Topic: Retain custom properties when instantiating datatable

Dylan DeMarco priority asked 6 months ago


Expected behavior If I am creating a datatable using a div with the class datatable around HTML, I would expect that custom data- attributes defined in the cells to be present in the final rendering. For example:

<!-- In my HTML file-->
<td data-my-custom-prop="42" ><small>Cell content</small></td>
...
<!-- when inspecting the element on the rendered page -->
<td [...styles from formatCell] data-mdb-field="field_3" false="" data-my-custom-prop="42">
            <small>Cell content</small>
 </td>

Actual behavior

 <!-- In my HTML file-->
<td data-my-custom-prop="42" ><small>Cell content</small></td>
...
<!-- when inspecting the element on the rendered page -->
<td [...styles from formatCell] data-mdb-field="field_3" false="">
            <small>Cell content</small>
 </td>

I.e. the custom prop is not carried into the rendered datatable

Resources (screenshots, code snippets etc.)


Grzegorz Bujański staff answered 6 months ago


We are currently working on more extensive tables. We do not plan to add such a feature in Datatables, but our new product will allow you to set custom classes, styles, and data attributes


Dylan DeMarco priority commented 6 months ago

Good to know! Thank you. In the meantime, I found a workaround for anyone else with a similar goal: if you put the cell content inside a within the table cell and give the div the custom property, it will be retained!



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