Search

The default DataTables CSS has it on the right: http://datatables.net/release-datatables/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html . However, it is controlled with the .dataTables_filter class which is added to the DIV which wraps the search input. Allan

I don't have this problem. When I type "Target" into my search filter, I get 2 rows which both have that word in one of the cells. I'm using 1.9.1.

found from a filtered search ) I was using for

Can I move the search box to another div

to appear in the search results, you need to

Easiest way is to use the HTML5 search type. The input DataTables uses can be modified with a single line: http://live.datatables.net/upowug/edit#javascript,html Allan

you want the auto search function to just consider

Looks like you can use the fnFilter() API to search only a specific column. Otherwise the default sorting method DataTables uses is global. It will/should search each row/column. http://datatables.net/examples/api/multi_filter.html

i removed the default search field and references to

and how would i check if the focus is in the search field in the first place?