Setting additional data attribues. Accessing the datatable object from ajax:data:function()

wyattbiker

1) Is there a way to access the columns: attributes at the ajax call? Would make it simpler sending custom attributes.

2) Also inside the ajax: "data": function() how is usertable object accessible? Is there a jquery() method I can use?

usertable=$('#users').DataTable( {
        columns: [
            {data: 'DT_RowId', "orderable": false, "searchable": false},
            {data: 'Last Name', customdata:'some data'},
           {data: 'Age', customdata:'some data'}
        ],
        "order": [[8, "desc" ]],  
        "ajax": {
            "url":      "cgi-bin/getdata.php",
            "dataType": "json",
            "data": function ( data ) {
                *** get customdata  attribute from  column:data attribute  ??? ****
                return data;
            },
        }
    })