AutoFill example Complete callback

AutoFill provides a number of customisable callback functions so you can tailor it's actions to exactly what you need. This example shows the use of the complete callback function which is executed at the end of an auto-fill drag, providing information about the cells that were altered.

For a complete description of the complete callback, please refer to the AutoFill documentation.

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The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:

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$(document).ready(function() {
    var table = $('#example').dataTable();
 
    new $.fn.dataTable.AutoFill( table, {
        complete: function ( altered ) {
            var last = altered[ altered.length-1 ];
            alert(
                altered.length+' cells were altered in this auto-fill. The '+
                'value of the last cell altered was: '+last.oldValue+' and is '+
                'now '+last.newValue
            );
        }
    } );
} );

In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example: