Preamble

Typically when working with TableTools, the initialisation and insertion into the DOM will be done automatically by DataTables, through the use of the sDom parameter. However, it is also possible to initialise TableTools manually as shown in the example below. Once initialised you can insert the TableTools tool bar node anywhere you wish into the DOM using the instance.dom.container parameter.

Live example

Initialisation code

$(document).ready( function () {
	var oTable = $('#example').dataTable();
	var oTableTools = new TableTools( oTable, {
		"buttons": [
			"copy",
			"csv",
			"xls",
			"pdf",
			{ "type": "print", "buttonText": "Print me!" }
		]
	} );
	
	$('#demo').before( oTableTools.dom.container );
} );

Other examples

• Basic initialisation
• Setting the SWF path
• Custom button arrangement
• Button text alteration
• Using button collections
• Using jQuery UI themes
• Styling with Twitter Bootstrap
• Multiple TableTools toolbars for a single table
• Multiple DataTables with a single initialisation
• User selectable rows (multiple rows)
• User selectable rows (single row)
• Alternative initialisation using 'new TableTools()'
• Altering the TableTools defaults
• TableTools plug-in buttons
• Customising the PDF output (adding text and orientation)