How to access an already created dataTable?

[Shaun Roselt]

Let's say I have two functions. I create the table in one of the functions and it is localized to that specific function.

And then I have a second function, Is there a way to select the dataTable from that function and do things with it such as dataTable.columns.order([4,3,2,1]) as an example?

function CreatingMyTable(){
        let dataTable = new simpleDatatables.DataTable(`#MyTable`, {
            searchable: true,
            sortable: true,
            perPage: 15,
            perPageSelect: [5,10,15,20,25,50,100,250,500,1000]
        }); 
}

function DoSomethingWithTable(){
  // Initilize or get the dataTable here and then do stuff with it, but I don't want to recreate the table. Just access it.
}

I know I obviously can't just use the let dataTable variable from the CreatingMyTable function, but is there a way to create a new variable in my second function and then select the same table inside of it?

I don't want to make a global variable for the table.

[Johannes Wilm]

No, you have to hand the variable around or make a global variable. Your choice. If we were to add another way of getting it, that would just be some kind of hidden global variable.