• This widget will only work in tablesorter version 2.8+ and jQuery version 1.7+.
  • The required css, shown below, is needed to make this widget work, but is completely customizable.
  • This demo sets the reflow breakpoint to 35em; so you'll need to resize your browser window to see this widget in action.
  • This widget is compatible with the column selector widget; but please note:
    • When a column is hidden, it will not show up when the table reflow occurs
    • For an example, see the second demo "Reflow + columnSelector widget" below.
    • The column selector widget, by default, has an additional breakpoint at "30em". So if the column selector is set to "Auto" and you continue to reduce the browser width after the table reflows, you'll see "Geometry" row disappear.
  • It may not have been necessary to create two versions of this widget, but it was done because:
    • The first "reflow" widget does not add additional content to the tbody table cells, but it did not work well when attempting to add multiple content rows within the data-attribute. It would work if the css explicitly has the content set with a break like this (ref):
      content: "row1 \A row2";
      But sadly, this method does not work when a data-attribute with the same content is used:
      content: attr(data-title);
      The second method ignores the backslash and shows "row1 \A row2"
    • Update: After some discussion in bugzilla, I discovered that it is possible to add multiple lines of content usigin a data-attribute by setting a white-space: pre; css definition and using &#10 instead of \A (demo), but I think I'll keep the second reflow version because it actually allows styling.
    • Adding bold elements to every table tbody cell is the method used by jQuery Mobile; so, a second reflow widget "reflow2" was created to do the same, and work properly with a thead containing multiple rows.
  • If you do not want the sortable headers to show when the table reflows, include this css within the media query:

    table.ui-table-reflow thead { display: none; }

Demo (Resize the browser window)

Reflow widget only

Reflow + columnSelector widget

Reflow2 widget (multiple thead rows)

HTML

<h3>Reflow widget only</h3>
<table id="table1">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Rank</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Discount</th>
<th>Date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>1</td><td>25</td><td>$5.95</td><td>22%</td><td>Jun 26, 2013 7:22 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>$82.99</td><td>5%</td><td>Aug 21, 2013 12:21 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>12</td><td>51</td><td>$99.29</td><td>18%</td><td>Oct 13, 2013 1:15 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>51</td><td>28</td><td>$9.99</td><td>20%</td><td>Jul 6, 2013 8:14 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>21</td><td>33</td><td>$19.99</td><td>25%</td><td>Dec 10, 2012 5:14 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>013</td><td>18</td><td>$65.89</td><td>45%</td><td>Jan 12, 2013 11:14 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>005</td><td>45</td><td>$153.19</td><td>45%</td><td>Jan 18, 2014 9:12 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>$5.29</td><td>4%</td><td>Jan 8, 2013 5:11 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td>24</td><td>$14.19</td><td>14%</td><td>Jan 14, 2014 11:23 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>66</td><td>22</td><td>$13.19</td><td>11%</td><td>Jan 18, 2013 9:12 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>100</td><td>18</td><td>$55.20</td><td>15%</td><td>Feb 12, 2013 7:23 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>55</td><td>65</td><td>$123.00</td><td>32%</td><td>Jan 20, 2014 1:12 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td><td>25</td><td>$22.09</td><td>17%</td><td>Jun 11, 2013 10:55 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>$19.99</td><td>18%</td><td>Jan 20, 2014 7:45 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>73</td><td>58</td><td>$129.19</td><td>39%</td><td>Jan 20, 2014 10:11 AM</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>Reflow columnSelector widget</h3>
<!-- This selector markup is completely customizable -->
<div class="columnSelectorWrapper">
<input id="colSelect1" type="checkbox" class="hidden">
<label class="columnSelectorButton" for="colSelect1">Column</label>
<div id="columnSelector" class="columnSelector">
<!-- this div is where the column selector is added -->
</div>
</div> (When "Auto" is set, the table becomes responsive; resize the browser window to see it work)

<table id="table2">
<thead>
<tr>
<th data-priority="critical">Name</th>
<th data-priority="critical">Major</th>
<th data-priority="6" data-name="Gender">Sex</th>
<th data-priority="4">English</th>
<th data-priority="5">Japanese</th>
<th data-priority="3">Calculus</th>
<th data-priority="2">Geometry</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr><th>Name</th><th>Major</th><th>Sex</th><th>English</th><th>Japanese</th><th>Calculus</th><th>Geometry</th></tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Student03</td><td>Languages</td><td>female</td><td>85</td><td>95</td><td>80</td><td>85</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student04</td><td>Languages</td><td>male</td><td>60</td><td>55</td><td>100</td><td>100</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student05</td><td>Languages</td><td>female</td><td>68</td><td>80</td><td>95</td><td>80</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student12</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>female</td><td>100</td><td>75</td><td>70</td><td>85</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student13</td><td>Languages</td><td>female</td><td>100</td><td>80</td><td>100</td><td>90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student14</td><td>Languages</td><td>female</td><td>50</td><td>45</td><td>55</td><td>90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student15</td><td>Languages</td><td>male</td><td>95</td><td>35</td><td>100</td><td>90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student16</td><td>Languages</td><td>female</td><td>100</td><td>50</td><td>30</td><td>70</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student17</td><td>Languages</td><td>female</td><td>80</td><td>100</td><td>55</td><td>65</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student18</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>male</td><td>30</td><td>49</td><td>55</td><td>75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student19</td><td>Languages</td><td>male</td><td>68</td><td>90</td><td>88</td><td>70</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student20</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>male</td><td>40</td><td>45</td><td>40</td><td>80</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student01</td><td>Languages</td><td>male</td><td>80</td><td>70</td><td>75</td><td>80</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student02</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>male</td><td>90</td><td>88</td><td>100</td><td>90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student06</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>male</td><td>100</td><td>99</td><td>100</td><td>90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student07</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>male</td><td>85</td><td>68</td><td>90</td><td>90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student08</td><td>Languages</td><td>male</td><td>100</td><td>90</td><td>90</td><td>85</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student09</td><td>Mathematics</td><td>male</td><td>80</td><td>50</td><td>65</td><td>75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student10</td><td>Languages</td><td>male</td><td>85</td><td>100</td><td>100</td><td>90</td></tr>
<tr><td>Student11</td><td>Languages</td><td>male</td><td>86</td><td>85</td><td>100</td><td>100</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>Reflow2 widget (multiple thead rows)</h3>
<table id="table3">
<thead>
<tr>
<th class="ui-table-reflow-ignore sorter-false">Paris</th>
<th colspan="2">Average Temperatures (C)</th>
<th colspan="2">Average Rainfall</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Minimum Temp</th>
<th>Maximum Temp</th>
<th>Precipitaion (mm)</th>
<th>Rainfall Days</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><th>Jaunuary</th><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>17.8</td><td>10</td></tr>
<tr><th>February</th><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>21.7</td><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><th>March</th><td>4</td><td>13</td><td>24.2</td><td>10</td></tr>
<tr><th>April</th><td>6</td><td>15</td><td>24.6</td><td>11</td></tr>
<tr><th>May</th><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>26.2</td><td>10</td></tr>
<tr><th>June</th><td>13</td><td>23</td><td>25.1</td><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><th>July</th><td>15</td><td>25</td><td>21.7</td><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><th>August</th><td>15</td><td>25</td><td>21.4</td><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><th>September</th><td>11</td><td>21</td><td>15.6</td><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><th>October</th><td>9</td><td>17</td><td>25.3</td><td>11</td></tr>
<tr><th>November</th><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>22.4</td><td>12</td></tr>
<tr><th>December</th><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>26.6</td><td>12</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Javascript

$(function() {

// simple reflow widget (table with 1 header row)
$("#table1").tablesorter({
theme: 'blue',
widgets: ['zebra', 'reflow'],
widgetOptions : {
// class name added to make it responsive (class name within media query)
reflow_className : 'ui-table-reflow',
// header attribute containing modified header name
reflow_headerAttrib : 'data-name',
// data attribute added to each tbody cell
// it contains the header cell text, visible upon reflow
reflow_dataAttrib : 'data-title'
}
});

// simple reflow widget + columnSelector & stickyHeaders widgets
$("#table2").tablesorter({
theme: 'blue',
widgets: ['zebra', 'reflow', 'columnSelector', 'stickyHeaders'],
widgetOptions : {
// target the column selector markup
columnSelector_container : $('#columnSelector'),
// data attribute containing column name to use in the selector container
// make it use the same as reflow_headerAttrib
columnSelector_name : 'data-name',

// header attribute containing modified header name
reflow_headerAttrib : 'data-name'
}
});

// reflow2 widget (table with multiple header rows)
$("#table3").tablesorter({
theme: 'blue',
widgets: ['zebra', 'reflow2'],
widgetOptions: {
// class name added to make it responsive (class name within media query)
reflow2_className : 'ui-table-reflow',
// ignore header cell content with this class name
reflow2_classIgnore : 'ui-table-reflow-ignore',
// header attribute containing modified header name
reflow2_headerAttrib : 'data-name',
// class name applied to thead labels
reflow2_labelClass : 'ui-table-cell-label',
// class name applied to first row thead label
reflow2_labelTop : 'ui-table-cell-label-top'
}
});

});