DataTables 1.10 > Library

Yes, it is really handled through the DataTables JS library.  Here is an example of the `columns` option in the JavaScript setup for DataTables.

Code:

       columns: [
      {
        data: null,
        defaultContent: '<span class="btn btn-info btn-edit btn-xs">Edit</span> ',
           orderable: false,
           searchable: false
       },
           {   data: "st_name"  },
           { data: "st_address" },
           { data: "st_city" },
       { data: "st_state" },
       { data: "st_zip"  },
       
       { data: "st_phone" }
       ]

Then you can put a event listener on the button using jQuery:

Code:

    $("#storetable tbody").on("click", ".btn-edit", function() {
  var tr = $(this).closest("tr");
    var recordId = tr.attr("id");

//call some ajax to edit / delete record
// ....
   });

Make sure you specify the db column to map to the table row id in the Datatable CodeIgniter lib.

PHP Code:

$this -> load -> library('Datatable', array('model' => 'store_dt', 'rowIdCol' => 'store_no')); 


Here is the DataTable documentation for the options on the columns.