DataTables example Ajax data source (arrays)

DataTables has the ability to read data from virtually any JSON data source that can be obtained by Ajax. This can be done, in its most simple form, by setting the ajaxDT option to the address of the JSON data source.

The ajaxDT option also allows for more advanced configuration such as altering how the Ajax request is made. See the ajaxDT documentation or the other Ajax examples for DataTables for further information.

By default DataTables will assume that an array data source is to be used and will read the information to be displayed in each column from the row's array using the column index, making working with arrays very simple (note that this can be changed, or objects used may using the columns.dataDT option, shown in other examples).

The example below shows DataTables loading data for a table from arrays as the data source, where the structure of the row's data source in this example is:

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[
    "Tiger Nixon",
    "System Architect",
    "Edinburgh",
    "5421",
    "2011/04/25",
    "$3,120"
]
NamePositionOfficeExtn.Start dateSalary
NamePositionOfficeExtn.Start dateSalary
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The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:

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$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#example').dataTable( {
        "ajax": "data/arrays.txt"
    } );
} );

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