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• colin Posts: 15,142Questions: 1Answers: 2,586

  February 2020 Answer ✓

  You would need to hard code the names, as each table would have its own Editor instance.

  Colin
• montoyam Posts: 568Questions: 136Answers: 5

  February 2020

  but the buttons are added to the datatable instances, not the editors, right?

              var applicationtable = $('#Applications').DataTable({
                  dom: 'Bfrtip',
                  ajax: {
  
• kthorngren Posts: 20,247Questions: 26Answers: 4,761

  February 2020

  I think Colin is referring to this code to add the Editor buttons:

          buttons: [
              { extend: "create", editor: editor },
              { extend: "edit",   editor: editor },
              { extend: "remove", editor: editor }
          ]
  

  You need to provide the editor instance variable.

  Kevin
• montoyam Posts: 568Questions: 136Answers: 5

  February 2020

  ah, yes. I realized this as I was starting to add buttons. thanks.
• montoyam Posts: 568Questions: 136Answers: 5

  February 2020

  I didn't realize you need to add each button separately (or if there is a way to add create, edit, delete in one command I couldn't figure it out). In my situation, it is either all or nothing with the buttons. they don't have the need to have only some users add, some only edit.

  So, instead I did the inverse. All the buttons are created as normal, then:

          if (allowEdits == 0) {
              applicationtable.buttons().destroy();
              contactstable.buttons().destroy();
              dependencytable.buttons().destroy();
          }
  
• colin Posts: 15,142Questions: 1Answers: 2,586

  February 2020

  That's one way of doing it - the other is to just not declare originally if that user doesn't have permission.

  Colin
• montoyam Posts: 568Questions: 136Answers: 5

  February 2020

  so you can put a function inside of buttons: [] ??

  What is the syntax for this?
• colin Posts: 15,142Questions: 1Answers: 2,586

  February 2020 Answer ✓

  You could do something like this.

  Colin
• montoyam Posts: 568Questions: 136Answers: 5

  February 2020

  oh, this is much cleaner. Thanks.