Force Search on Enter Error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'toLowerCase')

bbucaro

When search.return is set to true in the DataTables configuration, using SearchBuilder with a DateTime picker (dataTables.dateTime) on date columns triggers a JavaScript error:

Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'toLowerCase')

As a result, SearchBuilder is unable to trigger filter. The issue also appears with other types of searches; however, in those cases pressing Enter still triggers the search. When using the calendar picker, selecting a date and pressing Enter has no effect at all.

The same behavior can be reproduced in the official example:
https://datatables.net/extensions/searchbuilder/examples/initialisation/returnSearch.html

Debugger code: ezidot

bbucaro

Full Error Trace

dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4 Uncaught TypeError: 
Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'toLowerCase')
    at N.updateListener (dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4:1)
    at N.<anonymous> (dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4:1)
    at dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4:1
N.updateListener @ dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4
(anonymous)      @ dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4
(anonymous)      @ dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4
setTimeout
(anonymous)      @ dataTables.searchBuilder.min.js:4
dispatch         @ jquery.min.js:2
v.handle         @ jquery.min.js:2
_writeOutput     @ dataTables.dateTime.min.js:6
(anonymous)      @ dataTables.dateTime.min.js:6
dispatch         @ jquery.min.js:2
v.handle         @ jquery.min.js:2

Location of the Issue

The error occurs on line 1537 of dataTables.searchBuilder.

allan

Hi,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you about this. Thanks for letting me know about the error! I've committed a fix and it will be in the nightly build shortly, and in the next release of SearchBuilder.

Allan