The jQuery DataTables
plugin allows developers to add innovative interaction controls to any HTML table.
It supports a multitude of options and a wide range of extensions. ASP.NET MVC developers are also able to include this plugin in their own projects. The purpose of this chapter is not only to show you how to use the DataTables
plugin, but also to illustrate how you can use almost any open source JavaScript and CSS plugin or framework with ASP.NET MVC.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
An overview of jQuery
DataTables
How to include jQuery
DataTables
in your ASP.NET MVC projectChanging jQuery
DataTables
to support Bootstrap 4Loading and displaying data with jQuery
DataTables
and ASP.NETUsing
DataTables
plugins and extensions