How to submit checkboxes from all pages with jQuery DataTables

CAUSE

jQuery DataTables removes non-visible rows from DOM for performance reasons. When form is submitted, only data for visible checkboxes is sent to the server.

SOLUTION 1. Submit form

You need to turn elements <input type="checkbox"> that are checked and don’t exist in DOM into <input type="hidden"> upon form submission.

var table = $('#example').DataTable({
   // ... skipped ...
});

$('form').on('submit', function(e){
   var $form = $(this);

   // Iterate over all checkboxes in the table
   table.$('input[type="checkbox"]').each(function(){
      // If checkbox doesn't exist in DOM
      if(!$.contains(document, this)){
         // If checkbox is checked
         if(this.checked){
            // Create a hidden element 
            $form.append(
               $('<input>')
                  .attr('type', 'hidden')
                  .attr('name', this.name)
                  .val(this.value)
            );
         }
      } 
   });          
});

SOLUTION 2: Send data via Ajax

var table = $('#example').DataTable({
   // ... skipped ...
});

$('#btn-submit').on('click', function(e){
   e.preventDefault();

   var data = table.$('input[type="checkbox"]').serializeArray();

   // Include extra data if necessary
   // data.push({'name': 'extra_param', 'value': 'extra_value'});

   $.ajax({
      url: '/path/to/your/script.php',
      data: data
   }).done(function(response){
      console.log('Response', response);
   });
});

DEMO

See jQuery DataTables: How to submit all pages form data for more details and demonstration.

NOTES

• Each checkbox should have a value attribute assigned with unique value.
• Avoid using id attribute check for multiple elements, this attribute is supposed to be unique.
• You don’t need to explicitly enable paging, info, etc. options for jQuery DataTables, these are enabled by default.
• Consider using htmlspecialchars() function to properly encode HTML entities. For example, <?php echo htmlspecialchars($fet['trk']); ?>.