DataTables complex header example (row and colspans)

Preamble

When using tables to display data, you will often wish to display column information in groups. DataTables fully supports colspan and rowspans in the header, assigning the required sorting listeners to the TH element suitable for that column. Each column must have one TH cell (and only one) which is unique to it for the listeners to be added. The example shown below has the core browser information grouped together.

Live example

Rendering engineBrowser detailsCSS grade
BrowserPlatform(s)Engine version
Rendering engineBrowserPlatform(s)Engine versionCSS grade
Gecko Firefox 1.0 Win 98+ / OSX.2+ 1.7 A
Gecko Firefox 1.5 Win 98+ / OSX.2+ 1.8 A
Gecko Firefox 2.0 Win 98+ / OSX.2+ 1.8 A
Gecko Firefox 3.0 Win 2k+ / OSX.3+ 1.9 A
Gecko Camino 1.0 OSX.2+ 1.8 A
Gecko Camino 1.5 OSX.3+ 1.8 A
Gecko Netscape 7.2 Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2 1.7 A
Gecko Netscape Browser 8 Win 98SE+ 1.7 A
Gecko Netscape Navigator 9 Win 98+ / OSX.2+ 1.8 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.0 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ 1 A
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Initialisation code

$(document).ready(function() {
	$('#example').dataTable();
} );

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Please refer to the DataTables documentation for full information about its API properties and methods.