/** * This data rendering helper method can be useful when a hyperLink with custom * anchorText has to rendered. The data for the column is still fully searchable and sortable, based on the hyperLink value, * and sortable, based on the hyperLink value, but during display in webpage is rendered with custom placeholder * * It accepts four parameters: * * 1. 'anchorText' - type string - (optional - default `Click Here`) - The custom placeholder to display * 2. 'location' - type string - (optional - default `newTab`) * takes two values 'newTab' and 'popup' * 3. 'width' - type integer - (optional - default `600`) * The custom width of popup to display. * Value is utilised on when 'location' is given as 'popup'. * 4. 'height' - type integer - (optional - default `400`) * The custom heigth of popup to display. * Value is utilised on when 'location' is given as 'popup'. * * @name hyperLink * @summary Displays url data in hyperLink with custom plcaeholder * @author [Lokesh Babu] * @requires DataTables 1.10+ * * * @example * // Display the hyperlink with 'Click Here', which open hyperlink in new Tab or new Window based on Browser setting * $('#example').DataTable( { * columnDefs: [ { * targets: 1, * render: $.fn.dataTable.render.hyperLink() * } ] * } ); * * @example * // Display the hyperlink with 'Download', which open hyperlink in new Tab or new Window based on Browser setting * $('#example').DataTable( { * columnDefs: [ { * targets: 2, * render: $.fn.dataTable.render.hyperLink( 'Download' ) * } ] * } ); * * @example * // Display the hyperlink with 'Download', which open hyperlink in popup * // with size 600as width and 400 as height * $('#example').DataTable( { * columnDefs: [ { * targets: 2, * render: $.fn.dataTable.render.hyperLink( 'Download', 'popup' ) * } ] * } ); * * @example * // Display the hyperlink with 'Download', which open hyperlink in popup * // with size 1000 width and 500 as height * $('#example').DataTable( { * columnDefs: [ { * targets: 2, * render: $.fn.dataTable.render.hyperLink( 'Download', 'popup' , 1000, 500) * } ] * } ); */ jQuery.fn.dataTable.render.hyperLink = function ( anchorText, location, width, height ) { validateAndReturnDefaultIfFailed = function (item, defaultValue) { if (typeof item === "number") { return item; } if (typeof item === "string") { return parseInt(item) ? item : defaultValue; } return defaultValue; }; var anchorText = anchorText || "Click Here"; var location = location || "newTab"; var width = validateAndReturnDefaultIfFailed(width, "600"); var height = validateAndReturnDefaultIfFailed(height, "400"); return function (data, type, row) { // restriction only for table display rendering if (type !== "display") { return data; } var url = data; try { url = new URL(data); switch (location) { case "newTab": return ( '' + anchorText + "" ); case "popup": return ( '" + anchorText + "" ); default: return ( '' + anchorText + "" ); } } catch (e) { return url; } }; };