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• kthorngren Posts: 22,299Questions: 26Answers: 5,127

  November 2018

  columns().search() with a blank ("") value will clear the column search. Make sure to use draw(). Also you will need to clear the search inputs, Datatables doesn't do this.

  Kevin
• colin Posts: 15,240Questions: 1Answers: 2,599

  November 2018 Answer ✓

  Hi @Newcomsas ,

  Those column server inputs aren't part of DataTables, they'll be HTML elements that you added yourself, so to clear, just use standard JS /Jquery code.

  Cheers,

  Colin
• Newcomsas Posts: 2Questions: 1Answers: 0

  November 2018

  Here is a working code. Every other combination did not work.
  I have to clear all the textboxes via Jquery and then call the draw() method for every column and the general search textbox.

     buttons: [
        {
          text: 'Reset',
          className:'btn btn-warning',
          header: true,
          action: function ( e, dt, node, config ) {
  
  
              $("input[type='text']").each(function () {  
                  $(this).val('');  
              })
  
              dt.columns().every( function () {
                  var column = this;
                  column
                          .search( '' )
                          .draw();
              } );
  
              dt.search('').draw();
  
          }
        }
     ],
  
• kthorngren Posts: 22,299Questions: 26Answers: 5,127

  November 2018

  I would suggest removing the .draw() from this:

               column
                       .search( '' )
                       .draw();
  

  Since you are doing the draw here: dt.search('').draw();

  This might be more efficient (or at least more readable) than using the every loop:
  dt.columns().search('')

  Kevin