DataTables: checkbox filtering

brucey54

I’m using data-tables to display approximately 50 records, I would like to filter the data with a checkbox i.e. if checked only display the records containing GMX

My checkbox is outside the datatable, any pointers much appreciated.

klingler

Where do you get the records from?

I assume when using a checkbox that it is not static data but gathered from AJAX...

If it is AJAX then you can simply change the URL for the table supplying a filter parameter...

klingler

OTOH if the search string is fixed you could just use:

function filter()
{
var table = $('#example').DataTable();
table.search( 'GMX' ).draw();
}

kthorngren

Here are a couple examples:

Uses a function for the checkbox search:
http://live.datatables.net/vipifute/1/edit

Same example showing how to use a search plugin:
http://live.datatables.net/rosahuka/1/edit

Kevin