Per-Column searching not working

reastwood

Hello!
I've hit an issue with trying to search on a per column basis. I am using code based on the example here:
https://datatables.net/reference/api/column%28%29.search%28%29

I'm using this to load the table

$('table.dataTables').dataTable({
                ajax: "url/blah/somedata.json",
                ordering:  false,
                columns: [
                    { data: 'client' },
                    { data: 'config' },
                    { data: 'code' },
                    { data: 'vouchernumber' }
                ],
            });

The table loads fine.

Then to test the searching i'm just using a button for now, the idea being it looks in the config column for the value of 60.

$("#test").click(function(){
                $('table.dataTables').column(1).search("60").draw();
});

However, I get an error when the button is hit:
$(...).column is not a function

Any ideas much appreciated!!

Rob

reastwood

Forget it, me being stupid. Had to call datatables on the table again:

$('table.dataTables').DataTable().column(1).search("60").draw();

allan

There is a difference between $().dataTable() and $().DataTable(). See the FAQ.

Allan

reastwood

Cheers!