Nested-datatables

jQuery DataTables plugin for rendering nested DataTables in rows. Inner tables are independent of the data and layout from the outer table.

Demo

JSFiddle

Installation

Download the latest version and include nested.datatables.min.js file

NPM

$ npm install nested-datatables

Usage

var table = new nestedTables.TableHierarchy("example", data, settigns);
table.initializeTableHierarchy();

Methods

TableHierarchy(wrapperID, data, settings)

Main NestedTables constructor.

wrapperID

Type: String

ID of a DOM element where will be table hierarchy rendered.

data

Type: Array.<Object>

Data used for building table hierarchy. Each item consists of property data and property kids, which represents array of child elements.

settings

Type: Object

Settings for jQuery DataTables constructor.

.initializeTableHierarchy()

Build nested table hierarchy.

Events

onShowChildHierarchy

Triggered when a child hierarchy is shown

// '#example' is wrapper ID for table hierarchy
var tableEle = document.querySelector( "#example .table" );
tableEle.addEventListener("onShowChildHierarchy", function(e) {
    console.log(e);
});

onHideChildHierarchy

Triggered when a child hierarchy is hidden

// '#example' is wrapper ID for table hierarchy
var tableEle = document.querySelector( "#example .table" );
tableEle.addEventListener("onHideChildHierarchy", function(e) {
    console.log(e);
});

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">

    <script src="./dist/nested.datatables.min.js"></script>

  </head>
  <body>

    <div id="example" class='container'></div>

    <script>

      var dataInJson = [{
      "data": {
         "name": "b1",
         "street": "s1",
         "city": "c1",
         "departments": 10,
         "offices": 15
      },
      "kids": [{
         "data": {
            "department": "HR",
            "supervisor": "Isidor Bristol",
            "floor": 1,
            "employees": 15
         },
         "kids": [{
               "data": {
                  "name": "Klement Nikodemos",
                  "phone": "+938462",
                  "hire_date": "January 1, 2010",
                  "id": 3456
               },
               "kids": []
            }, {
               "data": {
                  "name": "Madhava Helmuth",
                  "phone": "+348902",
                  "hire_date": "May 23, 2002",
                  "id": 1234
               },
               "kids": []
            }, {
               "data": {
                  "name": "Andria Jesse",
                  "phone": "456123",
                  "hire_date": "October 23, 2011",
                  "id": 9821
               },
               "kids": []
            }

         ]
      }, {
         "data": {
            "department": "development",
            "supervisor": "Jim Linwood",
            "floor": 2,
            "employees": 18
         },
         "kids": [{
               "data": {
                  "name": "Origenes Maxwell",
                  "phone": "345892",
                  "hire_date": "February 1, 2004",
                  "id": 6234
               },
               "kids": []
            }

         ]
      }, {
         "data": {
            "department": "testing",
            "supervisor": "Zekeriya Seok",
            "floor": 4,
            "employees": 11
         },
         "kids": []

      }]
         }, {
            "data": {
               "name": "b2",
               "street": "s10",
               "city": "c2",
               "departments": 3,
               "offices": 10
            },
            "kids": [{
               "data": {
                  "department": "development",
                  "supervisor": "Gallagher Howie",
                  "floor": 8,
                  "employees": 24
               },
               "kids": [{
                     "data": {
                        "name": "Wat Dakota"
                     },
                     "kids": []
                  }

               ]
            }, {
               "data": {
                  "department": "testing",
                  "supervisor": "Shirley Gayle",
                  "floor": 4,
                  "employees": 11
               },
               "kids": []

            }]

         }, {
            "data": {
               "name": "b3",
               "street": "s3",
               "city": "c3",
               "departments": 2,
               "offices": 1
            },
            "kids": [{
               "data": {
                  "department": "development"
               },
               "kids": [{
                     "data": {
                        "name": "Wat Dakota"
                     },
                     "kids": []
                  }

               ]
            }, {

            }]
         },

         {
            "data": {
               "name": "b4",
               "city": "c4"
            },
            "kids": []
         }

      ];

       var settigns = {
     			"iDisplayLength": 20,
     			"bLengthChange": false,
     			"bFilter": false,
     			"bSort": false,
     			"bInfo": false
       };

         var table = new nestedTables.TableHierarchy("example", dataInJson, settigns);
         table.initializeTableHierarchy();

    </script>

  </body>
</html>