It can often be useful to send extra information to the server when utilising DataTables' server-side processing option. This is done by using the ajax.data option which can be used in one of
two different ways:
object - An object data to send to the server. This is useful for adding static data to the request.function - A function which will manipulate the data object to send to the server, adding values as required. Using the data
parameter as a function allows the additional data to evaluated and added to the request at the time the request is made.The example below shows server-side processing being used with an extra parameter being sent to the server by using the ajax.data option as a
function.
| First name | Last name | Position | Office | Start date | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First name | Last name | Position | Office | Start date | Salary |
The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | $(document).ready(function () { $('#example').DataTable({ processing: true, serverSide: true, ajax: { url: 'scripts/server_processing.php', data: function (d) { d.myKey = 'myValue'; // d.custom = $('#myInput').val(); // etc }, }, });}); |
In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example: