button().node()

Since: Buttons 1.0.0

Get the button node for the selected button.
Please note - this property requires the Buttons extension for DataTables.

Description

It can often be useful to have access to the DOM node of a button so you can manipulate it using directly jQuery or DOM methods. This method provides exactly that option.

Type

function button().node()

Description:: Get a jQuery object that contains a reference to the node for the selected button.
Returns:: jQuery

A jQuery object that contains the node of the selected button

Examples

Set the background colour for button index 0:

var table = $('#myTable').DataTable();

table
	.button( 0 )
	.nodes()
	.css( 'background', 'blue' );

Add a custom click event handler to a selected button:

var table = $('#myTable').DataTable();

table
	.button( 'copy:name' )
	.nodes()
	.on( 'click', function ( e ) {
		console.log( 'Copy button clicked!' );
	} );