I need to make dropdown as column in DataTable jQuery it is lookinng like as below right now
And I want it like the below image
and the code which I use is
<table id="example" class="hover row-border dataTable" role="grid" width="100%">
<thead class="dataTableHeader">
<tr>
<th>Days</th>
<th>Start Time</th>
<th>End Time</th>
</tr>
</thead>
</table>
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#example').DataTable({
"aaData": OrganizationData.OrganizationPreference.ScheduleDaysCol,
"columns": [
{"data": "DayName"},
{"data": "StartDateHour"},
{"data": "EndDateHour"}
],
"paging": false,
"ordering": false,
"info": false,
"filter": false
});
});
Another way would be to use the render
method:
"render": function(d,t,r){
var $select = $("<select></select>", {
"id": r[0]+"start",
"value": d
});
$.each(times, function(k,v){
var $option = $("<option></option>", {
"text": v,
"value": v
});
if(d === v){
$option.attr("selected", "selected")
}
$select.append($option);
});
return $select.prop("outerHTML");
}
Working example.
DataTables seem to have an editor for this type of thing as refrenced by Samyukta and others: https://editor.datatables.net/examples/inline-editing/simple
I would say that is the easiest answer. It is however, a commercial extension with a free trial only.
If you wanted some jquery code to simply change the static times to dropdown boxes, you could give this a shot:
//utility functions to get half-hour increment lists
function getTimeList(){
var iterations = 48;
var result = [];
for(int i = 0; i < iterations; i++){
var hour = Math.floor(i / 2);
var minute = (i % 2) > 0 ? '30' : '00';
result.push(hour + ':' + minute);
}
return result;
}
function getOptionTimeList(){
var raw = getTimeList();
var iterations = raw.length;
var result = '';
for(int i = 0; i < iterations; i++){
result = result + '<option>' + raw[i] + '</option>';
}
return result;
}
//I'm using the not selector to avoid changing the days into dropdown by accident
$('#example tbody tr td:not(#example tbody tr:first-child)').each(
function(index, element){
var value = element.innerHTML;
var optionList = getOptionTimeList();
var replacement = '<td><select>' + optionList + '</select></td>';
$(element).replaceWith(replacement)
}
);
This should get you the drop down boxes where you need them. I'll revise this if you have problems with it.
You can use this way then for the dropdown setting
"aaData": OrganizationData.OrganizationPreference.ScheduleDaysCol,
"columnDefs": [{ "targets": 0,"data": "DayName" },
{
"targets": 1,
"data": "StartDateTime",
"render": function (data, type, full, meta) {
var $select = $("<select></select>", {
});
$.each(times, function (k, v) {
var $option = $("<option></option>", {
"text": v,
"value": v
});
if (data === v) {
$option.attr("selected", "selected")
}
$select.append($option);
});
return $select.prop("outerHTML");
}