How to apply if statement to DataTable option-CodePudding

I am using the DataTable plugin. When accessing the page with the table, if the currently logged in account rank is 'student', I want the currently logged in account username to be the default value of the search box, so I set it up as follows.

$('#study-list').DataTable( {
    "ordering": false,
    'rowsGroup': [1,2,3],

    if('{{ request.user.groups.all.0 }}' == 'student'){
        'oSearch': {'sSearch': '{{request.user.first_name}}'},
    }

    initComplete: function () {
    ....

But the if statement doesn't apply. What do I need to modify to add an If statement to the DataTable options?

CodePudding user response：

Yep, that's an object so you can't add if logic in there, but you can add a ternary condition, something like

    'rowsGroup': [1,2,3],

    'search' : {{ request.user.groups.all.0 }} == 'student'? 
      {{request.user.first_name}} :
      '',

    initComplete: function () {