jQuery Datatable Hide/Show Column Based On Condition

Websolutionstuff | Jan-26-2023 | Categories : Laravel jQuery

In this article, we will see a jquery datatable hide/show column based on condition. Here, we will learn how to hide and show a datatable column dynamically. You can make use of the column().visible() API method to dynamically show and hide columns in a datatable.

column().visible() is used to show and hide columns in datatable based on condition. Also, you can get/set the visibility of single and multiple selected columns.

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Example:

We will check the column based on the condition and get the visibility status of column index 1.

var table = $('#example').DataTable();
 
alert( 'Column index 1 is '+
    (table.column( 1 ).visible() === true ? 'visible' : 'not visible')
);

Example:

Hide the second column in the table. You can hide and show any column using the true and false.

var table = $('#example').DataTable();
 
table.column( 1 ).visible( false );

Example:

In this example, we will see on click you can hide and show columns in datatable.

<div>
    Toggle column: <a class="toggle-vis" data-column="0">Name</a> - <a class="toggle-vis" data-column="1">Position</a> - <a class="toggle-vis" data-column="2">Office</a> - <a class="toggle-vis" data-column="3">Age</a> - <a class="toggle-vis" data-column="4">Start date</a> - <a class="toggle-vis" data-column="5">Salary</a>
</div>
<table id="example" class="display" style="width:100%">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Position</th>
            <th>Office</th>
            <th>Age</th>
            <th>Start date</th>
            <th>Salary</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>           
        <tr>
            <td>Bruno Nash</td>
            <td>Software Engineer</td>
            <td>London</td>
            <td>38</td>
            <td>2011-05-03</td>
            <td>$163,500</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Sakura Yamamoto</td>
            <td>Support Engineer</td>
            <td>Tokyo</td>
            <td>37</td>
            <td>2009-08-19</td>
            <td>$139,575</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Thor Walton</td>
            <td>Developer</td>
            <td>New York</td>
            <td>61</td>
            <td>2013-08-11</td>
            <td>$98,540</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Finn Camacho</td>
            <td>Support Engineer</td>
            <td>San Francisco</td>
            <td>47</td>
            <td>2009-07-07</td>
            <td>$87,500</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Serge Baldwin</td>
            <td>Data Coordinator</td>
            <td>Singapore</td>
            <td>64</td>
            <td>2012-04-09</td>
            <td>$138,575</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Zenaida Frank</td>
            <td>Software Engineer</td>
            <td>New York</td>
            <td>63</td>
            <td>2010-01-04</td>
            <td>$125,250</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Zorita Serrano</td>
            <td>Software Engineer</td>
            <td>San Francisco</td>
            <td>56</td>
            <td>2012-06-01</td>
            <td>$115,000</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Jennifer Acosta</td>
            <td>Junior Javascript Developer</td>
            <td>Edinburgh</td>
            <td>43</td>
            <td>2013-02-01</td>
            <td>$75,650</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Cara Stevens</td>
            <td>Sales Assistant</td>
            <td>New York</td>
            <td>46</td>
            <td>2011-12-06</td>
            <td>$145,600</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Hermione Butler</td>
            <td>Regional Director</td>
            <td>London</td>
            <td>47</td>
            <td>2011-03-21</td>
            <td>$356,250</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Lael Greer</td>
            <td>Systems Administrator</td>
            <td>London</td>
            <td>21</td>
            <td>2009-02-27</td>
            <td>$103,500</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Jonas Alexander</td>
            <td>Developer</td>
            <td>San Francisco</td>
            <td>30</td>
            <td>2010-07-14</td>
            <td>$86,500</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Shad Decker</td>
            <td>Regional Director</td>
            <td>Edinburgh</td>
            <td>51</td>
            <td>2008-11-13</td>
            <td>$183,000</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Michael Bruce</td>
            <td>Javascript Developer</td>
            <td>Singapore</td>
            <td>29</td>
            <td>2011-06-27</td>
            <td>$183,000</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Donna Snider</td>
            <td>Customer Support</td>
            <td>New York</td>
            <td>27</td>
            <td>2011-01-25</td>
            <td>$112,000</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
    <tfoot>
        <tr>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Position</th>
            <th>Office</th>
            <th>Age</th>
            <th>Start date</th>
            <th>Salary</th>
        </tr>
    </tfoot>
</table>

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jQuery:

$(document).ready(function () {
    var table = $('#example').DataTable({
        scrollY: '200px',
        paging: false,
    });
 
    $('a.toggle-vis').on('click', function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
 
        // Get the column API object
        var column = table.column($(this).attr('data-column'));
 
        // Toggle the visibility
        column.visible(!column.visible());
    });
});

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