Difference between button.dt-button and a.dt-button

carlop

Hi, I am usig Editor in two different applications. In both cases the used code is of the type

buttons: [
  { extend: 'create', editor: editor },
  { extend: 'edit',   editor: editor },
  { extend: 'remove', editor: editor },
  { extend: 'excel', exportOptions: {columns: [1, 2, 3, 4]}, className: 'visible-lg-inline-block' }
]

but the generated markup is different
In case 1. I get

<a class="dt-button buttons-create" tabindex="0" aria-controls="iWarranty" href="#"><span>New</span></a>

In case 2. I get

<button class="dt-button buttons-create" tabindex="0" aria-controls="iSalesTable"><span>New</span></button>

I cannot understand why in case 1. the <a> tag is generated and in case 2. the <button> tag is generated and I don't know how to control the choice.
I was not able to find any explanation. Can someone help me? Thanks

allan

You are using different versions of Buttons. v1.5 changed from using a tags by default to using button tags for improved accessibility.

Full release notes for 1.5.0 are here. 1.5.1 is the current release at the time of writing.

Allan