Preamble

This example shows how the fixed column can be given a relative width (relative to the DataTables viewport). By giving sLeftWidth as 'relative' (the default is 'fixed') and using iLeftWidth to indicate what percentage of the viewport you wish the fixed column to take, FixedColumns will automatically scale the DataTables display. Resizing the window will cause the DataTable scrolling area to resize dynamically, including the fixed column. Note that sScrollXInner is used to force the width of the DataTable - you probably won't want or need this. Note also that the scaling in this demo contrasts with the fixed scaling example where the fixed column width fixed to an abslute pixel value.

Live example

Initialisation code

$(document).ready( function () {
	var oTable = $('#example').dataTable( {
		"sScrollY": "300px",
		"sScrollX": "100%",
		"sScrollXInner": "1200px",
		"bScrollCollapse": true,
		"bPaginate": false
	} );
	new FixedColumns( oTable, {
		"sLeftWidth": 'relative',
		"iLeftWidth": 20
	} );
} );

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.