Get tableID from within render function

DocNC

hello all
is it a "standard" way to access tableID from within a render function ?
I use this way, but there is a big warning about it.....
thanks
Michel

function render_xx(data,type,row,meta)
{
ID = meta.settings.sTableId;
}

allan

That is probably as good as it gets at the moment. What do you need it for?

Allan

DocNC

I have complex data from vue
Original tables are one to many
COMPANY --> Contacts (name,surname,email)--> numbers (kind, number)
the vue make a JSON Array of objects.

[
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Marc",
        "id": 2378,
        "num": {
            "mobile": "",
            "numero": ""
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc; "
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Sandra ",
        "id": 2379,
        "num": {
            "mobile": "51 51 65",
            "numero": " 51 51 51 ; "
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc"
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Frédérique",
        "id": 2380,
        "num": {
            "mobile": "51 51 33"
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc"
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Henri",
        "id": 2381,
        "num": {
            "mobile": "51 51 06"
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc"
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Yohan",
        "id": 2382,
        "num": null,
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc "
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "José",
        "id": 2383,
        "num": null,
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc "
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Varinka",
        "id": 3458,
        "num": {
            "": "51 51 81"
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc "
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Varinka COGULET",
        "id": 3459,
        "num": {
            "": "792181"
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc"
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Anne-Laure",
        "id": 3460,
        "num": {
            "": "826523"
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc"
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Jessika ",
        "id": 3461,
        "num": {
            "": "51 51 16"
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc"
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Fanny",
        "id": 3462,
        "num": null,
        "mail": ""
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Natanaëlle",
        "id": 3747,
        "num": {
            "": "51 51 75"
        },
        "mail": "**@xxx.NC"
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Franck",
        "id": 3868,
        "num": null,
        "mail": ""
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Alice ",
        "id": 3884,
        "num": null,
        "mail": ""
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Denis ",
        "id": 3885,
        "num": null,
        "mail": ""
    },
    {
        "n":"xxxxx",
        "p": "Chloé",
        "id": 4355,
        "num": null,
        "mail": "**@xxx.nc"
    }
]

data a list of contacts with numbers....
several tables send me the same kind of data.
When the data is in a "client" table, I have to show a cart (the client may buy) but not if from "contact" or "providers" table.
It seems easier to check the table id than to write several renders who will look the same only for that.
here is the render

function render_Contact(data, type, full, meta) {
    if (data == undefined || data == null || data == "") return "";
    if (type !== "display") return data;
    try {
        var obj = JSON.parse(data);
    } catch (e) { return ""; }
    inclient = meta.settings.sTableId.toLowerCase().includes("client");
    IDclient = -1;

    var HTMLanswer = '<div class="case contact"><ul class="contact">';
    obj.forEach((item, n) => {
        HTMLanswer += "<li class='contact'>";
        for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(item)) {
            // console.log('n' +n+ 'key '+key+' value '+value);
            switch (key) {
                case 'num':
                    HTMLanswer += HTMLnum(value);
                    break;
                case 'mail':
                    HTMLanswer += HTMLmail(value);
                    break;

                case 'id':
                    IDclient = value;
                    break;
                default:
                    HTMLanswer += HTMLitem(value, key, 'p');
                    break;
            }

        }
        if (inclient) {
            HTMLanswer += '<a class="caddy" href="' + window.hrefBuy + IDclient + '"></a>';
            HTMLanswer += "</li>";
        } else
            HTMLanswer += "</li>";

    });

    HTMLanswer += '</ul class="contact"></div>';

    return HTMLanswer;
}

thanks for your support.
Michel

allan

Hi Michel,

Fair enough! Thanks for the explanation. Normally I will have a function that returns a configured rendering function - for example $.fn.dataTable.render.moment( 'Do MMM YYYY' ) (from our date / time rendering plug-in), whereby you configure it when initialising the table, but this would be a valid option as well.

Allan