Datatable Select all checkbox using jQuery – Easy method

datatable select all checkbox

Datatable Select all checkbox using jQuery – Easy method

How to do datatable select all checkbox using jQuery

Previously we discussed about Select all or Deselect all checkbox. Now we are going to discuss how to implement datatable select all checkbox or deselect all checkbox using jQuery.

In this tutorial we’ll discuss how to do datatable select all checkbox and also deselect all checkbox.

OUTPUT :-

Browser Platform(s)
Trident Internet Explorer 4.0 Win 95+
Trident Internet Explorer 5.0 Win 95+
Trident Internet Explorer 5.5 Win 95+
Trident Internet Explorer 6 Win 98+
Trident Internet Explorer 7 Win XP SP2+
Trident AOL browser (AOL desktop) Win XP
Gecko Firefox 1.0 Win 98+ / OSX.2+
Gecko Firefox 1.5 Win 98+ / OSX.2+
Gecko Firefox 2.0 Win 98+ / OSX.2+
Gecko Firefox 3.0 Win 2k+ / OSX.3+
Gecko Camino 1.0 OSX.2+
Gecko Camino 1.5 OSX.3+
Gecko Netscape 7.2 Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2
Gecko Netscape Browser 8 Win 98SE+
Gecko Netscape Navigator 9 Win 98+ / OSX.2+
Gecko Mozilla 1.0 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.1 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.2 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.3 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.4 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.5 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.6 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.7 Win 98+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Mozilla 1.8 Win 98+ / OSX.1+
Gecko Seamonkey 1.1 Win 98+ / OSX.2+
Gecko Epiphany 2.20 Gnome
Webkit Safari 1.2 OSX.3
Webkit Safari 1.3 OSX.3
Webkit Safari 2.0 OSX.4+
Webkit Safari 3.0 OSX.4+
Webkit OmniWeb 5.5 OSX.4+
Webkit iPod Touch / iPhone iPod
Webkit S60 S60
Presto Opera 7.0 Win 95+ / OSX.1+
Presto Opera 7.5 Win 95+ / OSX.2+
Presto Opera 8.0 Win 95+ / OSX.2+
Presto Opera 8.5 Win 95+ / OSX.2+
Presto Opera 9.0 Win 95+ / OSX.3+
Presto Opera 9.2 Win 88+ / OSX.3+
Presto Opera 9.5 Win 88+ / OSX.3+
Presto Opera for Wii Wii
Presto Nokia N800 N800
Presto Nintendo DS browser Nintendo DS
KHTML Konqureror 3.1 KDE 3.1
KHTML Konqureror 3.3 KDE 3.3
KHTML Konqureror 3.5 KDE 3.5
Tasman Internet Explorer 4.5 Mac OS 8-9
Tasman Internet Explorer 5.1 Mac OS 7.6-9
Tasman Internet Explorer 5.2 Mac OS 8-X
Misc NetFront 3.1 Embedded devices
Misc NetFront 3.4 Embedded devices
Misc Dillo 0.8 Embedded devices
Misc Links Text only
Misc Lynx Text only
Misc IE Mobile Windows Mobile 6
Misc PSP browser PSP
Other browsers All others -
Rendering engine Browser Platform(s)

Include these files,

jQuery : https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js

Datatable js:
https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.7/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js

Datatable css : https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.7/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css

HTML :-

<table id="example" class="display select" cellspacing="0" width="100%" >
   <thead>
                <tr>
                	<th><input type="checkbox" name="select_all" value="1" id="example-select-all"></th>
                  <th>Browser</th>
                  <th>Platform(s)</th>
                  <th>Engine version</th>
                  <th>CSS grade</th>
                </tr>
                </thead>
                <tbody>
                <tr>
                  <td>Trident</td>
                  <td>Internet
                    Explorer 4.0
                  </td>
                  <td>Win 95+</td>
                  <td> 4</td>
                  <td>X</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Trident</td>
                  <td>Internet
                    Explorer 5.0
                  </td>
                  <td>Win 95+</td>
                  <td>5</td>
                  <td>C</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Trident</td>
                  <td>Internet
                    Explorer 5.5
                  </td>
                  <td>Win 95+</td>
                  <td>5.5</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Trident</td>
                  <td>Internet
                    Explorer 6
                  </td>
                  <td>Win 98+</td>
                  <td>6</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Trident</td>
                  <td>Internet Explorer 7</td>
                  <td>Win XP SP2+</td>
                  <td>7</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Trident</td>
                  <td>AOL browser (AOL desktop)</td>
                  <td>Win XP</td>
                  <td>6</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Firefox 1.0</td>
                  <td>Win 98+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>1.7</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Firefox 1.5</td>
                  <td>Win 98+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Firefox 2.0</td>
                  <td>Win 98+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Firefox 3.0</td>
                  <td>Win 2k+ / OSX.3+</td>
                  <td>1.9</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Camino 1.0</td>
                  <td>OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Camino 1.5</td>
                  <td>OSX.3+</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Netscape 7.2</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / Mac OS 8.6-9.2</td>
                  <td>1.7</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Netscape Browser 8</td>
                  <td>Win 98SE+</td>
                  <td>1.7</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Netscape Navigator 9</td>
                  <td>Win 98+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.0</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.1</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.1</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.2</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.2</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.3</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.3</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.4</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.4</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.5</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.5</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.6</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.6</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.7</td>
                  <td>Win 98+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.7</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Mozilla 1.8</td>
                  <td>Win 98+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Seamonkey 1.1</td>
                  <td>Win 98+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Gecko</td>
                  <td>Epiphany 2.20</td>
                  <td>Gnome</td>
                  <td>1.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Webkit</td>
                  <td>Safari 1.2</td>
                  <td>OSX.3</td>
                  <td>125.5</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Webkit</td>
                  <td>Safari 1.3</td>
                  <td>OSX.3</td>
                  <td>312.8</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Webkit</td>
                  <td>Safari 2.0</td>
                  <td>OSX.4+</td>
                  <td>419.3</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Webkit</td>
                  <td>Safari 3.0</td>
                  <td>OSX.4+</td>
                  <td>522.1</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Webkit</td>
                  <td>OmniWeb 5.5</td>
                  <td>OSX.4+</td>
                  <td>420</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Webkit</td>
                  <td>iPod Touch / iPhone</td>
                  <td>iPod</td>
                  <td>420.1</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Webkit</td>
                  <td>S60</td>
                  <td>S60</td>
                  <td>413</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera 7.0</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.1+</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera 7.5</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera 8.0</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera 8.5</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.2+</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera 9.0</td>
                  <td>Win 95+ / OSX.3+</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera 9.2</td>
                  <td>Win 88+ / OSX.3+</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera 9.5</td>
                  <td>Win 88+ / OSX.3+</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Opera for Wii</td>
                  <td>Wii</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Nokia N800</td>
                  <td>N800</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Presto</td>
                  <td>Nintendo DS browser</td>
                  <td>Nintendo DS</td>
                  <td>8.5</td>
                  <td>C/A<sup>1</sup></td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>KHTML</td>
                  <td>Konqureror 3.1</td>
                  <td>KDE 3.1</td>
                  <td>3.1</td>
                  <td>C</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>KHTML</td>
                  <td>Konqureror 3.3</td>
                  <td>KDE 3.3</td>
                  <td>3.3</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>KHTML</td>
                  <td>Konqureror 3.5</td>
                  <td>KDE 3.5</td>
                  <td>3.5</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Tasman</td>
                  <td>Internet Explorer 4.5</td>
                  <td>Mac OS 8-9</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>X</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Tasman</td>
                  <td>Internet Explorer 5.1</td>
                  <td>Mac OS 7.6-9</td>
                  <td>1</td>
                  <td>C</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Tasman</td>
                  <td>Internet Explorer 5.2</td>
                  <td>Mac OS 8-X</td>
                  <td>1</td>
                  <td>C</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Misc</td>
                  <td>NetFront 3.1</td>
                  <td>Embedded devices</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>C</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Misc</td>
                  <td>NetFront 3.4</td>
                  <td>Embedded devices</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>A</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Misc</td>
                  <td>Dillo 0.8</td>
                  <td>Embedded devices</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>X</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Misc</td>
                  <td>Links</td>
                  <td>Text only</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>X</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Misc</td>
                  <td>Lynx</td>
                  <td>Text only</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>X</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Misc</td>
                  <td>IE Mobile</td>
                  <td>Windows Mobile 6</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>C</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Misc</td>
                  <td>PSP browser</td>
                  <td>PSP</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>C</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>Other browsers</td>
                  <td>All others</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>-</td>
                  <td>U</td>
                </tr>
                </tbody>
                <tfoot>
                <tr>
                  <th>Rendering engine</th>
                  <th>Browser</th>
                  <th>Platform(s)</th>
                  <th>Engine version</th>
                  <th>CSS grade</th>
                </tr>
                </tfoot>
</table>

Javascript :-

$(document).ready(function (){
   var table = $('#example').DataTable({
      'ajax': {
         'url': '/lab/articles/jquery-datatables-how-to-add-a-checkbox-column/ids-arrays.txt'
      },
      'columnDefs': [{
         'targets': 0,
         'searchable': false,
         'orderable': false,
         'className': 'dt-body-center',
         'render': function (data, type, full, meta){
             return '<input type="checkbox" name="id[]" value="' + $('<div/>').text(data).html() + '">';
         }
      }],
      'order': [[1, 'asc']]
   });

   // Handle click on "Select all" control
   $('#example-select-all').on('click', function(){
      // Get all rows with search applied
      var rows = table.rows({ 'search': 'applied' }).nodes();
      // Check/uncheck checkboxes for all rows in the table
      $('input[type="checkbox"]', rows).prop('checked', this.checked);
   });

   // Handle click on checkbox to set state of "Select all" control
   $('#example tbody').on('change', 'input[type="checkbox"]', function(){
      // If checkbox is not checked
      if(!this.checked){
         var el = $('#example-select-all').get(0);
         // If "Select all" control is checked and has 'indeterminate' property
         if(el && el.checked && ('indeterminate' in el)){
            // Set visual state of "Select all" control
            // as 'indeterminate'
            el.indeterminate = true;
         }
      }
   });

   // Handle form submission event
   $('#frm-example').on('submit', function(e){
      var form = this;

      // Iterate over all checkboxes in the table
      table.$('input[type="checkbox"]').each(function(){
         // If checkbox doesn't exist in DOM
         if(!$.contains(document, this)){
            // If checkbox is checked
            if(this.checked){
               // Create a hidden element
               $(form).append(
                  $('<input>')
                     .attr('type', 'hidden')
                     .attr('name', this.name)
                     .val(this.value)
               );
            }
         }
      });
   });

});

Hope this datatable select all checkbox and deselect all checkbox tutorial will help you.

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