Preamble

FixedColumns allows columns to be fixed from both the left and right hand sides of the table. Fixing right hand-side columns is done by using the iRightColumns initialisation parameter, which works just the same as iLeftColumns does for the left side of the table. This example shows both the left and right columns being fixed in place, and a bit of initialisation of DataTables to provide index columns.

Live example

Initialisation code

$(document).ready( function () {
	var oTable = $('#example').dataTable( {
		"sScrollX": "100%",
		"sScrollXInner": "150%",
		"bScrollCollapse": true,
		"fnDrawCallback": function ( oSettings ) {
			/* Need to redo the counters if filtered or sorted */
			if ( oSettings.bSorted || oSettings.bFiltered ) {
				for ( var i=0, iLen=oSettings.aiDisplay.length ; i<iLen ; i++ ) {
					this.fnUpdate( i+1, oSettings.aiDisplay[i], 0, false, false );
					this.fnUpdate( i+1, oSettings.aiDisplay[i], 6, false, false );
				}
			}
		},
		"aoColumnDefs": [
			{ "bSortable": false, "sClass": "indexLeft", "aTargets": [ 0 ] },
			{ "bSortable": false, "sClass": "indexRight", "aTargets": [ -1 ] }
		],
		"aaSorting": [[ 1, 'asc' ]]
	} );
	
	new FixedColumns( oTable, {
		"iLeftColumns": 1,
		"iRightColumns": 1
	} );
} );

Documentation

• Usage
• API / parameters

Basic examples

• Basic demo of FixedColumns with zero initialisation
• Fix the left and right columns in place
• Index column attached to side of the table
• Index column, but with Y scrolling and no pagination
• Two columns fixed in place
• Fix the right column in place
• Speeding up row height matching with CSS
• jQuery UI themed table with FixedColumns

Advanced examples

• Using ROWSPAN with FixedColumns
• Server-side processing with FixedColumns
• Individual column filtering
• Setting the fixed column width and resizing the table
• Setting the fixed column width with relative sizing
• Row grouping by grouping like rows in the fixed column
• Row grouping by inserting a grouping row
FixedColumns and DataTables © Allan Jardine 2011.