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HTML5 Editable Table

HTML5 Editable Table

Create and edit an HTML5 table without the use of a library. Uses HTML5's contenteditable and minimal JavaScript.

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<div class="container">
<h1>HTML5 Editable Table</h1>
<p>Through the powers of <strong>contenteditable</strong> and some simple jQuery you can easily create a custom editable table. No need for a robust JavaScript library anymore these days.</p>
<ul>
<li>An editable table that exports a hash array. Dynamically compiles rows from headers</li>
<li>Simple / powerful features such as add row, remove row, move row up/down.</li>
</ul>
<div id="table" class="table-editable">
<span class="table-add glyphicon glyphicon-plus"></span>
<table class="table">
<tr>
<th>Adjective</th>
<th>Axis 1</th>
<th>Axis 2</th>
<th>Axis 3</th>
<th>Axis 4<th>
<th></th>
<th></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td contenteditable="true">Stir Fry</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td>
<span class="table-remove glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></span>
</td>
<td>
<span class="table-up glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up"></span>
<span class="table-down glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down"></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td contenteditable="true">Stir Fry</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td contenteditable="true">0</td>
<td>
<span class="table-remove glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></span>
</td>
<td>
<span class="table-up glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up"></span>
<span class="table-down glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down"></span>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- This is our clonable table line -->
<tr class="hide">
<td contenteditable="true">Untitled</td>
<td contenteditable="true">undefined</td>
<td>
<span class="table-remove glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></span>
</td>
<td>
<span class="table-up glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up"></span>
<span class="table-down glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down"></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<button id="export-btn" class="btn btn-primary">Export Data</button>
<p id="export"></p>
</div>
var $TABLE = $('#table');
var $BTN = $('#export-btn');
var $EXPORT = $('#export');
$('.table-add').click(function () {
var $clone = $TABLE.find('tr.hide').clone(true).removeClass('hide table-line');
$TABLE.find('table').append($clone);
});
$('.table-remove').click(function () {
$(this).parents('tr').detach();
});
$('.table-up').click(function () {
var $row = $(this).parents('tr');
if ($row.index() === 1) return; // Don't go above the header
$row.prev().before($row.get(0));
});
$('.table-down').click(function () {
var $row = $(this).parents('tr');
$row.next().after($row.get(0));
});
// A few jQuery helpers for exporting only
jQuery.fn.pop = [].pop;
jQuery.fn.shift = [].shift;
$BTN.click(function () {
var $rows = $TABLE.find('tr:not(:hidden)');
var headers = [];
var data = [];
// Get the headers (add special header logic here)
$($rows.shift()).find('th:not(:empty)').each(function () {
headers.push($(this).text().toLowerCase());
});
// Turn all existing rows into a loopable array
$rows.each(function () {
var $td = $(this).find('td');
var h = {};
// Use the headers from earlier to name our hash keys
headers.forEach(function (header, i) {
h[header] = $td.eq(i).text();
});
data.push(h);
});
// Output the result
$EXPORT.text(JSON.stringify(data));
});
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.11.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.6.0/underscore.js"></script>
@import "compass/css3";
.table-editable {
position: relative;
.glyphicon {
font-size: 20px;
}
}
.table-remove {
color: #700;
cursor: pointer;
&:hover {
color: #f00;
}
}
.table-up, .table-down {
color: #007;
cursor: pointer;
&:hover {
color: #00f;
}
}
.table-add {
color: #070;
cursor: pointer;
position: absolute;
top: 8px;
right: 0;
&:hover {
color: #0b0;
}
}
<link href="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.11.2/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
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