Use search plug-in on only one table with a page with multiple tables

torple

What is the best practice to handle a search plug-in needed for a single table on a page with multiple tables? My plan is to implement something like

$.fn.dataTable.ext.search.push(
    function( settings, searchData, index, rowData, counter ) {
        if (settings.sTableId !== 'my-table-id') {
            return true;
        }
        ...
    }
);

This should ignore my other tables, correct? Is there a better way to address this?

kthorngren

This thread should answer your question:
https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/comment/76746/#Comment_76746

Kevin

torple

That's great information, thank you. It appears I'm on the right track, and I can see the plugin function being called.

However, when my next datatable loads, my plugin function has been removed from $.fn.dataTable.ext.search. Looking through the code, it appears global settings are reinitialized with every new table. Is this correct? If so, I can make sure the plugin is set when my target table in use, but I want to verify before I go down that path.

torple

Here is what I am working with:

var mySearch = function(settings, searchData, rowIndex, data, counter) {
    ...
};


$container.on('preDraw.dt', '#my-table', function() {
    if (!$.fn.dataTable.ext.search.includes(mySearch)) {
            $.fn.dataTable.ext.search.push(mySearch);
    }

Making sure my plugin function is set, along with returning true for any table that's not the table in question, looks to be the way to go.