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wpdatatables_try_generate_table
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Description
This action is executed when a new table is first saved: wpDataTables tries to generate the table based on the provided data and creates the columns and tables in the database based on the results.
Usage
add_action( 'wpdatatables_try_generate_table', 'try_generate_table', 10, 2 );
Parameters
- $type string
Table type (xls, CSV, MySQL, JSON, XML, PHP…). - $content string
Content is either a link to the data source file or a MySQL query.
Examples
// Callback function for the wpdatatables_try_generate_table action hook function try_generate_table( $type, $content ) { // Check for specific table type if ( $type == 'xls') { // Your code } } add_action( 'wpdatatables_try_generate_table', 'try_generate_table', 10, 2 );