Search without the search box

nyk

I'm using data tables because the HTML select box is really limited(at least for being used as a table), but the thing I miss is being able to click an object on the select box and just type and it'll take me to the result(Press P and it will being my to the first entry that starts with P).

Is there a way to have the filter react when the data table has focus and typing occurs, instead of having to use the search box? I know this sounds lazy but I wanted to see if it was feasible or already exists...

fbas

I believe if you set keyup/keydown/keypress events on the container holding your datatables (could be a div or even the body) that the keypresses will bubble down to trigger the events.

you can feed the keys to fnFilter

nyk

For those who stumble upon this and wonder... I got it working. I added a .attr('tabindex', '0') to the table so that it would be focusable then added a focus to the search box on a keydown event.