jQuery ReStable v0.1.2

jQuery ReStable is a very simple and lightweight (~1Kb) jQuery plugin that make tables responsive making them collapse into ul lists.

Download it on GitHub

To use it you just have to include jQuery and a copy of the plugin in your head or footer:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.restable.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="jquery.restable.min.css">

Let's say this is your table:

<table class="mytable">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <td>Period</td>
            <td>Full Board</td>
            <td>Half Board</td>
            <td>Bed and Breakfast</td>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>01/10/12 - 02/10/12</td>
            <td>20 €</td>
            <td>30 €</td>
            <td>40 €</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>03/10/12 - 04/10/12</td>
            <td>40 €</td>
            <td>50 €</td>
            <td>60 €</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>05/10/12 - 06/10/12</td>
            <td>70 €</td>
            <td>80 €</td>
            <td>90 €</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

Now the only thing to do is to trigger the action with:

$(window).ready(function () {
    $.ReStable();
});

This will target automatically all the tables in the page but you can, off course, target one or more elements with:

$(window).ready(function () {
    $('.mytable').ReStable();
});

If you need more control here's the plugin settings:

$('.mytable').ReStable({
    rowHeaders: true, // Table has row headers?
    maxWidth: 480, // Size to which the table become responsive
    keepHtml: false // Keep the html content of cells
});

Some examples

Example A - Responsive Pricelist Table (with row headers)

Period	Full Board	Half Board	Bed and Breakfast
01/10/12 - 02/10/12	20 €	30 €	40 €
03/10/12 - 04/10/12	40 €	50 €	60 €
05/10/12 - 06/10/12	70 €	80 €	90 €

$('#table1').ReStable();

Example B - Responsive Columns Table (without row headers)

Carbon	Hydrogen	Nitrogen	Oxygen
10	15	1	0
8	11	1	2
10	15	1	1
12	17	1	1
14	19	1	2

$('#table2').ReStable({
    rowHeaders : false
});

Example C - Responsive Columns Table with html support (without row headers)

Avatar	Username	Email	Description
	Pinco	pinco@example.it	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla molestie vulputate lectus, eu aliquam erat cursus ac. Etiam finibus pellentesque turpis vitae lacinia. Suspendisse lorem nibh, gravida aliquam arcu in, iaculis consectetur nisl. Pellentesque eu mattis sapien.
	Pallino	pallino@example.it	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
	Asdrubale	asdrubale@example.it	Nulla molestie vulputate lectus, eu aliquam erat cursus ac. Etiam finibus pellentesque turpis vitae lacinia. Element 1 Element 2 Element 3

$('#table3').ReStable({
    keepHtml : true,
    rowHeaders : false
});

Credits and contacts

ReStable has been made by me. You can contact me at micc83@gmail.com or twitter for any issue or feauture request.