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would use: this.table.column( 9 ).search( min+"X" ).draw(); Allan

to find all the search options like [^*] in the

You can search the forums by using the "Search" input box at the top of the page.

This is how i solved my problem. Below is the helper function i created: def filter_helper(data) return "#{data[:name]} = :search", search: "#{params[data[:dt_name]].gsub!(/^\"|\"?$/, '') }" if "#{params[data[:dt_name]]}".chars.first == "\"" return "#{data[:name]} like :search", search: "%#{params[data[:dt_name]]}%" if "#{params[data[:dt_name]]}".chars.first != "\"" end

Right-click on your searchbox - "Inspect element" - will show

x event in non search input fields. JSFiddle example.

Hmmm...well it looks like I broke it again (I'm a novice here). If anyone can provide some insight on how to move the search bar to the left, I'd really appreciate. Thanks in advance.

You can get the value of the search box using search(). What you do with it is up to you :-) Allan

seem to make the search results not update accordingly

using regex with the search() or column().search() methods if