using afnFiltering, aData is always the same value as the last array passed to it.

jentree

Here is how I am setting up the column:
[code]
{
'aTargets': [9],
'bSortable': true,
'bVisible': true,
'mData': 'partlist',
'mRender': function(data, type, row) {
$.each(data, function(key, val) {
if ($.inArray(val.name, partArray) === -1) {
partArray.push(val.name);
}
});
return partArray;
}
}
[/code]

This is working fantastic. In the column (table cell), I am getting a list of part numbers. Example: "123, 1234, 12345..."

I have a drop-down with the same part numbers. When a user chooses a value from the drop down, I would like to filter the rows to show only the rows that contain that value.

Here is how I am attempting:
[code]
$.fn.dataTableExt.afnFiltering.push(
function(oSettings, aData, iDataIndex) {
if ($('#showHideByPartNumber').val() === "" || $('#showHideByPartNumber').val() === 'undefined')
{
return true;
}
else
{
console.log(typeof (aData[9])); // Returns Object
console.log(aData[9]); // Returns ["456", "789", "0123"...]
}
}
);
[/code]
Let's say I have 3 rows of data coming back. The "mRender" in the column setup is rendering the part numbers correctly for each row. The trouble I'm running into, is that when filtering, "aData[9]" is the same value for each row.

For example, I will get:
["987", "6543", "210"...]
["987", "6543", "210"...]
["987", "6543", "210"...]
for each result (aData).

When in fact the results should look like this:
["123", "1234", "12345"...]
["123456", "1234567", "12345678"...]
["987", "6543", "210"...]

I'm always getting the last array values as the only value. I'm stumbling on how I can parse through the data.

Thank you for your time!