FixedColumns example - left and right columns fixed

# Preamble

FixedColumns allows columns to be fixed from both the left and right hand sides of the table. Fixing right hand-side columns is done by using the iRightColumns initialisation parameter, which works just the same as iLeftColumns does for the left side of the table. This example shows both the left and right columns being fixed in place, and a bit of initialisation of DataTables to provide index columns.

# Live example

| Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Rendering engine | Browser | Platform(s) | Engine version | CSS grade |
1 | Trident | Internet Explorer 4.0 | Win 95+ | 4 | X | 1
2 | Trident | Internet Explorer 5.0 | Win 95+ | 5 | C | 2
3 | Trident | Internet Explorer 5.5 | Win 95+ | 5.5 | A | 3
4 | Trident | Internet Explorer 6 | Win 98+ | 6 | A | 4
5 | Trident | Internet Explorer 7 | Win XP SP2+ | 7 | A | 5
6 | Trident | AOL browser (AOL desktop) | Win XP | 6 | A | 6
7 | Gecko | Firefox 1.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.7 | A | 7
8 | Gecko | Firefox 1.5 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A | 8
9 | Gecko | Firefox 2.0 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A | 9
10 | Gecko | Firefox 3.0 | Win 2k+ / OSX.3+ | 1.9 | A | 10
11 | Gecko | Camino 1.0 | OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A | 11
12 | Gecko | Camino 1.5 | OSX.3+ | 1.8 | A | 12
13 | Gecko | Netscape 7.2 | Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2 | 1.7 | A | 13
14 | Gecko | Netscape Browser 8 | Win 98SE+ | 1.7 | A | 14
15 | Gecko | Netscape Navigator 9 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A | 15
16 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1 | A | 16
17 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.1 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.1 | A | 17
18 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.2 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.2 | A | 18
19 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.3 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.3 | A | 19
20 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.4 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.4 | A | 20
21 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.5 | A | 21
22 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.6 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | 1.6 | A | 22
23 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.7 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.7 | A | 23
24 | Gecko | Mozilla 1.8 | Win 98+ / OSX.1+ | 1.8 | A | 24
25 | Gecko | Seamonkey 1.1 | Win 98+ / OSX.2+ | 1.8 | A | 25
26 | Gecko | Epiphany 2.20 | Gnome | 1.8 | A | 26
27 | Webkit | Safari 1.2 | OSX.3 | 125.5 | A | 27
28 | Webkit | Safari 1.3 | OSX.3 | 312.8 | A | 28
29 | Webkit | Safari 2.0 | OSX.4+ | 419.3 | A | 29
30 | Webkit | Safari 3.0 | OSX.4+ | 522.1 | A | 30
31 | Webkit | OmniWeb 5.5 | OSX.4+ | 420 | A | 31
32 | Webkit | iPod Touch / iPhone | iPod | 420.1 | A | 32
33 | Webkit | S60 | S60 | 413 | A | 33
34 | Presto | Opera 7.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.1+ | - | A | 34
35 | Presto | Opera 7.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A | 35
36 | Presto | Opera 8.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A | 36
37 | Presto | Opera 8.5 | Win 95+ / OSX.2+ | - | A | 37
38 | Presto | Opera 9.0 | Win 95+ / OSX.3+ | - | A | 38
39 | Presto | Opera 9.2 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A | 39
40 | Presto | Opera 9.5 | Win 88+ / OSX.3+ | - | A | 40
41 | Presto | Opera for Wii | Wii | - | A | 41
42 | Presto | Nokia N800 | N800 | - | A | 42
43 | Presto | Nintendo DS browser | Nintendo DS | 8.5 | C/A | 43
44 | KHTML | Konqureror 3.1 | KDE 3.1 | 3.1 | C | 44
45 | KHTML | Konqureror 3.3 | KDE 3.3 | 3.3 | A | 45
46 | KHTML | Konqureror 3.5 | KDE 3.5 | 3.5 | A | 46
47 | Tasman | Internet Explorer 4.5 | Mac OS 8-9 | - | X | 47
48 | Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.1 | Mac OS 7.6-9 | 1 | C | 48
49 | Tasman | Internet Explorer 5.2 | Mac OS 8-X | 1 | C | 49
50 | Misc | NetFront 3.1 | Embedded devices | - | C | 50
51 | Misc | NetFront 3.4 | Embedded devices | - | A | 51
52 | Misc | Dillo 0.8 | Embedded devices | - | X | 52
53 | Misc | Links | Text only | - | X | 53
54 | Misc | Lynx | Text only | - | X | 54
55 | Misc | IE Mobile | Windows Mobile 6 | - | C | 55
56 | Misc | PSP browser | PSP | - | C | 56
57 | Other browsers | All others | - | - | U | 57

# Initialisation code

    $(document).ready( function () {
    	var oTable = $('#example').dataTable( {
    		"sScrollX": "100%",
    		"sScrollXInner": "150%",
    		"bScrollCollapse": true,
    		"fnDrawCallback": function ( oSettings ) {
    			/* Need to redo the counters if filtered or sorted */
    			if ( oSettings.bSorted || oSettings.bFiltered ) {
    				for ( var i=0, iLen=oSettings.aiDisplay.length ; i<iLen ; i++ ) {
    					this.fnUpdate( i+1, oSettings.aiDisplay[i], 0, false, false );
    					this.fnUpdate( i+1, oSettings.aiDisplay[i], 6, false, false );
    				}
    			}
    		},
    		"aoColumnDefs": [
    			{ "bSortable": false, "sClass": "indexLeft", "aTargets": [ 0 ] },
    			{ "bSortable": false, "sClass": "indexRight", "aTargets": [ -1 ] }
    		],
    		"aaSorting": [[ 1, 'asc' ]]
    	} );

    	new FixedColumns( oTable, {
    		"iLeftColumns": 1,
    		"iRightColumns": 1
    	} );
    } );

# Documentation

- Usage
- API / parameters

# Basic examples

- Basic demo of FixedColumns with zero initialisation
- Fix the left and right columns in place
- Index column attached to side of the table
- Index column, but with Y scrolling and no pagination
- Two columns fixed in place
- Fix the right column in place
- Speeding up row height matching with CSS

# Advanced examples

- Using ROWSPAN with FixedColumns
- Individual column filtering
- Setting the fixed column width and resizing the table
- Setting the fixed column width with relative sizing
- Row grouping by grouping like rows in the fixed column
- Row grouping by inserting a grouping row