Thanks for the response. This is an accepted forum for jQuery plugins, and the best way to find out if people are interested is to see the response to messages like this. Maybe it is only me :)
Why this? Mostly because it feels more organized and fits with the general syntax of other jquery plugins. In short, it's "jQuery'ish" - to me at least. The flexibility to use a reg/ex or function for custom columns would be great - I guess the question is how best to create the search fields in those cases. One of the great things about using most jquery plugins though, is that they bottle up some of the most often used functionality into simple declarations while giving you the ability to extend if you need to. Jorn's form validator is a great example. He has validators for the most common things you would find in form fields with an AddMethod method to add your own validation types. Date, integer, email, url, time, length, numeric range, etc. are all built-in so even beginners can be off and running very quickly. The "dirty work" is done behind the scenes like all of the other jquery functions. http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/ matt-51 wrote: > >> $("table").mattsTables({ // TableWide options >> ... > > Why this as opposed to putting simple class names in the table like > <table class="table-autosort table-autofilter table-autopage:20 > table-rowshade:alternate ..."> > .. > <th class="table-sort:numeric table-filterable"> > ? > >> dateofbirth: {sortable:true, datatype:"date",filter:true, filtertype: >> "mm/yyyy" //creates 2 dropdowns }, > > I don't think any generalized solution is going to give you options like > this. > But in my code, I give the option to filter by matching a string, a > regular > expression, or by evaluation a function. You may have to manually create > your > filters in this case, but almost anything would be possible. Perhaps some > pre-defined common filters would be in order. > > Matt > > ps: You're welcome to email me personally if you wish. I don't know if > there is > list-wide interest in this topic or not, as it is not very jquery-ish at > the > moment. > > > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Matt-Krause---table-plugins-tf3373162.html#a9387737 Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
