When using tables to display data, you will often wish to display column information in groups. DataTables fully supports colspan and rowspans in the header, assigning the required sorting listeners to the TH element suitable for that column. Each column must have one TH cell (and only one) which is unique to it for the listeners to be added. The example shown below has the core browser information grouped together.
| Rendering engine | Browser | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade | ||
| Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
| Details | ||||
| Trident | Internet Explorer 4.0 | Win 95+ | 4 | X |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 5.0 | Win 95+ | 5 | C |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 5.5 | Win 95+ | 5.5 | A |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 6 | Win 98+ | 6 | A |
| Trident | Internet Explorer 7 | Win XP SP2+ | 7 | A |
| Trident | AOL browser (AOL desktop) | Win XP | 6 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 1.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 1.5 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 2.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Firefox 3.0 | Win 2k+ / OSX.3+ | 1.9 | A |
| Gecko | Camino 1.0 | OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Camino 1.5 | OSX.3+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape 7.2 | Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2 | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape Browser 8 | Win 98SE+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Netscape Navigator 9 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.1 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.1 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.2 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.2 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.3 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.3 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.4 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.4 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.5 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.6 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.6 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.7 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.7 | A |
| Gecko | Mozilla 1.8 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Seamonkey 1.1 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A |
| Gecko | Epiphany 2.20 | Gnome | 1.8 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 1.2 | OSX.3 | 125.5 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 1.3 | OSX.3 | 312.8 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 2.0 | OSX.4+ | 419.3 | A |
| Webkit | Safari 3.0 | OSX.4+ | 522.1 | A |
| Webkit | OmniWeb 5.5 | OSX.4+ | 420 | A |
| Webkit | iPod Touch / iPhone | iPod | 420.1 | A |
| Webkit | S60 | S60 | 413 | A |
| Presto | Opera 7.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 7.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 8.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 8.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.2 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera 9.5 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A |
| Presto | Opera for Wii | Wii | - | A |
| Presto | Nokia N800 | N800 | - | A |
| Presto | Nintendo DS browser | Nintendo DS | 8.5 | C/A1 |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.1 | KDE 3.1 | 3.1 | C |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.3 | KDE 3.3 | 3.3 | A |
| KHTML | Konqureror 3.5 | KDE 3.5 | 3.5 | A |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 4.5 | Mac OS 8-9 | - | X |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.1 | Mac OS 7.6-9 | 1 | C |
| Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.2 | Mac OS 8-X | 1 | C |
| Misc | NetFront 3.1 | Embedded devices | - | C |
| Misc | NetFront 3.4 | Embedded devices | - | A |
| Misc | Dillo 0.8 | Embedded devices | - | X |
| Misc | Links | Text only | - | X |
| Misc | Lynx | Text only | - | X |
| Misc | IE Mobile | Windows Mobile 6 | - | C |
| Misc | PSP browser | PSP | - | C |
| Other browsers | All others | - | - | U |
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#example').dataTable();
} );