JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by crazzzy
HTML
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.3.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.12/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.12/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/datatables-colvis/1.1.2/js/dataTables.colVis.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.datatables.net/release-datatables/extensions/ColVis/css/dataTables.colVis.css">
<table id="dt1">
<thead>
<tr>
<td>ID</td>
<td>Product</td>
<td>Price</td>
<td>Manufacturer</td>
<td>Quatity</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Pineapple</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>Man1</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Banana</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>Man2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Apple</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>Man2</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Pear</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>Man1</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br/>
<br />
<button id="button">Show visible columns names</button>
JavaScript
var table;
$(document).ready(function() {
table = $('#dt1').DataTable({
"dom": 'C<"clear">rt',
columns: [{
name: 'id'
}, {
name: 'product'
}, {
name: 'price'
}, {
name: 'manufacturer'
}, {
name: 'quantity'
}]
});
$('#button').click(get_visible_columns);
});
function get_visible_columns() {
//console.log(table);
var all_columns = table.settings().init().columns;
console.log('all_columns', all_columns);
var visible_columns = [];
for (var i in all_columns) {
if (table.column(all_columns[i].name + ':name').visible()) {
visible_columns.push(all_columns[i].name);
}
}
alert(visible_columns.join(', '));
}