CodeIgniter4 DataTables Usage - Initializing using model

This feature added since version: v0.6.0

Table Customers

Cust. No	Name	Phone	City	Country	Postal Code

Note

This sample database is downloaded from : https://www.mysqltutorial.org/mysql-sample-database.aspx/

Controller

You can initialize using Model instead Query Builder
This is simple example basic code

                    
use \Hermawan\DataTables\DataTable;
use \App\Models\CustomerModel;

public function basic_model()
{
    $customerModel = new CustomerModel();
    $customerModel->select('customerNumber, customerName, phone, city, country, postalCode');

    return DataTable::of($customerModel)->toJson();
}

Javascript

                    
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#table').DataTable({
        processing: true,
        serverSide: true,
        ajax: '/ajax-datatable/basic_model'
    });
});

AJAX Response :

                    
{
    "draw": "1",
    "recordsTotal": 122,
    "recordsFiltered": 122,
    "data": [
        [
            "103",
            "Atelier graphique",
            "40.32.2555",
            "Nantes",
            "France",
            "44000"
        ],
        [
            "112",
            "Signal Gift Stores",
            "7025551838",
            "Las Vegas",
            "USA",
            "83030"
        ],
        [
            "114",
            "Australian Collectors, Co.",
            "03 9520 4555",
            "Melbourne",
            "Australia",
            "3004"
        ],
        [
            "119",
            "La Rochelle Gifts",
            "40.67.8555",
            "Nantes",
            "France",
            "44000"
        ],
        [
            "121",
            "Baane Mini Imports",
            "07-98 9555",
            "Stavern",
            "Norway",
            "4110"
        ],
        [
            "124",
            "Mini Gifts Distributors Ltd.",
            "4155551450",
            "San Rafael",
            "USA",
            "97562"
        ],
        [
            "125",
            "Havel & Zbyszek Co",
            "(26) 642-7555",
            "Warszawa",
            "Poland",
            "01-012"
        ],
        [
            "128",
            "Blauer See Auto, Co.",
            "+49 69 66 90 2555",
            "Frankfurt",
            "Germany",
            "60528"
        ],
        [
            "129",
            "Mini Wheels Co.",
            "6505555787",
            "San Francisco",
            "USA",
            "94217"
        ],
        [
            "131",
            "Land of Toys Inc.",
            "2125557818",
            "NYC",
            "USA",
            "10022"
        ]
    ]
}