Option orderCellsTop pulls also drop box to top header row

Murphy013

http://live.datatables.net/jedelezu/125/edit

I created a table where I place dropdowns (select2) in the header row below the colheaders via script.
Now I wanna place the sort buttons by the colheaders and not beside the dropdowns.
So I used orderCellsTop: true, but now the dropdown are also pulled from the second header row to the first. What can I do to keep the dropdowns in the second header row?

colin

You'll need to place those Select components on the second specifically - see here.

The magic code is:

.appendTo($('thead tr:eq(1) th:eq(' + this.index() + ')'))

Colin

Murphy013

Hi Colin,

it works as I wanted. But somehow the search stop working and I can't see why. The search function gets the same values as before. Do yo have an idea why?
It works only when I set 2 filters and remove one of them. Sometimes.

Regards

colin

I fixed the issue with the columns being in an incorrect order

http://live.datatables.net/rutihoya/3/edit .

I'm not clear why the searching isn't working, as it works if I enter the search by hand. If I have time over the weekend I'll take a look,

Colin

Murphy013

Colin, thanks a lot for your assisstance. It looks like a little bit mysterious.

kthorngren

Not sure what you are trying to do with the clicked variable but its causing the preDraw to return false so the Datatable is not drawn, ie, the column search is not updated. Are you trying to keep the select box open until all the selections and then search? If so you may want to look at the Select2 closeOnSelect option.

I updated the test case to remove the return false statement and the search works:
http://live.datatables.net/rutihoya/5/edit

Kevin

Murphy013

Hi Colin,

i changed

        column
                    .search( val , true, false )
            .draw();

to

        column.search( val , true, false );
        column.draw();

and now it works.

Regards

Murphy013

Hi Kevin,

I use the clicked variable to prevent sorting when I click the dropdown menu.

Regards

kthorngren

You don't need that now since you have the search inputs in a different row from sorting.

Kevin

Murphy013

Hi Kevin,

thanks for your hint.