Parent in button config

Parent in button config

Loren MaxwellLoren Maxwell Posts: 406Questions: 99Answers: 10

I have two button groupss, one in top2State (named 'filter-main') and another in top1Start (named 'filter-locations').

I'm looking for each button in the group to refer to its parent group under the buttons.buttons.action method and thought the config parameter might have it.

I did in fact find a parent property, but it seems it's always undefined.

Am I looking in the proper place, and should it be undefined?

Layout:

console.log(config):

Pseudocode:

layout: {
    top2Start: {
        buttons: {

            name: 'filter-main',

            buttons: [
                { ... other buttons ... },
                {
                    name: 'location',
                    text: 'By location',

                    action: function ( e, dt, node, config, cb ) {

console.log(config)

                    }
                },
                { ... other buttons ... }
            ]
        }
    },
    top1Start: {
        buttons: {

            name: 'filter-locations',

            buttons: [
                { ... other buttons ... },
                {
                    name: 'State',
                    text: 'State',

                    action: function ( e, dt, node, config, cb ) {

console.log(config)

                    }
                },
                { ... other buttons ... }
            ]
        }
    }
},

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  • allanallan Posts: 63,602Questions: 1Answers: 10,486 Site admin

    I don't think that is something that is currently possible. What is your end goal here?

    Allan

  • Loren MaxwellLoren Maxwell Posts: 406Questions: 99Answers: 10

    Since these buttons act as filters for the data I want to 1) reset the styling for the button group and then 2) apply a different styling to the "selected" button (as well as enable the group and disable the currently selected button).

    I have two button groups to filter on I need to refer to the button group the selected button belongs to so I don't reset the styling for both button groups belonging to the table.

    I can currently do it like this:

    action: function ( e, dt, node, config, cb ) {
        // Reset button group
        dt
            .button(node)
                .processing(true)
            .buttons('filter-main', null)
                .enable()
                .nodes()
                    .removeClass('btn-dark')
                    .addClass('btn-outline-primary')    
    
        // Do filtering stuff
    
        // Style the selected button
        dt
            .button(node)
                .processing(false)
                .disable()
                .node()
                    .removeClass('btn-outline-primary')
                    .addClass('btn-dark')
    }
    

    But I'm writing that for 12 buttons across two different button groups because I have to refer to the button group for each button, such as 'filter-main'.

    It would move me much closer to DRY if I could just write something like this (notice config.group replaces 'filter-main'):

        // Reset button group
        dt
            .button(node)
                .processing(true)
            .buttons(config.group, null)
                .enable()
                .nodes()
                    .removeClass('btn-dark')
                    .addClass('btn-outline-primary')
    

    I was hopeful when I saw there was a config.parent properly but from what I can tell it's always undefined.

  • allanallan Posts: 63,602Questions: 1Answers: 10,486 Site admin

    No, the parent property is an internal one - you don't want that.

    Perhaps what needs to be done for this is the ability to pass in a div.dt-buttons element as the selector for the button group. Then you could just use .closest('.dt-buttons') on the button node, and pass that into buttons() as the group selector.

    That sound like it would suit your needs?

    Allan

  • Loren MaxwellLoren Maxwell Posts: 406Questions: 99Answers: 10
    edited April 9

    Yeah, that would absolutely work!

    Plus it would nicely mirror the button() ability to accept a node or jQuery object as the button-selector.

  • allanallan Posts: 63,602Questions: 1Answers: 10,486 Site admin
    Answer ✓

    I've committed this ability in now and it will be in the upcoming Buttons release :)

    Thanks for the suggestion.

    Allan

  • Loren MaxwellLoren Maxwell Posts: 406Questions: 99Answers: 10

    Thanks, Allan -- I greatly appreciate not only the change but the willingness to response so quickly to feedback!

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