Jquery - DataTables [tableTools]: export only visible rows

Question

I just started out using jQuery DataTables.

using the tableTools of DataTables, is it possible to only export visible rows instead of all the rows? If for example the pa

Answer 1

You may set the selection of the page to current page for specific export.

Ref: http://datatables.net/docs/DataTables/1.9.4/#$

{ "sExtends": "xls", "mColumns": "visible", "oSelectorOpts": { page: "current" } }

Answer 2

You can achieve that behavior by selecting all visible rows before saving, then deselecting them after saving completed.

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#example').DataTable( {
        dom: 'T<"clear">lfrtip',
        "oTableTools": {
            "sRowSelect": "multi",
            "aButtons": [
                {
                    "sExtends": "csv",
                    "bSelectedOnly": true,
                    "fnComplete": function ( nButton, oConfig, oFlash, sFlash ) {
                        var oTT = TableTools.fnGetInstance( 'example' );
                        var nRow = $('#example tbody tr');
                        oTT.fnDeselect(nRow);
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    } );

    $('a.DTTT_button_csv').mousedown(function(){
        var oTT = TableTools.fnGetInstance( 'example' );
        var nRow = $('#example tbody tr');
        oTT.fnSelect(nRow);
    });
} );

Answer 3

I used this solution and it worked. Try this:

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
    var table = $('#example').DataTable( {
        "pagingType": "full_numbers",
        "iDisplayLength": 10,
        "dom": 'T<"clear">lfrtip',
        "oTableTools": {
          "aButtons": [
            {'sExtends':'copy',
              "oSelectorOpts": { filter: 'applied', order: 'current' },
            },
            {'sExtends':'xls',
              "oSelectorOpts": { filter: 'applied', order: 'current' },
            },
            {'sExtends':'print',
              "oSelectorOpts": { filter: 'applied', order: 'current' },
            }
          ]
        },
    });
});
</script>

Answer 4

If you are using flash to export, need to mention swf path to work.

$("#example").dataTable( {
    "sDom": 'T<"clear">lfrtip',
    "oTableTools": {
        "sSwfPath": "Path to your copy_csv_xls_pdf.swf files comes with TableTools",
        "aButtons": [
            {
                "sExtends": "copy",
                "sButtonText": "Copy to clipboard",
                "oSelectorOpts": { filter: "applied", order: "current" }
            },
            {
                "sExtends": "csv",
                "sButtonText": "Export to CSV",
                "oSelectorOpts": { filter: "applied", order: "current" }
            },
            {
                "sExtends": "print",
                "sButtonText": "Print",
                "oSelectorOpts": { filter: "applied", order: "current" }
            }
        ]
    }
} );

There are few additional options also available to aButtons object.

"mColumns": [1, 2,...] - List of columns to include in export result

"sTitle": "filename" - desire filename for export file

------------------Update---------------------------

In the newer version of datatable - datatableTools is retired

Please use buttons extension

buttons: [
        {
            extend: 'copyHtml5',
            exportOptions: {
                columns: [ 0, ':visible' ]
            }
        },
        {
            extend: 'excelHtml5',
            exportOptions: {
                columns: ':visible'
            }
        },
        {
            extend: 'pdfHtml5',
            exportOptions: {
                columns: [ 0, 1, 2, 5 ]
            }
        },
    ]