Envelope display with in table controls

This example combines the envelope display controller example with the in table controls example to show a form which is presented in an 'envelope' display, based on controls which are generated links in the table.

Please note that this example specifically uses the DataTables styling, rather than Bootstrap or similar, as the envelope display controller uses styles from the DataTables styling for Editor.

Name	Position	Office	Extn.	Start date	Salary	Edit / Delete
Name	Position	Office	Extn.	Start date	Salary	Edit / Delete

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Ajax
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The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:

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var editor = new DataTable.Editor({
    ajax: '../php/staff.php',
    display: 'envelope',
    fields: [
        {
            label: 'First name:',
            name: 'first_name'
        },
        {
            label: 'Last name:',
            name: 'last_name'
        },
        {
            label: 'Position:',
            name: 'position'
        },
        {
            label: 'Office:',
            name: 'office'
        },
        {
            label: 'Extension:',
            name: 'extn'
        },
        {
            label: 'Start date:',
            name: 'start_date',
            type: 'datetime'
        },
        {
            label: 'Salary:',
            name: 'salary'
        }
    ],
    table: '#example'
});
 
$('#example').DataTable({
    ajax: '../php/staff.php',
    columns: [
        {
            data: null,
            render: function (data, type, row) {
                // Combine the first and last names into a single table field
                return data.first_name + ' ' + data.last_name;
            }
        },
        { data: 'position' },
        { data: 'office' },
        { data: 'extn' },
        { data: 'start_date' },
        { data: 'salary', render: DataTable.render.number(null, null, 0, '$') },
        {
            data: null,
            className: 'center',
            defaultContent:
                '<a href="" class="editor_edit">Edit</a> / <a href="" class="editor_remove">Delete</a>'
        }
    ],
    layout: {
        topStart: {
            buttons: {
                text: 'Create new record',
                action: function () {
                    // Create new record
                    editor.create({
                        title: 'Create new record',
                        buttons: 'Add'
                    });
                }
            }
        }
    }
});
 
// New record
$('a.editor_create').on('click', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
 
    editor
        .title('Create new record')
        .buttons({
            label: 'Add',
            fn: function () {
                editor.submit();
            }
        })
        .create();
});
 
// Edit record
$('#example').on('click', 'a.editor_edit', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
 
    editor
        .title('Edit record')
        .buttons({
            label: 'Update',
            fn: function () {
                editor.submit();
            }
        })
        .edit($(this).closest('tr'));
});
 
// Delete a record
$('#example').on('click', 'a.editor_remove', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
 
    editor
        .title('Edit record')
        .message('Are you sure you wish to delete this row?')
        .buttons({
            label: 'Delete',
            fn: function () {
                editor.submit();
            }
        })
        .remove($(this).closest('tr'));
});

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const editor = new DataTable.Editor({
    ajax: '../php/staff.php',
    display: 'envelope',
    fields: [
        {
            label: 'First name:',
            name: 'first_name'
        },
        {
            label: 'Last name:',
            name: 'last_name'
        },
        {
            label: 'Position:',
            name: 'position'
        },
        {
            label: 'Office:',
            name: 'office'
        },
        {
            label: 'Extension:',
            name: 'extn'
        },
        {
            label: 'Start date:',
            name: 'start_date',
            type: 'datetime'
        },
        {
            label: 'Salary:',
            name: 'salary'
        }
    ],
    table: '#example'
});
 
const table = new DataTable('#example', {
    ajax: '../php/staff.php',
    columns: [
        {
            data: null,
            render: (data) => data.first_name + ' ' + data.last_name
        },
        { data: 'position' },
        { data: 'office' },
        { data: 'extn' },
        { data: 'start_date' },
        { data: 'salary', render: DataTable.render.number(null, null, 0, '$') },
        {
            data: null,
            className: 'center',
            defaultContent:
                '<a href="" class="editor_edit">Edit</a> / <a href="" class="editor_remove">Delete</a>'
        }
    ],
    layout: {
        topStart: {
            buttons: {
                text: 'Create new record',
                action: function () {
                    // Create new record
                    editor.create({
                        title: 'Create new record',
                        buttons: 'Add'
                    });
                }
            }
        }
    }
});
 
// Edit record
table.on('click', 'a.editor_edit', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
 
    editor
        .title('Edit record')
        .buttons({
            label: 'Update',
            fn: function () {
                editor.submit();
            }
        })
        .edit(e.target.closest('tr'));
});
 
// Delete a record
table.on('click', 'a.editor_remove', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
 
    editor
        .title('Edit record')
        .message('Are you sure you wish to delete this row?')
        .buttons({
            label: 'Delete',
            fn: function () {
                editor.submit();
            }
        })
        .remove(e.target.closest('tr'));
});

In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example:

The HTML shown below is the raw HTML table element, before it has been enhanced by DataTables:

This example uses a little bit of additional CSS beyond what is loaded from the library files (below), in order to correctly display the table. The additional CSS used is shown below:

The following CSS library files are loaded for use in this example to provide the styling of the table:

This table loads data by Ajax. The latest data that has been loaded is shown below. This data will update automatically as any additional data is loaded.

The script used to perform the server-side interaction for this demo is shown below. This server uses PHP, so the PHP script is shown, however our download packages include the equivalent script for other platforms, including .NET and Node.js. Server-side scripts can be written in any language, using the protocol described in the Editor documentation.

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