TableTools example Initialisation with `new`

Typically when working with TableTools, the initialisation and insertion into the DOM will be done automatically by DataTables, through the use of the domDT parameter. However, it is also possible to initialise TableTools manually as shown in the example below using new $.fn.dataTable.TableTools();.

Once initialised you can insert the TableTools tool bar node anywhere you wish into the DOM using the fnContainer() API method to get the node.

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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();
    var tt = new $.fn.dataTable.TableTools( table );
 
    $( tt.fnContainer() ).insertAfter('div.info');
} );

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