Overwrite table text and Language
Overwrite is a term used as the default text for options. You can easily change the standard text of a table to your custom one.
The article will guide you through the process replace text strings and their language in your tables without any piece of code.
Empty table
Overwrite text option is located in the Options setting section in the Text tab.
An empty table is a text that is displayed when there are no cells and rows in the table. By default, it is set to No data available in table.
Table info text
Table info text is the text that is shown by default when you turn on the Table information option (this option is located in the General feature section in the Features tab). Variables: _START_, _END_, _TOTAL_
Example: Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries
Empty info text
Empty info text is the notification displayed when you do filter through the data in a table and no result is shown. Please note that a text will be displayed if you previously enabled the Table information option.
Filtered info text
Filtered info text is the text displayed when you do filter through the data in a table. Please note that a text will be displayed if you previously enabled the Table information option.
Variables: _MAX_
Example: (filtered from _MAX_ total entries)
Length text
Length text is the default text that is set when using pagination. The menu that is displayed can be controlled in the Pagination section setting which is located in the Features tab. Variables: _MENU_
Example: Show _MENU_ entries
Search label
The search label is a text that is displayed near the search bar if you are using the Searching option. The default text is Search:
Zero records
Zero records is a string that is shown if there are no results available. By default it is set to No matching records are found.
Language
In order to change the language of a table, you need to scroll to the bottom to the Table Language dropdown. Please note that only the default text strings will be changed.