Data tables are an important part of any admin dashboard. It helps show data to webmasters and users. Creating a data table to enhance a website can be made simpler with the help of jQuery and JavaScript libraries.
These libraries offer a wide range of features, such as the ability to create dynamic tables, sort and filter data, etc. This article will discuss 6 of the best jQuery and JavaScript data table libraries that can help you create an effective data table for your website.
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DataTables
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This is the most popular data table library for jQuery and JavaScript. It supports pagination, instant search, multi-column ordering, remote data source, themes, and extensions.
$(document).ready( function () { $('table').DataTable(); } );
Clusterize.js
This is a plugin for any tables with a large dataset. It can work smoothly with over 400,000 rows.
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var data = ['<tr>…</tr>', '<tr>…</tr>', …]; var clusterize = new Clusterize({ rows: data, scrollId: 'scrollArea', contentId: 'contentArea' });
Handsontable
Handsontable is a JavaScript library that makes a data grid feel like a spreadsheet. It is very easy to implement, flexible, and super customizable. You can extend it with custom plugins and edit the source code to adjust it to your product.
![](https://www.tldevtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/handontable.jpg)
jTable
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jTable is a jQuery plugin used to create AJAX-based CRUD tables. The plugin has many useful features, including AJAX data source, ‘create new record’ with jQueryUI dialog form, server-side paging using AJAX, server-side sorting using AJAX, row selection, and many more.
$(document).ready(function () { $('#StudentTableContainer').jtable({ title: 'The Student List', paging: true, //Enable paging pageSize: 10, //Set page size (default: 10) sorting: true, //Enable sorting defaultSorting: 'Name ASC', //Set default sorting actions: { listAction: '/Demo/StudentList', deleteAction: '/Demo/DeleteStudent', updateAction: '/Demo/UpdateStudent', createAction: '/Demo/CreateStudent' }, fields: { StudentId: { key: true, create: false, edit: false, list: false }, Name: { title: 'Name', width: '23%' }, EmailAddress: { title: 'Email address', list: false }, Password: { title: 'User Password', type: 'password', list: false }, Gender: { title: 'Gender', width: '13%', options: { 'M': 'Male', 'F': 'Female' } }, CityId: { title: 'City', width: '12%', options: '/Demo/GetCityOptions' }, BirthDate: { title: 'Birth date', width: '15%', type: 'date', displayFormat: 'yy-mm-dd' }, Education: { title: 'Education', list: false, type: 'radiobutton', options: { '1': 'Primary school', '2': 'High school', '3': 'University' } }, About: { title: 'About this person', type: 'textarea', list: false }, IsActive: { title: 'Status', width: '12%', type: 'checkbox', values: { 'false': 'Passive', 'true': 'Active' }, defaultValue: 'true' }, RecordDate: { title: 'Record date', width: '15%', type: 'date', displayFormat: 'dd.mm.yy', create: false, edit: false, sorting: false //This column is not sortable! } } }); //Load student list from server $('#StudentTableContainer').jtable('load'); });
Tabulator
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Tabular has all the features which are included in DataTables library.
var table = new Tabulator("#example-table", { data:tabledata, //load row data from array layout:"fitColumns", //fit columns to width of table responsiveLayout:"hide", //hide columns that dont fit on the table tooltips:true, //show tool tips on cells addRowPos:"top", //when adding a new row, add it to the top of the table history:true, //allow undo and redo actions on the table pagination:"local", //paginate the data paginationSize:7, //allow 7 rows per page of data movableColumns:true, //allow column order to be changed resizableRows:true, //allow row order to be changed initialSort:[ //set the initial sort order of the data {column:"name", dir:"asc"}, ], columns:[ //define the table columns {title:"Name", field:"name", editor:"input"}, {title:"Task Progress", field:"progress", hozAlign:"left", formatter:"progress", editor:true}, {title:"Gender", field:"gender", width:95, editor:"select", editorParams:{values:["male", "female"]}}, {title:"Rating", field:"rating", formatter:"star", hozAlign:"center", width:100, editor:true}, {title:"Color", field:"col", width:130, editor:"input"}, {title:"Date Of Birth", field:"dob", width:130, sorter:"date", hozAlign:"center"}, {title:"Driver", field:"car", width:90, hozAlign:"center", formatter:"tickCross", sorter:"boolean", editor:true}, ], });
Cheetah Grid
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Cheetah Grid is among the frequently updated data table plugins. It allows users not only to convert the current table to a dynamic one with searching, and pagination but also to modify data from the script.
<div id="sample" style="height: 300px; border: solid 1px #ddd;"> </div> <script> // initialize const grid = new cheetahGrid.ListGrid({ // Parent element on which to place the grid parentElement: document.querySelector('#sample'), // Header definition header: [ {field: 'check', caption: '', width: 50, columnType: 'check', action: 'check'}, {field: 'personid', caption: 'ID', width: 100}, {field: 'fname', caption: 'First Name', width: 200}, {field: 'lname', caption: 'Last Name', width: 200}, {field: 'email', caption: 'Email', width: 250}, ], // Array data to be displayed on the grid records, // Column fixed position frozenColCount: 2, }); </script>