button().node()

Since: Buttons 1.0.0

Get the button node for the selected button.
Please note - this property requires the Buttons extension for DataTables.

Description

It can often be useful to have access to the DOM node of a button so you can manipulate it using directly jQuery or DOM methods. This method provides exactly that option.

Type

function button().node()

Description:: Get a jQuery object that contains a reference to the node for the selected button.
Returns:: jQuery

A jQuery object that contains the node of the selected button

Examples

Set the background colour for button index 0:

var table = new DataTable('#myTable');

table
	.button(0)
	.nodes()
	.css('background', 'blue');

Add a custom click event handler to a selected button:

var table = new DataTable('#myTable');

table
	.button('copy:name')
	.nodes()
	.on('click', function (e) {
		console.log('Copy button clicked!');
	});