buttons.name

Since: Buttons 1.0.0

Set a name for the instance for the group selector.
Please note - this property requires the Buttons extension for DataTables.

Description

As multiple Buttons instances can be attached to a single DataTable, it can be useful to be able to select each instance individually. This option provides the ability to set a name for the instance so it can later be selected using the button-group-selector option of the buttons() and button() API methods.

The instance name does not need to be unique. If a group selector is given that matches multiple instances, all matching instances will be selected.

Type

string

Description:: The name to set for the Buttons instance

Default

Value: main

Examples

DataTables initialisatioin: Setting the name in the DataTables buttons option:

$('#myTable').DataTable( {
	buttons: {
		name: 'primary'
	}
) );

Instance initialisation: Setting the name:

new $.fn.dataTables.Buttons( table, {
	name: 'primary'
} );