searchBuilder.conditions[type][cond].inputValue

Since: SearchBuilder 1.0.0

Function to get the values that are to be used in the comparisons.
Please note - this property requires the SearchBuilder extension for DataTables.

Description

This function is a getter. It returns an array of values that are to be used to compare against the data in the table. It takes 2 parameters.

The values that are returned here will be passed into the searchBuilder.conditions[type][cond].search function. Typically these will be taken from the elements that the searchBuilder.conditions[type][cond].init function created, although this may be different for some conditions such as empty.

The searchBuilder.conditions[type][cond].inputValue is in a separate function rather than running it all in the searchBuilder.conditions[type][cond].search(). This makes searching more efficient as the values only need to be collected from the jQuery elements once this way.

The manual page for custom conditions covers in detail how this and the other values in this object come together to create a custom condition.

Note: Please also not that custom conditions are not supported when the serverSide option is set to true.

Some examples for select and input elements are shown below.

Description:

This function returns an array of values that are to be used to compare against the data in the table.

Parameters:

	Name	Type	Optional
1	`el`	`jQuery[]`	No
	The elements used to collect values
2	`that`	`object`	Yes
	This `object` is an instance of the Criteria that is being checked

Select inputValue function:

...
inputValue (el) {
	// Extract the selected value from the select element
	return [$(el[0]).children('option:selected').val()];
}
...

Input inputValue function:

...
inputValue (el) {
	// Extract the value in the input element
	return [$(el[0]).val()];
}
...

The following options are directly related and may also be useful in your application development.

Options