Types

The DataTables options and API interfaces specify the data types that each option or method expect to operate with, and the data type that they return (for methods). For brevity and clarity in the reference documentation, rather than detailing each data type in the main documentation, the data types are fully defined here.

Please note that the Javascript data types defined below are simple summaries of the data types that DataTables parameters and functions operate with for completeness of documentation. For a full, detailed and accurate description of Javascript object types, please refer to the excellent Mozilla Developer Network documentation.

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Name	Summary	Library
`DataTable.AjaxOptions`	Options for configuring an Ajax request	DataTables
`DataTable.Api`	DataTables API object instance	DataTables
`DataTable.CellSelector`	Selector options for cells.	DataTables
`DataTable.ColumnSelector`	Selector options for columns.	DataTables
`DataTable.Context`	DataTables settings object	DataTables
`DataTable.Dom`	DataTables DOM manipulation library	DataTables
`DataTable.Order`	DataTables ordering object	DataTables
`DataTable.RowSelector`	Selector options for rows.	DataTables
`DataTable.SearchOptions`	DataTables search options object	DataTables
`DataTable.SelectorModifier`	Options for how the row, column and cell selector should operate on rows.	DataTables
`DataTable.TableSelector`	Selector options for tables.	DataTables
`DataTable.Type`	DataTables data type object	DataTables
`SearchBuilder.Condition`	Search condition plug-in structure	SearchBuilder
`SearchBuilder.Criteria`	Object that describes a search condition	SearchBuilder
`array`	JavaScript `Array` type	DataTables
`arrayLike`	Can be read as if it were an array	DataTables
`boolean`	JavaScript `Boolean` type	DataTables
`button-group-selector`	Button group selector (multiple button instances)	Buttons
`button-selector`	Button selector	Buttons
`function`	JavaScript `Function`	DataTables
`integer`	Subset of the JavaScript `Number` type using only integers	DataTables
`jQuery`	jQuery object instance	DataTables
`node`	DOM element	DataTables
`null`	JavaScript `null` type	DataTables
`number`	JavaScript `Number` type	DataTables
`object`	JavaScript `Object` type	DataTables
`stateRestoreConfig`	Configuration options for StateRestore button	StateRestore
`string`	JavaScript `String` type	DataTables
`undefined`	JavaScript `undefined` type	DataTables