This example shows a few ways to configure your columns to populate cells with formatted values.
Data can be stored in one format but displayed in a different format. For instance, prices can be stored as numbers but displayed as "$2.99", and birthdays can be stored as Date objects but displayed as "12/9/2009".
Simple formatting can be defined with a string template on the column definition.
``` {{>datatable-formatting-string}} ```When a calculation is needed, define a custom function that generates markup for the data cell. The custom formatter function receives an object with the properties listed in Appendix B in the DataTable user guide. Also see the section on setting content with `formatter` functions.
``` {{>datatable-formatting-function}} ```By default, DataTable will HTML escape cell values (regardless of formatters). If you want HTML to be preserved, include `allowHTML: true` in the column configuration.
``` {{>datatable-formatting-allowhtml}} ```Use the `emptyCellValue` column configuration to supply a custom cell value in the case of missing data. If the `emptyCellValue` includes HTML formatting, be sure to also set `allowHTML: true` for the column. Note, the DataType utility is also used by the formatter in this example.
``` {{>datatable-formatting-datatype}} ```