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How do I get the content of the search field?
How do I get the content of the search field?
Thallius
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October 2013
edited October 2013
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Hi,
what is the easiest way to get the actual value of the search fields in my own javascript function?
Regards
Claus
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Thallius
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October 2013
Found it out
$('.dataTables_filter input').val()
Claus
allan
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October 2013
In 1.10 you'll be able to use the new API: `table.search();` will give you the current filtering value :-).
Allan
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$('.dataTables_filter input').val()
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