Dynamic data in searchbox

PareshBafna

Hi,
How can i enter dynamic data in searchbox?
I have to use double quotes and static value to make it work. Is it possible to use dynamic data without quotes?
Like this :
$('#example').dataTable({
"search": {
"search" : name,
}});

kthorngren

This is from the search.search docs:

This option can be given in the following type(s):
string

As you noted it needs to be a string.

You can use the search() API inside initComplete for a dynamic search. For example:

initComplete: function () {
  this.api().search( name ).draw();
}

Kevin