looking for a non grid based format to your table then you can use a row formatter to create custom row layouts.

You can use the rowFormatter callback to replace the contents of the row with any layout you like. In this example we will create a simple table in each row containg and image and some vertically centered text properties.

When replacing the entier contents of the row it is important to include only one column in your column definition array to ensure the table renders correctly. It is also advisable to enable fitColumns and disabled resizableColumns options.

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CSS

/*Style row formatter contents*/
#example-table .tabulator-row table{
    vertical-align: middle;
    border-collapse:collapse;
}

#example-table .tabulator-row table img{
    border:2px solid #ccc;
}

#example-table .tabulator-row table tr td{
     border:none;
}

#example-table .tabulator-row table tr td:first-of-type{
    width:60px;
}

#example-table .tabulator-row table tr td div{
    padding:5px;
}

JavaScript

//Define some test data
var cheeseData = [
    {id:1, type:"Brie", rind:"mould", age:"4 weeks", color:"white", image:"brie.jpg"},
    {id:2, type:"Cheddar", rind:"none", age:"1 year", color:"yellow", image:"cheddar.jpg"},
    {id:3, type:"Gouda", rind:"wax", age:"6 months", color:"cream", image:"gouda.jpg"},
    {id:4, type:"Swiss", rind:"none", age:"9 months", color:"yellow", image:"swiss.jpg"},
]

//define Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    resizableColumns:false,
    columns:[
        {title:"Cheese", field:"type", sorter:"string"},
    ],
    rowFormatter:function(row, data){
        var element = row.getElement(),
        data = row.getData(),
        width = element.outerWidth(),
        table;

        //clear current row data
        element.empty();

        //define a table layout structure and set width of row
        table = $("<table style='width:" + (width - 18) + "px;'><tr></tr></table>");

        //add image on left of row
        $("tr", table).append("<td><img src='../row_formatter/" + data.image + "'></td>");

        //add row data on right hand side
        $("tr", table).append("<td><div><strong>Type:</strong> " + data.type + "</div><div><strong>Age:</strong> " + data.age + "</div><div><strong>Rind:</strong> " + data.rind + "</div><div><strong>Colour:</strong> " + data.color + "</div></td>");

        //append newly formatted contents to the row
        element.append(table);
    },
})

//Load Data
$("#example-table").tabulator("setData", cheeseData);

Sparklines

You can use external JavaScript libraries in any of your formatters. in this example we will use the popular sparklines.js library.

We will be passing an array of values into a field and then using a custom formatter to turn this array into a sparkline.

The Sparklines library can be downloaded from Git Hub.

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<!-- Include sparkline library -->
        <script src="sparkline.js"></script>

        <!-- Element to hold Tabulator -->
        <div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Formatter to generate line chart
var lineFormatter = function(cell, formatterParams){
    setTimeout(function(){ //give cell enough time to be added to the DOM before calling sparkline formatter
        cell.getElement().sparkline(cell.getValue(), {width:"100%", type:"line", disableTooltips:true});
    }, 10);
};

//generate bar chart
var barFormatter = function(cell, formatterParams){
    setTimeout(function(){ //give cell enough time to be added to the DOM before calling sparkline formatter
        cell.getElement().sparkline(cell.getValue(), {width:"100%", type:"bar", barWidth:14, disableTooltips:true});
    }, 10);
};

//generate discrete chart
var tristateFormatter = function(cell, formatterParams){
    setTimeout(function(){ //give cell enough time to be added to the DOM before calling sparkline formatter
        cell.getElement().sparkline(cell.getValue(), {width:"100%", type:"tristate", barWidth:14, disableTooltips:true});
    }, 10);
};


//generate box plot
var boxFormatter = function(cell, formatterParams){
    setTimeout(function(){ //give cell enough time to be added to the DOM before calling sparkline formatter
        cell.getElement().sparkline(cell.getValue(), {width:"100%", type:"box", disableTooltips:true});
    }, 10);
};

//Sample Data with array values for graph fields
var sparkData = [
    {id:1, name:"Oli Bob", line:[1, 20, 5, 3, 10, 13, 17, 15, 9, 11], bar:[1, 20, 5, 3, 10, 13, 17, 15, 9, 11], tristate:[1, 20, -5, -3, 10, 13, 0, 15, 9, 11], box:[1, 20, 5, 3, 10, 13, 17, 15, 9, 11]},
    {id:2, name:"Mary May", line:[10, 12, 14, 16, 13, 9, 7, 11, 10, 13], bar:[10, 12, 14, 16, 13, 9, 7, 11, 10, 13], tristate:[-10, 12, 14, 16, 13, 9, 7, 0, 10, 13], box:[10, 12, 14, 16, 13, 9, 7, 11, 10, 13]},
    {id:3, name:"Christine Lobowski", line:[1, 2, 5, 4, 1, 16, 4, 2, 1, 3], bar:[1, 2, 5, 4, 1, 16, 4, 2, 1, 3], tristate:[1, 2, 5, 0, 1, 16, 4, 2, 1, 3], box:[1, 2, 5, 4, 1, 16, 4, 2, 1, 3]},
    {id:4, name:"Brendon Philips", line:[3, 7, 9, 1, 4, 8, 2, 6, 4, 2], bar:[3, 7, 9, 1, 4, 8, 2, 6, 4, 2], tristate:[3, 7, 9, 1, 4, 8, 2, 6, 4, 2], box:[3, 7, 9, 1, 4, 8, 2, 6, 4, 2]},
    {id:5, name:"Margret Marmajuke", line:[1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3], bar:[1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3], tristate:[1, -3, 1, 3, -3, 1, -1, 3, 1, 3], box:[1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3]},
    {id:6, name:"Frank Harbours", line:[20, 17, 15, 11, 16, 9, 12, 14, 20, 12], bar:[20, 17, 15, 11, 16, 9, 12, 14, 20, 12], tristate:[20, 17, 15, 11, 16, -9, 12, 14, 20, 12], box:[20, 17, 15, 11, 16, 9, 12, 14, 20, 12]},
    {id:7, name:"Jamie Newhart", line:[11, 7, 6, 12, 14, 13, 11, 10, 9, 6], bar:[11, 7, 6, 12, 14, 13, 11, 10, 9, 6], tristate:[11, 7, 6, -12, 1-13, 11, 10, 9, 6], box:[11, 7, 6, 12, 14, 13, 11, 10, 9, 6]},
    {id:8, name:"Gemma Jane", line:[4, 17, 11, 12, 0, 5, 12, 14, 18, 11], bar:[4, 17, 11, 12, 0, 5, 12, 14, 18, 11], tristate:[4, 17, 11, -12, 0, 5, 12, -14, 18, 11], box:[4, 17, 11, 12, 0, 5, 12, 14, 18, 11]},
    {id:9, name:"Emily Sykes", line:[11, 15, 19, 20, 17, 16, 16, 5, 3, 2], bar:[11, 15, 19, 20, 17, 16, 16, 5, 3, 2], tristate:[11, 15, 19, -20, 17, 16, 16, -5, 3, 2], box:[11, 15, 19, 20, 17, 16, 16, 5, 3, 2]},
    {id:10, name:"James Newman", line:[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 5, 9, 8], bar:[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 5, 9, 8], tristate:[1, 2, 0, -4, -5, -4, 2, 5, 9, 8], box:[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 5, 9, 8]},
];


//Table Constructor
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:190},
        {title:"Line Chart", field:"line", width:160, formatter:lineFormatter},
        {title:"Bar Chart", field:"bar", width:160, formatter:barFormatter},
        {title:"Tristate Chart", field:"tristate", width:160, formatter:tristateFormatter},
        {title:"Box Plot", field:"box", width:160, formatter:boxFormatter},
    ],
});

Persistent Column Layout Documentation

Tabulator can store the layout of columns in a cookie so that each time a user comes back to the page the table is laid out just as they left it.

Try resizing (drag the right edge of a column header) or rearranging (drag the middle of a column header) the columns of this table, then refresh the page. your new layout will persist.

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    persistentLayout: true,
    persistentLayoutID:"examplePerststance",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", width:100, sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", width:80},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross"},
    ],
});

Column Calculations Documentation

Column calculations can be useed to add a row of calcualted values to the top or bottom of your table to display infmation such as the sum of a columns data.

There are two options that can be set in a column definition object to define a calculation, the topCalc option defines a calculation for the top of the column, and the bottomCalc defines a calculation for the bottom of the column. You can define, either, both or neither of the options.

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

$("#example-table").tabulator({
            height:"311px",
            movableColumns:true,
            columns:[
                {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
                {title:"Progress", field:"progress", width:100, sorter:"number", bottomCalc:"avg", bottomCalcParams:{precision:3}},
                {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
                {title:"Rating", field:"rating", width:80, bottomCalc:"avg"},
                {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
                {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
                {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross", topCalc:"count"},
            ],
        });

AJAX Data Loading Documentation

Data can be loaded into the table from a remote URL using a JSON formatted string.

If you always request the same URL for your data then you can set it in the ajaxURL option when you create your Tabulator

Click the button below to load sample data via AJAX (you will need PHP enabled on your webserver for this to work).

AJAX Controls
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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    placeholder:"No Data Set",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", sorter:"string", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", sorter:"number", align:"right", formatter:"progress"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", sorter:"string"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", align:"center", width:100},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", sorter:"string", sortable:false},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", sorter:"date", align:"center"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross", sorter:"boolean"},
    ],
});

//trigger AJAX load on "Load Data via AJAX" button click
$("#ajax-trigger").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("setData", "../data.php");
});

Server Side PHP

//build data array
$data = [
    [id=>1, name=>"Billy Bob", age=>"12", gender=>"male", height=>1, col=>"red", dob=>"", cheese=>1],
    [id=>2, name=>"Mary May", age=>"1", gender=>"female", height=>2, col=>"blue", dob=>"14/05/1982", cheese=>true],
    [id=>3, name=>"Christine Lobowski", age=>"42", height=>0, col=>"green", dob=>"22/05/1982", cheese=>"true"],
    [id=>4, name=>"Brendon Philips", age=>"125", gender=>"male", height=>1, col=>"orange", dob=>"01/08/1980"],
    [id=>5, name=>"Margret Marmajuke", age=>"16", gender=>"female", height=>5, col=>"yellow", dob=>"31/01/1999"],
];

//return JSON formatted data
echo(json_encode($data));

Create from HTML Table Element Documentation

It is possible to convert a standard HTML Table element into a tabulator, pulling all the data directly from the table into the tabulator when it is created.

If you want to pull the column headers in from the table, you need to make sure that you have defiend a thead element with each column header in a th element. If you specify the width attribute on a header, then this will be set as the width of the column in the tabulator.

You can set any of the standard Tabulator options when you create your table this way, so can easily convert old tables to take advantage of the many features Tabulator has to offer.

Standard HTML Table:

Name Age Gender Height Favourite Color Date of Birth
Billy Bob 12 male 1 red 22/04/1994
Mary May 1 female 2 blue 14/05/1982

Converted to Tabulator:

Name Age Gender Height Favourite Color Date of Birth
Billy Bob 12 male 1 red 22/04/1994
Mary May 1 female 2 blue 14/05/1982
Source Code

HTML

<table id="example-table">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th width="200">Name</th>
            <th tabulator-align="center">Age</th>
            <th>Gender</th>
            <th>Height</th>
            <th width="150">Favourite Color</th>
            <th>Date of Birth</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>Billy Bob</td>
            <td>12</td>
            <td>male</td>
            <td>1</td>
            <td>red</td>
            <td>22/04/1994</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Mary May</td>
            <td>1</td>
            <td>female</td>
            <td>2</td>
            <td>blue</td>
            <td>14/05/1982</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

JavaScript

 $("#example-table").tabulator({});

Editable Data Documentation

Using the editable setting on each column, you can make a user editable table.

Any time a cell is edited it triggers the cellEdited callback, to allow you to process any changes.

You can call the getData method to get an array of all of the tables data, including any edits

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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Create Gender
var genderEditor = function(cell, onRendered, success, cancel){
    //cell - the cell component for the editable cell
    //onRendered - function to call when the editor has been rendered
    //success - function to call to pass the succesfully updated value to Tabulator
    //cancel - function to call to abort the edit and return to a normal cell

    //create and style editor
    var editor = $("<select><option value=''></option><option value='male'>male</option><option value='female'>female</option></select>");
    editor.css({
        "padding":"3px",
        "width":"100%",
        "box-sizing":"border-box",
    });

    //Set value of editor to the current value of the cell
    editor.val(cell.getValue());

    //set focus on the select box when the editor is selected (timeout allows for editor to be added to DOM)
    onRendered(function(){
      editor.focus();
      editor.css("height","100%");
    });

    //when the value has been set, trigger the cell to update
    editor.on("change blur", function(e){
        success(editor.val());
    });

    //return the editor element
    return editor;
};

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:150, editor:"input"},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", sorter:"number", align:"left", formatter:"progress", width:200, editor:true},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", editor:genderEditor},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating",  formatter:"star", align:"center", width:100, editor:true},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date", editor:"input"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", editor:true, formatter:"tickCross"},
    ],
    cellEdited:function(cell){
        //This callback is called any time a cell is edidted
    },
});

Interaction History Documentation

By setting the history option to true, you can make the table track any user changes to the table.

You can use the undo and redo functions to move through the users interaction history, undoing cell edits, row additions or deletions.

As long as the table is in focus (but not being edited) you can also use the ctrl + z and ctrl + y keyboard shortcuts to undo and redo actions.

The example below has an editable names column, try making some changes to soe of the names and then use the history functions to undo and redo the changes.

History Controls
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HTML

<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table-history").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    history:true,
    columns:[
    {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200, editor:"input"},
    {title:"Progress", field:"progress", align:"right", editor:"input"},
    {title:"Gender", field:"gender", editor:"input"},
    {title:"Rating", field:"rating",  align:"center", width:100},
    {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
    {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", sorter:"date", align:"center"},
    {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", sorter:"boolean"},
    ],
});

//undo button
$("#history-undo").on("click", function(){
   $("#example-table-history").tabulator("undo");
});

//redo button
$("#history-redo").on("click", function(){
    $("#example-table-history").tabulator("redo");
});

Filter Data Documentation

Tabulator allows you to filter the table data by any field in the data set.

To set a filter you need to call the setFilter method, passing the field you wish to filter, the comparison type and the value to filter for

Tabulator comes with a number of filter comparison types including:

  • = - Displays only rows with data that is the same as the filter
  • < - displays rows with a value less than the filter value
  • <= - displays rows with a value less than or qual to the filter value
  • > - displays rows with a value greater than the filter value
  • >= - displays rows with a value greater than or qual to the filter value
  • != - displays rows with a value that is not equal to the filter value
  • like - displays any rows with data that contains the specified string anywhere in the specified field. (case insesitive)

Filter Parameters

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<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Custom filter example
function customFilter(data){
    return data.car && data.rating < 3;
}

//Trigger setFilter function with correct parameters
function updateFilter(){

    var filter = $("#filter-field").val() == "function" ? customFilter : $("#filter-field").val();

    if($("#filter-field").val() == "function" ){
        $("#filter-type").prop("disabled", true);
        $("#filter-value").prop("disabled", true);
    }else{
        $("#filter-type").prop("disabled", false);
        $("#filter-value").prop("disabled", false);
    }

    $("#example-table").tabulator("setFilter", filter, $("#filter-type").val(), $("#filter-value").val());
}

//Update filters on value change
$("#filter-field, #filter-type").change(updateFilter);
$("#filter-value").keyup(updateFilter);

//Clear filters on "Clear Filters" button click
$("#filter-clear").click(function(){
    $("#filter-field").val("");
    $("#filter-type").val("=");
    $("#filter-value").val("");

    $("#example-table").tabulator("clearFilter");
});

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", formatter:"progress", sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", align:"center", width:100},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross"},
    ],
});

Filter Data In Header Documentation

By settting the headerFilter parameter for a column you can add column based filtering directly into your table.

See the documentation for Header Filtering for more information.

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<div id="example-table"></div>

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$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:150, headerFilter:"input"},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", formatter:"progress", sorter:"number", headerFilter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", editor:genderEditor, headerFilter:true},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", editor:"star", align:"center", width:100, headerFilter:"number", headerFilterPlaceholder:"at least...", headerFilterFunc:">="},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", headerFilter:"input"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date",  headerFilter:"input"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross",  headerFilter:"input"},
    ],
});

Sorters Documentation

By default Tabulator will attempt to guess which sorter should be applied to a column based on the data contained in the first row. It can determine sorters for strings, numbers, alphanumeric squences and booleans, anything else will be treated as a string.

  • string - sorts column as strings of characters
  • number - sorts column as numbers (integer or float, will also handle numbers using "," seperators)
  • alphanum - sorts column as alpha numeric code
  • boolean - sorts column as booleans
  • date - sorts column as dates
  • time - sorts column as times

To specify a sorter to be used on a column use the param property in the columns definition object

You can define a custom sorter functions in the sorter option if you need bespoke sorting functionality.

You can programmatically trigger a sort using the sort function.

Programmatic Sort Parameters

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<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", align:"right"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", sorter:"string"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating",  align:"center", width:100},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", sortable:false, sorter:function(a,b){
            return String(a).toLowerCase().localeCompare(String(b).toLowerCase());
        }},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", sorter:"date", align:"center"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", sorter:"boolean"},
    ],
});

//Trigger sort when "Trigger Sort" button is clicked
$("#sort-trigger").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("setSort", $("#sort-field").val(), $("#sort-direction").val());
});

Grouping Data Documentation

You can group rows together using the groupBy option. To group by a field, set this option to the name of the field.

To group by more complex operations you should pass a function that returns a string that represents the group.

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<div id="example-table"></div>

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$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    groupBy:"gender",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", formatter:"progress", sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", align:"center", width:100},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross"},
    ],
});

Pagination Documentation

Tabulator allows you to paginate your data. simply set the pagination property to true.

If you have set the height of the table then the data will be automatically paginated to fit within the table.

If you wish to define how many rows should be shown on a page, set this in the paginationSize property. If you set the paginationSize without setting the height, the Tabulator will automatically resize to fit the data

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<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"292px",
    fitColumns:true,
    pagination:"local",
    paginationSize:6,
    movableColumns:true,
    movableColumns:true,
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", formatter:"progress", sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", align:"center", width:100},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross"},
    ],
});

//Set initial page
$("#example-table").tabulator("setPage", 1);

Selectable Rows Documentation

Using the selectable option, you can allow users to select rows in the table via a number of different routes:

  • Clicking on a row, to toggle its state.
  • Holding down the shift key and click dragging over a number of rows to toggle the state of all rows the cursor passes over.
  • Programmatically with the selectRow and deselectRow functions.

Selection Controls
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<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    selectable:true, //make rows selectable
    columns:[
	    {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
	    {title:"Progress", field:"progress", width:100, align:"right", sorter:"number"},
	    {title:"Gender", field:"gender", width:100},
	    {title:"Rating", field:"rating", align:"center", width:80},
	    {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
	    {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
	    {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", width:100},
    ],
    rowSelectionChanged:function(data, rows){
        //update selected row counter on selection change
    	$("#select-stats span").text(data.length);
    },
});

//select row on "select" button click
$("#select-row").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("selectRow", 1);
});

//deselect row on "deselect" button click
$("#deselect-row").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("deselectRow", 1);
});

//select row on "select all" button click
$("#select-all").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("selectRow");
});

//deselect row on "deselect all" button click
$("#deselect-all").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("deselectRow");
});

Add / Delete Rows Documentation

Tablulator allows you to add new rows, delete existing rows and cleat all table data with ease.

Row Controls
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<div id="example-table"></div>

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//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    addRowPos:"bottom",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200, editable:true},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", width:100, align:"right", sorter:"number", editable:true},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", editable:true},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", align:"center", width:80, editable:true},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", editable:true},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date", editable:true},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", editable:true},
    ],
});

//Add row on "Add Row" button click
$("#add-row").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("addRow", {});
});

//Delete row on "Delete Row" button click
$("#del-row").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("deleteRow", 1);
});

//Clear table on "Empty the table" button click
$("#clear").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("clearData");
});

//Reset table contents on "Reset the table" button click
$("#reset").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("setData", tabledata);
});

Movable Rows Documentation

Using the movableRows property you can allow the user to move rows around the table by clicking and dragging.

By default this allows the user to drag anywhere on the row, in this example we use the rowHandle property in a column definition to create a row handle that can be used for dragging rows.

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<div id="example-table"></div>

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$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    movableRows:true,
    columns:[
        {rowHandle:true, formatter:"handle", headerSort:false, frozen:true, width:30, minWidth:30},
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:150},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", formatter:"progress", sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", formatterParams:{stars:6}, align:"center", width:120},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross"},
    ],
    rowMoved:function(row){
        alert("Row: " + row.getData().name + " has been moved");
    }
});

Download Table Data Documentation

Tabulator allows you to download the table data as a file directly from your browser, no server needed.

The download will contain the text values of all data currently visible in the table, matching the current column layout, column titles, sorting and filtering.

Download Controls
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<div id="example-table"></div>

JavaScript

//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", width:100, sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", width:80},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", align:"center", sorter:"date"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross"},
    ],
});

//trigger download of data.csv file
$("#download-csv").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("download", "csv", "data.csv");
});

//trigger download of data.json file
$("#download-json").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("download", "json", "data.json");
});

//trigger download of data.xlsx file
$("#download-xlsx").click(function(){
    $("#example-table-download").tabulator("download", "xlsx", "data.xlsx");
});

Localization Documentation

You can localize the content of your tables to meet the needs of your regional users. Any number of language options can be configured for column headers and pagination controls.

Language Controls
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<div id="example-table"></div>

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//Build Tabulator
$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    pagination:"local",
    langs:{
        "fr-fr":{ //French language definition
            "columns":{
                "name":"Nom",
                "progress":"Progression",
                "gender":"Genre",
                "rating":"Évaluation",
                "col":"Couleur",
                "dob":"Date de Naissance",
                "car":"Voiture",
            },
            "pagination":{
                "first":"Premier",
                "first_title":"Premier Page",
                "last":"Dernier",
                "last_title":"Dernier Page",
                "prev":"Précédent",
                "prev_title":"Précédent Page",
                "next":"Prochain",
                "next_title":"Prochain Page",
            },
        },
        "de-de":{ //German language definition
            "columns":{
                "name":"Name",
                "progress":"Fortschritt",
                "gender":"Genre",
                "rating":"Geschlecht",
                "col":"Farbe",
                "dob":"Geburtsdatum",
                "car":"Auto",
            },
            "pagination":{
                "first":"Zuerst",
                "first_title":"Zuerst Seite",
                "last":"Last",
                "last_title":"Letzte Seite",
                "prev":"Zurück",
                "prev_title":"Zurück Seite",
                "next":"Nächster",
                "next_title":"Nächster Seite",
            },
        },
    },
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", width:200},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", width:100, sorter:"number"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender"},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", width:80},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col"},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car"},
    ],
});

//set locale to French
$("#lang-french").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("setLocale", "fr-fr");
});

//set locale to German
$("#lang-german").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("setLocale", "de-de");
});

//set default locale
$("#lang-default").click(function(){
    $("#example-table").tabulator("setLocale", "");
});

Callbacks Documentation

Tabulator features a range of callbacks to allow you to handle user interaction.

  • Cell Click - The cell click callback is triggered when a user left clicks on a cell, it can be set on a per column basis using the cellClick option in the columns data. (left click any cell in the gender column in this example)
  • Row Click - The row click callback is triggered when a user clicks on a row, it can be set globally, by setting therowClickoption when you create your Tabulator. (left click any row in this example)
  • Row Context Menu - The row context callback is triggered when a user right clicks on a row, it can be set globally, by setting the rowContext option when you create your Tabulator. (right click any row in this example)
  • Data Loaded - The data loaded callback is triggered when a new set of data is loaded into the table, it can be set globally, by setting the dataLoaded option when you create your
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<div id="example-table"></div>

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$("#example-table").tabulator({
    height:"311px",
    fitColumns:true,
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", sorter:"string", width:150},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", sorter:"number", align:"right", formatter:"progress"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", width:100, sorter:"string", cellClick:function(e, cell){alert("cell clicked - " + cell.getValue())}},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", align:"center", width:100},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", sorter:"string", sortable:false},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", sorter:"date", align:"center"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross", sorter:"boolean"},
    ],
    rowClick:function(e, row){
        alert("Row " + row.getIndex() + " Clicked!!!!")
    },
    rowContext:function(e, row){
        alert("Row " + row.getIndex() + " Context Clicked!!!!")
    },
});

Theming Documentation

Tabulator is styled using a full set of CSS classes, making theming of the table very simple. A full list of these can be found here.

A LESS file is also provided, containing a set of variables to make generating your own theme even easier. This can be found in tabulator.less

Tabulator comes with a number of packaged themes in the /dist/css/ directory of the package. To use one of these simply include the matching css file instead of the default tabulator.css

Standard Theme

The standard generic table theme. This can be found in /dist/css/tabulator.min.css

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<link href="/dist/css/tabulator.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

Simple Theme

A plain, simplistic layout showing only basic grid lines. This can be found in /dist/css/tabulator_simple.min.css

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<link href="/dist/css/tabulator_simple.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

Midnight Theme

A dark, stylish layout using simple shades of grey. This can be found in /dist/css/tabulator_midnight.min.css

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<link href="/dist/css/tabulator_midnight.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

Modern Theme

A neat, stylish layout using one primary color. This color can be set in the @primary variable in the /dist/css/tabulator_modern.less file to alter the style to match your colour scheme. This can be found in /dist/css/tabulator_modern.min.css

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<link href="/dist/css/tabulator_modern.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

Bootstrap Theme

Match Tabulator to the standard Bootstrap theme /dist/css/bootstrap/tabulator_bootstrap.min.css

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<link href="/dist/css/bootstrap/tabulator_bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

Semantic UI Theme

Match Tabulator to the standard Semantic UI theme /dist/css/semantic-ui/tabulator_semantic-ui.min.css

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<link href="/dist/css/semantic-ui/tabulator_semantic-ui.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

Manually Adjusted Theme

You can override the defualt tabulator styling in document, or simply edit the provided tabulator.min.css file to make your own custom theme.

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<div id="example-table-theme"></div>

CSS

/*Theme the Tabulator element*/
#example-table-theme{
    background-color:#ccc;
    border: 1px solid #333;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

/*Theme the header*/
#example-table-theme .tabulator-header {
    background-color:#333;
    color:#fff;
}

/*Allow column header names to wrap lines*/
#example-table-theme .tabulator-header .tabulator-col,
#example-table-theme .tabulator-header .tabulator-col-row-handle {
    white-space: normal;
}

/*Color the table rows*/
#example-table-theme .tabulator-tableHolder .tabulator-table .tabulator-row{
    color:#fff;
    background-color: #666;
}

/*Color even rows*/
    #example-table-theme .tabulator-tableHolder .tabulator-table .tabulator-row:nth-child(even) {
    background-color: #444;
}

JavaScript

$("#example-table-theme").tabulator({
    height:"331px",
    fitColumns:true,
    tooltipsHeader: false,
    columns:[
        {title:"Name", field:"name", sorter:"string", width:150},
        {title:"Progress", field:"progress", sorter:"number", align:"right", formatter:"progress"},
        {title:"Gender", field:"gender", width:100, sorter:"string", cellClick:function(e, cell){alert("cell clicked - " + cell.getValue())}},
        {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", align:"center", width:100},
        {title:"Favourite Color", field:"col", width:100, sorter:"string", sortable:false},
        {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", width:100, sorter:"date", align:"center"},
        {title:"Driver", field:"car", align:"center", formatter:"tickCross", sorter:"boolean"},
    ],
    rowClick:function(e, id, data, row){
        alert("Row " + id + " Clicked!!!!")
    },
    rowContext:function(e, id, data, row){
        alert("Row " + id + " Context Clicked!!!!")
    },
});