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DataTables custom pagination plug-in example

Preamble

The two default pagination styles that DataTables comes with are great for basic tables, but you might which to add extra customisation or a bit of 'glitz'. This plug-in will scroll the table in an animated style.

Live example

Rendering engine Browser Platform(s) Engine version CSS grade
Trident Internet Explorer 4.0 Win 95+ 4 X
Trident Internet Explorer 5.0 Win 95+ 5 C
Trident Internet Explorer 5.5 Win 95+ 5.5 A
Trident Internet Explorer 6 Win 98+ 6 A
Trident Internet Explorer 7 Win XP SP2+ 7 A
Trident AOL browser (AOL desktop) Win XP 6 A
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
Gecko Mozilla 1.1 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ 1.1 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.2 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ 1.2 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.3 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ 1.3 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.4 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ 1.4 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.5 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ 1.5 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.6 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ 1.6 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.7 Win 98+ / OSX.1+ 1.7 A
Gecko Mozilla 1.8 Win 98+ / OSX.1+ 1.8 A
Gecko Seamonkey 1.1 Win 98+ / OSX.2+ 1.8 A
Gecko Epiphany 2.20 Gnome 1.8 A
Webkit Safari 1.2 OSX.3 125.5 A
Webkit Safari 1.3 OSX.3 312.8 A
Webkit Safari 2.0 OSX.4+ 419.3 A
Webkit Safari 3.0 OSX.4+ 522.1 A
Webkit OmniWeb 5.5 OSX.4+ 420 A
Webkit iPod Touch / iPhone iPod 420.1 A
Webkit S60 S60 413 A
Presto Opera 7.0 Win 95+ / OSX.1+ - A
Presto Opera 7.5 Win 95+ / OSX.2+ - A
Presto Opera 8.0 Win 95+ / OSX.2+ - A
Presto Opera 8.5 Win 95+ / OSX.2+ - A
Presto Opera 9.0 Win 95+ / OSX.3+ - A
Presto Opera 9.2 Win 88+ / OSX.3+ - A
Presto Opera 9.5 Win 88+ / OSX.3+ - A
Presto Opera for Wii Wii - A
Presto Nokia N800 N800 - A
Presto Nintendo DS browser Nintendo DS 8.5 C/A1
KHTML Konqureror 3.1 KDE 3.1 3.1 C
KHTML Konqureror 3.3 KDE 3.3 3.3 A
KHTML Konqureror 3.5 KDE 3.5 3.5 A
Tasman Internet Explorer 4.5 Mac OS 8-9 - X
Tasman Internet Explorer 5.1 Mac OS 7.6-9 1 C
Tasman Internet Explorer 5.2 Mac OS 8-X 1 C
Misc NetFront 3.1 Embedded devices - C
Misc NetFront 3.4 Embedded devices - A
Misc Dillo 0.8 Embedded devices - X
Misc Links Text only - X
Misc Lynx Text only - X
Misc IE Mobile Windows Mobile 6 - C
Misc PSP browser PSP - C
Other browsers All others - - U
Rendering engine Browser Platform(s) Engine version CSS grade

Initialisation code

/* Time between each scrolling frame */
$.fn.dataTableExt.oPagination.iTweenTime = 100;

$.fn.dataTableExt.oPagination.scrolling = {
	"fnInit": function ( oSettings, nPaging, fnCallbackDraw )
	{
		/* Store the next and previous elements in the oSettings object as they can be very
		 * usful for automation - particularly testing
		 */
		var nPrevious = document.createElement( 'div' );
		var nNext = document.createElement( 'div' );
		
		if ( oSettings.sTableId !== '' )
		{
			nPaging.setAttribute( 'id', oSettings.sTableId+'_paginate' );
			nPrevious.setAttribute( 'id', oSettings.sTableId+'_previous' );
			nNext.setAttribute( 'id', oSettings.sTableId+'_next' );
		}
		
		nPrevious.className = "paginate_disabled_previous";
		nNext.className = "paginate_disabled_next";
		
		nPrevious.title = oSettings.oLanguage.oPaginate.sPrevious;
		nNext.title = oSettings.oLanguage.oPaginate.sNext;
		
		nPaging.appendChild( nPrevious );
		nPaging.appendChild( nNext );
		
		$(nPrevious).click( function() {
			/* Disallow paging event during a current paging event */
			if ( typeof oSettings.iPagingLoopStart != 'undefined' && oSettings.iPagingLoopStart != -1 )
			{
				return;
			}
			
			oSettings.iPagingLoopStart = oSettings._iDisplayStart;
			oSettings.iPagingEnd = oSettings._iDisplayStart - oSettings._iDisplayLength;
			
			/* Correct for underrun */
			if ( oSettings.iPagingEnd < 0 )
			{
			  oSettings.iPagingEnd = 0;
			}
			
			var iTween = $.fn.dataTableExt.oPagination.iTweenTime;
			var innerLoop = function () {
				if ( oSettings.iPagingLoopStart > oSettings.iPagingEnd ) {
					oSettings.iPagingLoopStart--;
					oSettings._iDisplayStart = oSettings.iPagingLoopStart;
					fnCallbackDraw( oSettings );
					setTimeout( function() { innerLoop(); }, iTween );
				} else {
					oSettings.iPagingLoopStart = -1;
				}
			};
			innerLoop();
		} );
		
		$(nNext).click( function() {
			/* Disallow paging event during a current paging event */
			if ( typeof oSettings.iPagingLoopStart != 'undefined' && oSettings.iPagingLoopStart != -1 )
			{
				return;
			}
			
			oSettings.iPagingLoopStart = oSettings._iDisplayStart;
			
			/* Make sure we are not over running the display array */
			if ( oSettings._iDisplayStart + oSettings._iDisplayLength < oSettings.fnRecordsDisplay() )
			{
				oSettings.iPagingEnd = oSettings._iDisplayStart + oSettings._iDisplayLength;
			}
			
			var iTween = $.fn.dataTableExt.oPagination.iTweenTime;
			var innerLoop = function () {
				if ( oSettings.iPagingLoopStart < oSettings.iPagingEnd ) {
					oSettings.iPagingLoopStart++;
					oSettings._iDisplayStart = oSettings.iPagingLoopStart;
					fnCallbackDraw( oSettings );
					setTimeout( function() { innerLoop(); }, iTween );
				} else {
					oSettings.iPagingLoopStart = -1;
				}
			};
			innerLoop();
		} );
		
		/* Take the brutal approach to cancelling text selection */
		$(nPrevious).bind( 'selectstart', function () { return false; } );
		$(nNext).bind( 'selectstart', function () { return false; } );
	},
	
	"fnUpdate": function ( oSettings, fnCallbackDraw )
	{
		if ( !oSettings.aanFeatures.p )
		{
			return;
		}
		
		/* Loop over each instance of the pager */
		var an = oSettings.aanFeatures.p;
		for ( var i=0, iLen=an.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
		{
			if ( an[i].childNodes.length !== 0 )
			{
				an[i].childNodes[0].className = 
					( oSettings._iDisplayStart === 0 ) ? 
					oSettings.oClasses.sPagePrevDisabled : oSettings.oClasses.sPagePrevEnabled;
				
				an[i].childNodes[1].className = 
					( oSettings.fnDisplayEnd() == oSettings.fnRecordsDisplay() ) ? 
					oSettings.oClasses.sPageNextDisabled : oSettings.oClasses.sPageNextEnabled;
			}
		}
	}
}

$(document).ready(function() {
	$('#example').dataTable( {
		"sPaginationType": "scrolling"
	} );
} );

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