Custom regex filter not working

KeiSenpai

Hello All,

I am trying to use regex filtering to only show the exact match. However, it does not seem to be firing the event for the search.
Here is my test case:

https://jsfiddle.net/cutk2r53/6/

I feel like I must be missing something, so I do appreciate any help.

kthorngren

Take a look at the browser's console and you will see this error:

Uncaught ReferenceError: tableAll is not defined

Your Datatables API is stored in the variable table. See this updated example:
https://jsfiddle.net/t7nges4h/

I moved the event handler inside the $(document).ready() function so that it is in the same scope as the table variable. Also chained draw() to perform the search and update the table.

Kevin

KeiSenpai

Thank you again Kevin!
The only thing I notice, is clearing the filter does not show all the results.
I added this, is this the best way to solve this:

            if (term) { 
                tableAll.columns(0).search(regex, true, false).draw();
            } else { 
                tableAll.columns(0).search('', false, false).draw(); 
            }

kthorngren

Looks like a good solution!

Kevin

KeiSenpai

Thank you Kevin!