Datatable autofill extension
Spreadsheets such as Excel and Google Docs have a very handy data duplication option of an autofill tool. The autofill library for Datatable provides a similar interface for Datatable and extends upon this interface paradigm to provide complex data interaction options that the user can select between.
Basic initialisation
Autofill is enabled for a Datatable using the autoFill option, simply setting that parameter to true
| ID | Card ID | Name | Position | Office | Age | Start date | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 629047 | Tiger Nixon | System Architect | Edinburgh | 61 | 2011/04/25 | $320,800 |
| 2 | 629547 | Garrett Winters | Accountant | Tokyo | 63 | 2011/07/25 | $170,750 |
| 3 | 129547 | Ashton Cox | Junior Technical Author | San Francisco | 66 | 2009/01/12 | $86,000 |
| 4 | 129567 | Cedric Kelly | Senior Developer | Edinburgh | 22 | 2012/03/29 | $433,060 |
| 5 | 429567 | Airi Satou | Accountant | Tokyo | 33 | 2008/11/28 | $162,700 |
| 6 | 829567 | Brielle Williamson | Integration Specialist | New York | 61 | 2012/12/02 | $372,000 |
| 7 | 819067 | Herrod Chandler | Sales Assistant | San Francisco | 59 | 2012/08/06 | $137,500 |
| 8 | 019067 | Rhona Davidson | Integration Specialist | Tokyo | 55 | 2010/10/14 | $327,900 |
| 9 | 815667 | Colleen Hurst | Javascript Developer | San Francisco | 39 | 2009/09/15 | $205,500 |
| 10 | 815067 | Sonya Frost | Software Engineer | Edinburgh | 23 | 2008/12/13 | $103,600 |
| 11 | 815227 | Jena Gaines | Office Manager | London | 30 | 2008/12/19 | $90,560 |
| 12 | 815927 | Quinn Flynn | Support Lead | Edinburgh | 22 | 2013/03/03 | $342,000 |
| 13 | 816927 | Charde Marshall | Regional Director | San Francisco | 36 | 2008/10/16 | $470,600 |
| 14 | 116927 | Haley Kennedy | Senior Marketing Designer | London | 43 | 2012/12/18 | $313,500 |
| 15 | 112907 | Tatyana Fitzpatrick | Regional Director | London | 19 | 2010/03/17 | $385,750 |
| 16 | 218907 | Michael Silva | Marketing Designer | London | 66 | 2012/11/27 | $198,500 |
| 17 | 238907 | Paul Byrd | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | New York | 64 | 2010/06/09 | $725,000 |
| 18 | 138997 | Gloria Little | Systems Administrator | New York | 59 | 2009/04/10 | $237,500 |
| 19 | 930997 | Bradley Greer | Software Engineer | London | 41 | 2012/10/13 | $132,000 |
| 20 | 230987 | Dai Rios | Personnel Lead | Edinburgh | 35 | 2012/09/26 | $217,500 |
| 21 | 550987 | Jenette Caldwell | Development Lead | New York | 30 | 2011/09/03 | $345,000 |
| 22 | 510987 | Yuri Berry | Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) | New York | 40 | 2009/06/25 | $675,000 |
| 23 | 210987 | Caesar Vance | Pre-Sales Support | New York | 21 | 2011/12/12 | $106,450 |
| 24 | 714987 | Doris Wilder | Sales Assistant | Sydney | 23 | 2010/09/20 | $85,600 |
| 25 | 915987 | Angelica Ramos | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | London | 47 | 2009/10/09 | $1,200,000 |
| 26 | 015987 | Gavin Joyce | Developer | Edinburgh | 42 | 2010/12/22 | $92,575 |
| 27 | 015347 | Jennifer Chang | Regional Director | Singapore | 28 | 2010/11/14 | $357,650 |
| 28 | 715347 | Brenden Wagner | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 28 | 2011/06/07 | $206,850 |
| 29 | 956347 | Fiona Green | Chief Operating Officer (COO) | San Francisco | 48 | 2010/03/11 | $850,000 |
| 30 | 236347 | Shou Itou | Regional Marketing | Tokyo | 20 | 2011/08/14 | $163,000 |
| 31 | 289347 | Michelle House | Integration Specialist | Sydney | 37 | 2011/06/02 | $95,400 |
| 32 | 289325 | Suki Burks | Developer | London | 53 | 2009/10/22 | $114,500 |
| 33 | 989321 | Prescott Bartlett | Technical Author | London | 27 | 2011/05/07 | $145,000 |
| 34 | 189329 | Gavin Cortez | Team Leader | San Francisco | 22 | 2008/10/26 | $235,500 |
| 35 | 109319 | Martena Mccray | Post-Sales support | Edinburgh | 46 | 2011/03/09 | $324,050 |
| 36 | 079319 | Unity Butler | Marketing Designer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/12/09 | $85,675 |
| 37 | 076719 | Howard Hatfield | Office Manager | San Francisco | 51 | 2008/12/16 | $164,500 |
| 38 | 976717 | Hope Fuentes | Secretary | San Francisco | 41 | 2010/02/12 | $109,850 |
| 39 | 576710 | Vivian Harrell | Financial Controller | San Francisco | 62 | 2009/02/14 | $452,500 |
| 40 | 976710 | Timothy Mooney | Office Manager | London | 37 | 2008/12/11 | $136,200 |
| 41 | 776711 | Jackson Bradshaw | Director | New York | 65 | 2008/09/26 | $645,750 |
| 42 | 976011 | Olivia Liang | Support Engineer | Singapore | 64 | 2011/02/03 | $234,500 |
| 43 | 375018 | Bruno Nash | Software Engineer | London | 38 | 2011/05/03 | $163,500 |
| 44 | 274011 | Sakura Yamamoto | Support Engineer | Tokyo | 37 | 2009/08/19 | $139,575 |
| 45 | 674061 | Thor Walton | Developer | New York | 61 | 2013/08/11 | $98,540 |
| 46 | 874068 | Finn Camacho | Support Engineer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/07/07 | $87,500 |
| 47 | 854098 | Serge Baldwin | Data Coordinator | Singapore | 64 | 2012/04/09 | $138,575 |
| 48 | 854012 | Zenaida Frank | Software Engineer | New York | 63 | 2010/01/04 | $125,250 |
| 49 | 124089 | Zorita Serrano | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 56 | 2012/06/01 | $115,000 |
| 50 | 924089 | Jennifer Acosta | Junior Javascript Developer | Edinburgh | 43 | 2013/02/01 | $75,650 |
| 51 | 123099 | Cara Stevens | Sales Assistant | New York | 46 | 2011/12/06 | $145,600 |
| 52 | 723399 | Hermione Butler | Regional Director | London | 47 | 2011/03/21 | $356,250 |
| 53 | 323399 | Lael Greer | Systems Administrator | London | 21 | 2009/02/27 | $103,500 |
| 54 | 783129 | Jonas Alexander | Developer | San Francisco | 30 | 2010/07/14 | $86,500 |
| 55 | 756129 | Shad Decker | Regional Director | Edinburgh | 51 | 2008/11/13 | $183,000 |
| 56 | 056229 | Michael Bruce | Javascript Developer | Singapore | 29 | 2011/06/27 | $183,000 |
| 57 | 996229 | Donna Snider | Customer Support | New York | 27 | 2011/01/25 | $112,000 |
Click focus
The click-to-drag auto fill handle can be attached to the table using a number of different triggers. This is set by the autoFill.focus option: click|focus|hover. The default behavior is hover, unless Keytable is also initialised on the same table, in which case focus is used.
| ID | Card ID | Name | Position | Office | Age | Start date | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 629047 | Tiger Nixon | System Architect | Edinburgh | 61 | 2011/04/25 | $320,800 |
| 2 | 629547 | Garrett Winters | Accountant | Tokyo | 63 | 2011/07/25 | $170,750 |
| 3 | 129547 | Ashton Cox | Junior Technical Author | San Francisco | 66 | 2009/01/12 | $86,000 |
| 4 | 129567 | Cedric Kelly | Senior Developer | Edinburgh | 22 | 2012/03/29 | $433,060 |
| 5 | 429567 | Airi Satou | Accountant | Tokyo | 33 | 2008/11/28 | $162,700 |
| 6 | 829567 | Brielle Williamson | Integration Specialist | New York | 61 | 2012/12/02 | $372,000 |
| 7 | 819067 | Herrod Chandler | Sales Assistant | San Francisco | 59 | 2012/08/06 | $137,500 |
| 8 | 019067 | Rhona Davidson | Integration Specialist | Tokyo | 55 | 2010/10/14 | $327,900 |
| 9 | 815667 | Colleen Hurst | Javascript Developer | San Francisco | 39 | 2009/09/15 | $205,500 |
| 10 | 815067 | Sonya Frost | Software Engineer | Edinburgh | 23 | 2008/12/13 | $103,600 |
| 11 | 815227 | Jena Gaines | Office Manager | London | 30 | 2008/12/19 | $90,560 |
| 12 | 815927 | Quinn Flynn | Support Lead | Edinburgh | 22 | 2013/03/03 | $342,000 |
| 13 | 816927 | Charde Marshall | Regional Director | San Francisco | 36 | 2008/10/16 | $470,600 |
| 14 | 116927 | Haley Kennedy | Senior Marketing Designer | London | 43 | 2012/12/18 | $313,500 |
| 15 | 112907 | Tatyana Fitzpatrick | Regional Director | London | 19 | 2010/03/17 | $385,750 |
| 16 | 218907 | Michael Silva | Marketing Designer | London | 66 | 2012/11/27 | $198,500 |
| 17 | 238907 | Paul Byrd | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | New York | 64 | 2010/06/09 | $725,000 |
| 18 | 138997 | Gloria Little | Systems Administrator | New York | 59 | 2009/04/10 | $237,500 |
| 19 | 930997 | Bradley Greer | Software Engineer | London | 41 | 2012/10/13 | $132,000 |
| 20 | 230987 | Dai Rios | Personnel Lead | Edinburgh | 35 | 2012/09/26 | $217,500 |
| 21 | 550987 | Jenette Caldwell | Development Lead | New York | 30 | 2011/09/03 | $345,000 |
| 22 | 510987 | Yuri Berry | Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) | New York | 40 | 2009/06/25 | $675,000 |
| 23 | 210987 | Caesar Vance | Pre-Sales Support | New York | 21 | 2011/12/12 | $106,450 |
| 24 | 714987 | Doris Wilder | Sales Assistant | Sydney | 23 | 2010/09/20 | $85,600 |
| 25 | 915987 | Angelica Ramos | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | London | 47 | 2009/10/09 | $1,200,000 |
| 26 | 015987 | Gavin Joyce | Developer | Edinburgh | 42 | 2010/12/22 | $92,575 |
| 27 | 015347 | Jennifer Chang | Regional Director | Singapore | 28 | 2010/11/14 | $357,650 |
| 28 | 715347 | Brenden Wagner | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 28 | 2011/06/07 | $206,850 |
| 29 | 956347 | Fiona Green | Chief Operating Officer (COO) | San Francisco | 48 | 2010/03/11 | $850,000 |
| 30 | 236347 | Shou Itou | Regional Marketing | Tokyo | 20 | 2011/08/14 | $163,000 |
| 31 | 289347 | Michelle House | Integration Specialist | Sydney | 37 | 2011/06/02 | $95,400 |
| 32 | 289325 | Suki Burks | Developer | London | 53 | 2009/10/22 | $114,500 |
| 33 | 989321 | Prescott Bartlett | Technical Author | London | 27 | 2011/05/07 | $145,000 |
| 34 | 189329 | Gavin Cortez | Team Leader | San Francisco | 22 | 2008/10/26 | $235,500 |
| 35 | 109319 | Martena Mccray | Post-Sales support | Edinburgh | 46 | 2011/03/09 | $324,050 |
| 36 | 079319 | Unity Butler | Marketing Designer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/12/09 | $85,675 |
| 37 | 076719 | Howard Hatfield | Office Manager | San Francisco | 51 | 2008/12/16 | $164,500 |
| 38 | 976717 | Hope Fuentes | Secretary | San Francisco | 41 | 2010/02/12 | $109,850 |
| 39 | 576710 | Vivian Harrell | Financial Controller | San Francisco | 62 | 2009/02/14 | $452,500 |
| 40 | 976710 | Timothy Mooney | Office Manager | London | 37 | 2008/12/11 | $136,200 |
| 41 | 776711 | Jackson Bradshaw | Director | New York | 65 | 2008/09/26 | $645,750 |
| 42 | 976011 | Olivia Liang | Support Engineer | Singapore | 64 | 2011/02/03 | $234,500 |
| 43 | 375018 | Bruno Nash | Software Engineer | London | 38 | 2011/05/03 | $163,500 |
| 44 | 274011 | Sakura Yamamoto | Support Engineer | Tokyo | 37 | 2009/08/19 | $139,575 |
| 45 | 674061 | Thor Walton | Developer | New York | 61 | 2013/08/11 | $98,540 |
| 46 | 874068 | Finn Camacho | Support Engineer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/07/07 | $87,500 |
| 47 | 854098 | Serge Baldwin | Data Coordinator | Singapore | 64 | 2012/04/09 | $138,575 |
| 48 | 854012 | Zenaida Frank | Software Engineer | New York | 63 | 2010/01/04 | $125,250 |
| 49 | 124089 | Zorita Serrano | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 56 | 2012/06/01 | $115,000 |
| 50 | 924089 | Jennifer Acosta | Junior Javascript Developer | Edinburgh | 43 | 2013/02/01 | $75,650 |
| 51 | 123099 | Cara Stevens | Sales Assistant | New York | 46 | 2011/12/06 | $145,600 |
| 52 | 723399 | Hermione Butler | Regional Director | London | 47 | 2011/03/21 | $356,250 |
| 53 | 323399 | Lael Greer | Systems Administrator | London | 21 | 2009/02/27 | $103,500 |
| 54 | 783129 | Jonas Alexander | Developer | San Francisco | 30 | 2010/07/14 | $86,500 |
| 55 | 756129 | Shad Decker | Regional Director | Edinburgh | 51 | 2008/11/13 | $183,000 |
| 56 | 056229 | Michael Bruce | Javascript Developer | Singapore | 29 | 2011/06/27 | $183,000 |
| 57 | 996229 | Donna Snider | Customer Support | New York | 27 | 2011/01/25 | $112,000 |
Disable horizontal fill
This example demonstrates Autofill's ability to fill vertically only through the autoFill.horizontal option. There is also an autoFill.vertical option that can be used to allow only horizontal filling.
| ID | Card ID | Name | Position | Office | Age | Start date | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 629047 | Tiger Nixon | System Architect | Edinburgh | 61 | 2011/04/25 | $320,800 |
| 2 | 629547 | Garrett Winters | Accountant | Tokyo | 63 | 2011/07/25 | $170,750 |
| 3 | 129547 | Ashton Cox | Junior Technical Author | San Francisco | 66 | 2009/01/12 | $86,000 |
| 4 | 129567 | Cedric Kelly | Senior Developer | Edinburgh | 22 | 2012/03/29 | $433,060 |
| 5 | 429567 | Airi Satou | Accountant | Tokyo | 33 | 2008/11/28 | $162,700 |
| 6 | 829567 | Brielle Williamson | Integration Specialist | New York | 61 | 2012/12/02 | $372,000 |
| 7 | 819067 | Herrod Chandler | Sales Assistant | San Francisco | 59 | 2012/08/06 | $137,500 |
| 8 | 019067 | Rhona Davidson | Integration Specialist | Tokyo | 55 | 2010/10/14 | $327,900 |
| 9 | 815667 | Colleen Hurst | Javascript Developer | San Francisco | 39 | 2009/09/15 | $205,500 |
| 10 | 815067 | Sonya Frost | Software Engineer | Edinburgh | 23 | 2008/12/13 | $103,600 |
| 11 | 815227 | Jena Gaines | Office Manager | London | 30 | 2008/12/19 | $90,560 |
| 12 | 815927 | Quinn Flynn | Support Lead | Edinburgh | 22 | 2013/03/03 | $342,000 |
| 13 | 816927 | Charde Marshall | Regional Director | San Francisco | 36 | 2008/10/16 | $470,600 |
| 14 | 116927 | Haley Kennedy | Senior Marketing Designer | London | 43 | 2012/12/18 | $313,500 |
| 15 | 112907 | Tatyana Fitzpatrick | Regional Director | London | 19 | 2010/03/17 | $385,750 |
| 16 | 218907 | Michael Silva | Marketing Designer | London | 66 | 2012/11/27 | $198,500 |
| 17 | 238907 | Paul Byrd | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | New York | 64 | 2010/06/09 | $725,000 |
| 18 | 138997 | Gloria Little | Systems Administrator | New York | 59 | 2009/04/10 | $237,500 |
| 19 | 930997 | Bradley Greer | Software Engineer | London | 41 | 2012/10/13 | $132,000 |
| 20 | 230987 | Dai Rios | Personnel Lead | Edinburgh | 35 | 2012/09/26 | $217,500 |
| 21 | 550987 | Jenette Caldwell | Development Lead | New York | 30 | 2011/09/03 | $345,000 |
| 22 | 510987 | Yuri Berry | Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) | New York | 40 | 2009/06/25 | $675,000 |
| 23 | 210987 | Caesar Vance | Pre-Sales Support | New York | 21 | 2011/12/12 | $106,450 |
| 24 | 714987 | Doris Wilder | Sales Assistant | Sydney | 23 | 2010/09/20 | $85,600 |
| 25 | 915987 | Angelica Ramos | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | London | 47 | 2009/10/09 | $1,200,000 |
| 26 | 015987 | Gavin Joyce | Developer | Edinburgh | 42 | 2010/12/22 | $92,575 |
| 27 | 015347 | Jennifer Chang | Regional Director | Singapore | 28 | 2010/11/14 | $357,650 |
| 28 | 715347 | Brenden Wagner | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 28 | 2011/06/07 | $206,850 |
| 29 | 956347 | Fiona Green | Chief Operating Officer (COO) | San Francisco | 48 | 2010/03/11 | $850,000 |
| 30 | 236347 | Shou Itou | Regional Marketing | Tokyo | 20 | 2011/08/14 | $163,000 |
| 31 | 289347 | Michelle House | Integration Specialist | Sydney | 37 | 2011/06/02 | $95,400 |
| 32 | 289325 | Suki Burks | Developer | London | 53 | 2009/10/22 | $114,500 |
| 33 | 989321 | Prescott Bartlett | Technical Author | London | 27 | 2011/05/07 | $145,000 |
| 34 | 189329 | Gavin Cortez | Team Leader | San Francisco | 22 | 2008/10/26 | $235,500 |
| 35 | 109319 | Martena Mccray | Post-Sales support | Edinburgh | 46 | 2011/03/09 | $324,050 |
| 36 | 079319 | Unity Butler | Marketing Designer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/12/09 | $85,675 |
| 37 | 076719 | Howard Hatfield | Office Manager | San Francisco | 51 | 2008/12/16 | $164,500 |
| 38 | 976717 | Hope Fuentes | Secretary | San Francisco | 41 | 2010/02/12 | $109,850 |
| 39 | 576710 | Vivian Harrell | Financial Controller | San Francisco | 62 | 2009/02/14 | $452,500 |
| 40 | 976710 | Timothy Mooney | Office Manager | London | 37 | 2008/12/11 | $136,200 |
| 41 | 776711 | Jackson Bradshaw | Director | New York | 65 | 2008/09/26 | $645,750 |
| 42 | 976011 | Olivia Liang | Support Engineer | Singapore | 64 | 2011/02/03 | $234,500 |
| 43 | 375018 | Bruno Nash | Software Engineer | London | 38 | 2011/05/03 | $163,500 |
| 44 | 274011 | Sakura Yamamoto | Support Engineer | Tokyo | 37 | 2009/08/19 | $139,575 |
| 45 | 674061 | Thor Walton | Developer | New York | 61 | 2013/08/11 | $98,540 |
| 46 | 874068 | Finn Camacho | Support Engineer | San Francisco | 47 | 2009/07/07 | $87,500 |
| 47 | 854098 | Serge Baldwin | Data Coordinator | Singapore | 64 | 2012/04/09 | $138,575 |
| 48 | 854012 | Zenaida Frank | Software Engineer | New York | 63 | 2010/01/04 | $125,250 |
| 49 | 124089 | Zorita Serrano | Software Engineer | San Francisco | 56 | 2012/06/01 | $115,000 |
| 50 | 924089 | Jennifer Acosta | Junior Javascript Developer | Edinburgh | 43 | 2013/02/01 | $75,650 |
| 51 | 123099 | Cara Stevens | Sales Assistant | New York | 46 | 2011/12/06 | $145,600 |
| 52 | 723399 | Hermione Butler | Regional Director | London | 47 | 2011/03/21 | $356,250 |
| 53 | 323399 | Lael Greer | Systems Administrator | London | 21 | 2009/02/27 | $103,500 |
| 54 | 783129 | Jonas Alexander | Developer | San Francisco | 30 | 2010/07/14 | $86,500 |
| 55 | 756129 | Shad Decker | Regional Director | Edinburgh | 51 | 2008/11/13 | $183,000 |
| 56 | 056229 | Michael Bruce | Javascript Developer | Singapore | 29 | 2011/06/27 | $183,000 |
| 57 | 996229 | Donna Snider | Customer Support | New York | 27 | 2011/01/25 | $112,000 |