Using jQuery DataTables with Select extension and checkboxes

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I've successfully integrated the DataTables Checkbox option into my page, but I can't find anything on how to actually UTILIZE these once they're in. Since they don't use <input> to create these and rely on CSS :before and :after, I'm not sure how I get the checkboxes to do something when I click them.

Is there any documentation on this that I just can't find?

Gyrocode.com · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-21 19:51:55Z

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You can use API methods such as rows({ selected: true }) or cells({ selected: true }) to get selected entities.

See our article jQuery DataTables – Row selection using checkboxes and Select extension or this jsFiddle for advanced example on how to use checkboxes for row selection with jQuery DataTables and Select extension.

answered Jan 21, 2016 at 19:51

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Brian Powell Over a year ago

wow - January 16th? I just made the mark :) The additional code you show on here for the Submit button was absolutely wonderful, and the entire tutorial is laid out really well. Thanks so much!

Brian Powell Over a year ago

This works really well - the only thing I can't figure out is how you enabled the submit button. In your JQuery code, you have this $('#frm-example').on('submit', function(e){, but I don't see anywhere where you're adding this button to the code, either through DataTables itself, or through the HTML section of your code.

Gyrocode.com Over a year ago

@BrianPowell, Submit button is part of HTML code, see corresponding jsFiddle.

Faye D. Over a year ago

@Gyrocode.com sorry for "hijacking" the question, but if you could take a look at this stackoverflow.com/questions/72722463/… I'd be really grateful!!!

Brian Powell · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-21 18:56:33Z

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I found where this is on the Datatables site:

https://datatables.net/extensions/select/

and

https://datatables.net/extensions/select/examples/api/get.html

answered Jan 21, 2016 at 18:56

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