Search

SearchPanes is a powerful tool which is used to search a DataTable through a

the methods above). A search terms - used for the

API to implement our SearchFade search. Since the row highlighting

When the data in the table is updated, you'll want the search panes to reflect this updated data - which can be done with the searchPanes.rebuild() method - e.g.: var table = $('#example').DataTable( { searchPane: true } ); table.row.add( ... ).draw(); table.searchPanes.rebuild();

of it is actually { search: { search: ... } } - i.e. a nested

This contains a dedicated search box, which is the

d, type, row ) { // Order, search and type get the

on NPM and Bower - search for datatables.net. This also

when performing a "smart" search. As DataTables as a

For example, if you search for "Fiona Cameron" only

in 1.11 to delay search until the enter key

well hidden and the search button is well aligned

programmically finding the correct search pane and find the

Here's an example of Allan's first suggestion - it hides the rows when there's on search, Colin

You can't just repurpose the search input, without disabling the existing behaving first. This example here is doing that, it uses off() to prevent the standard search - try doing that first. Colin

Use columns.searchable to disable search on specific columns. In this case disable it on all but the one you want to be searchable. Allan

All', action: function () { jmtable.rows( { search: 'applied' } ).select(); } }, { extend: 'selectNone',

is selected. Continue the search by typing g then

value you want to search for based on the

the filter, pagination and search disappear Typically this means