How do I limit search paramter only to one column in datatables only when using URL paramter

Noodles12

I am working on a datatable where I need to limit the search to one column only when using paramater.
example:abc.com?search=test. But, if not passing parameter, it should search all columns. How do I achieve this?

Here is the code I have. Here is the fiddle: http://live.datatables.net/piquxewa/1/edit

colin

I'm not clear what you would be searching on if there's a parameter - does the search string get passed in a different way?

That said, if you move the logic into initCompete, you can search however you like - something like this:

    initComplete: function() {
      let api = this.api();
      
      if (false) {
        // full table search
        api.search('an').draw();
      }
      else {
        // specific column search
        api.column(2).search('an').draw();
      }
    }

See example here,

Colin

Noodles12

Thankyou. This is very helpful. I need this as I want the datatable to search the entire table when user is on that specific page. However, when the user comes from a different page (link with paramter), he should be able to get the results prefiltered for the text entered only for the specific column. Hope it makes sense.