How can I add a custom button/link to datatables

monkeytooth

I want to add to the layout so to speak on some of my tables, and I havent found a good way to do it. I tried to understand "sDom" but failed at that.

What I have is moved the "info" to the right and I want something where it was to act as a link/button on the left. So basically lower left right below the table itself. Any ideas?

monkeytooth

figured my own deal out. Maybe not the best approach but it works nicely for my cause.

[code]$('#'+tableID).parents('.dataTables_wrapper').find('.dataTables_info').css({"clear":"none","margin":"6px"}).after('Refresh');[/code]

allan

Good to hear you got a solution.

There are a couple of ways of doing what you want:

1. You could use TableTools, which is designed specifically to allow flexible buttons to be added to DataTables

2. Create a feature plug-in to add a button using sDom (and then positioning would be with a bit of CSS)

3. Do what you did :-)

Regards,
Allan