Class: DataTableCore

const dataTable = new Highcharts.DataTableCore({
  columns: {
    year: [2020, 2021, 2022, 2023],
    cost: [11, 13, 12, 14],
    revenue: [12, 15, 14, 18]
  }
});

Methods

getColumn(columnName)

Fetches the given column by the canonical column name. Simplified version of the full DataTable.getRow method, always returning by reference.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
columnName	string	Name of the column to get.

Returns:

Highcharts.DataTableColumn | undefined .

A copy of the column, or undefined if not found.

getColumns( [columnNames])

Retrieves all or the given columns. Simplified version of the full DataTable.getColumns method, always returning by reference.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
columnNames	Array.<string>	<optional>	Column names to retrieve.

Returns:

Highcharts.DataTableColumnCollection .

Collection of columns. If a requested column was not found, it is undefined.

getRow(rowIndex [, columnNames])

Retrieves the row at a given index.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
rowIndex	number		Row index to retrieve. First row has index 0.
columnNames	Array.<string>	<optional>	Column names to retrieve.

Returns:

Record.<string, (number|string|undefined)> | undefined .

Returns the row values, or undefined if not found.

setColumn(columnName [, column] [, rowIndex] [, eventDetail])

Sets cell values for a column. Will insert a new column, if not found.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Default	Description
columnName	string			Column name to set.
column	Highcharts.DataTableColumn	<optional>		Values to set in the column.
rowIndex	number	<optional>	0	Index of the first row to change. (Default: 0)
eventDetail	Record.<string, (boolean|number|string|null|undefined)>	<optional>		Custom information for pending events.

Fires:

• event:#setColumns
• event:#afterSetColumns

setColumns(columns [, rowIndex] [, eventDetail])

• Sets cell values for multiple columns. Will insert new columns, if not found. Simplified version of the full DataTable.setColumns, limited to full replacement of the columns (undefined rowIndex).

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
columns	Highcharts.DataTableColumnCollection		Columns as a collection, where the keys are the column names.
rowIndex	number	<optional>	Index of the first row to change. Keep undefined to reset.
eventDetail	Record.<string, (boolean|number|string|null|undefined)>	<optional>	Custom information for pending events.

Fires:

• event:#setColumns
• event:#afterSetColumns

setRow(row [, rowIndex] [, insert] [, eventDetail])

Sets cell values of a row. Will insert a new row if no index was provided, or if the index is higher than the total number of table rows. A simplified version of the full DateTable.setRow, limited to objects.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Argument	Description
row	Record.<string, (number|string|undefined)>		Cell values to set.
rowIndex	number	<optional>	Index of the row to set. Leave undefind to add as a new row.
insert	boolean	<optional>	Whether to insert the row at the given index, or to overwrite the row.
eventDetail	Record.<string, (boolean|number|string|null|undefined)>	<optional>	Custom information for pending events.

Fires:

• event:#afterSetRows