search field ignore manually fired change and keypress events, why?

mickeyren

I'm trying to programmatically enter the search text like so:

$('.dataTables_filter input').val('Singapore').trigger('change')
$('.dataTables_filter input').val('Singapore').trigger($.Event("keypress", { keyCode: 15 }))

But this doesn't trigger the search filter at all on datatable - why is that if i manually type in on the search field it works, what is the difference?

i need to filter the rows through a set of buttons and the easiest way for me to do this is to programmatically enter a search text on the search field.

allan

Because the search field in DataTables doesn't listen for either of those events. it watches for keyup. Fire that and it will work.

Allan

mickeyren

oooh how could i not try that - thanks thanks so much!

allan

This little tool is useful for seeing what events are applied: http://sprymedia.co.uk/article/Visual+Event+2 :-)

Allan