Search

I think the search box is located in the dom and you just have to take out the letter that stands for the search box. I may be incorrect though.

if i want to search for exact match on

Hello allan this link to see the demo project and see the problrm in search box http://smart.pcnetsoft.me/dealer/DataTables/examples/api/api_in_init.php

you were to add { search: 'applied' } into your rows

on the usage of search(). I tried using a

Does the data need to be sent from a server once the user inputs the search, or is all the data present when the page loads, and just hidden?

although you can call search() DT using an event

Well I figured out the answer to my question. Hopefully this helps someone else in the future: table.column( tableColIndex) .search( searchString === null ? '' : "^("+ searchString + ")$", true, false ) .draw() The above assumes that multiple search strings are concatenated with pipes (" | "), e.g. "A1|A3|C5 Hedged"

Where is the data for your child rows stored? @Daimian is simply suggesting that you get the data and loop over it doing a simple search for the required data. Allan

person types in a search, datatables should go find