DataTables example - Data sources

DataTables obtain data from four different fundamental sources:

HTML document (DOM)
Javascript (array / objects)
Ajax sourced data with client-side processing
Ajax sourced data with server-side processing

Where DataTables reads the data to use in the table from depends upon how the table is initialised. The examples in this section show these four different data source types.

Data Sources

DOM sourced data
Ajax sourced data
Javascript sourced data
Server-side processing

Please refer to the DataTables documentation for full information about its API properties and methods.
Additionally, there are a wide range of extras and plug-ins which extend the capabilities of DataTables.