Q:

Can't get bootstrap button ID from button on a table row

I'm using Bootstrap and thought I'd be clever and drop some buttons inside a table. Alas, nothing happens. Button state changes but other than that, no errors, no alerts, no response at all.
My abbreviated table
<table class="table">
    <tr>
        <td>Entry of some sort</td>
        <td><button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="edit_Button">Edit</button></td>
        <td><button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="delete_Button">Delete</button></td>
    </tr>
</table>

jQuery for my button
$( document ).ready(function() {    
    $(".table .btn").click(function(e){
        e.preventDefault();
        var id = $(this).attr('id');
        alert(id);
    });
});

A:

Define function inside $(document).ready(function ()
Since your buttons created dynamically to the DOM, the click event will not be available for these buttons. In this case, event delegation will help you to attach that event.
Try this
$(document).ready(function () {
    $(document).on('click', ".table .btn", function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        id = $(this).attr('id')
        alert(id);
    });
});

DEMO

