Tips for effectively utilizing jQuery datatables plugins?

Currently, I am working on a project that involves using datatables, so I decided to utilize datatables plugins from datables.net. Despite following all the instructions provided, I encountered an issue where the search input field and entries label were not appearing as expected.

From my analysis, it appears that there might be an issue with the links or references in the code.

Below is a snippet of the code I am working with - I would greatly appreciate any assistance you can provide:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>nchlh tekhdem</title>

     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.19/css/dataTables.bootstrap4.min.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container mb-3 mt-3" >
        <table class="table table-striped table-bordered mydatatable " style="width: 100%">
            <thead>
                <tr>
                  <th>ID</th>
                  <th>Product</th>
                  <th>Detected in Version</th>
                  <th>Type</th>
                  <th>Status</th>
                  <th>Prio</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <tr>
                <td>Hermione Butler</td>
                <td>Regional Director</td>
                <td>London</td>
                <td>47</td>
                <td>2011/03/21</td>
                <td>$356,250</td>
            </tr>
            ... (additional rows)
            </tbody>
            <tfoot>
                <tr>
                  <th>ID</th>
                  <th>Product</th>
                  <th>Detected in Version</th>
                  <th>Type</th>
                  <th>Status</th>
                  <th>Prio</th>
                </tr>
            </tfoot>
        </table>
    </div>


    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.7/umd/popper.min.js"></script> 
    <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

    <script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.19/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.19/js/dataTables.bootstrap4.min.js"></script>
    <script>
        $('.mydatatable').Datatable();
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Answer №1

Make sure to update the JavaScript code as shown below.

$(document).ready(function() { $('.mydatatable').DataTable();});       

It seems like you forgot to include the document.ready function.

The document.ready function is triggered once all the JavaScript files have finished loading. Remember, it's important to wait for all files to load before executing any functions.

Thank you and happy coding!

Answer №2

There seems to be an issue with your JavaScript code. The corrected version should look like this:

$(document).ready( function () {
    $('.mydatatable').DataTable(); 
});

Answer №3

Everything is going well, just ensure the correct data table object name:

  $('.mydatatable').DataTable();

Not

  $('.mydatatable').Datatable() ;

It's better to use an Id:

 <table id="mydatatable "  class="table table-striped table-bordered mydatatable " style="width: 100%"  >

<script>

    $(document).ready( function () {
     $('#mydatatable').DataTable();
   });

</script>

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