HTML <table id="grid-basic" class="table table-condensed table-hover table-striped"> <thead> <tr> <th data-column-id="id" data-type="numeric">ID</th> <th data-column-id="sender">Sender</th> <th data-column-id="received" data-order="desc">Received</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>10238</td> <td>eduardo@pingpong.com</td> <td>14.10.2013</td> </tr> ... </tbody> </table> JavaScript $("#grid-basic")