tables().containers()
Get the div
container nodes for the tables in the API's context.
Description
DataTables places the main table and all of the various component display controls for the table inside a container element, a div
element with a class of dataTables_wrapper
(by default).
This method provides the ability to obtain that node for all tables in the API instance's context, which can be used by plug-in authors to add additional controls to the table.
Type
function tables().containers()
- Description:
Get the
div
container nodes- Returns:
DataTables API instance with the container nodes from the selected tables in the result set.
Example
Add a class to the container nodes:
var tables = $('.dataTable').DataTable( {
scrollX: "100%"
} );
tables
.tables()
.containers()
.to$()
.addClass( 'selectable' );
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