It can often be useful to send extra information to the server when utilising DataTables'
server-side processing option. This is done by using the ajaxDT option's data parameter
which can be used in one of two different ways:
object - An object data to send to the server. This is useful for adding static
data to the request.function - A function which will manipulate the data object to send to the server,
adding values as required. Using the data parameter as a function allows the
additional data to evaluated and added to the request at the time the request is made.The example below shows server-side processing being used with an extra parameter being sent to the
server by using the ajax.data option as a function.
| Name | Position | Office | Extn. | Start date | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Office | Extn. | Start date | Salary |
The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | $(document).ready(function() { $('#example').dataTable( { "processing": true, "serverSide": true, "ajax": { "url": "scripts/server_processing.php", "data": function ( d ) { d.myKey = "myValue"; // d.custom = $('#myInput').val(); // etc } } } );} ); |
In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example: