Search

its ordering button and search input. Note in particular

that the Start date search input is in the

useful particularly for adding search controls which are always

be used for ordering, search, and more. In this

in front of the search icon - note that the

in this case, a search control, which is a

of the table (ordering, search, column visibility, etc), and

so all of the search and ordering operations that

controls such as advanced search, ordering and paging. This

means that if you search for (for example) 1

single integer into a Search builder field e.g. [19]

to val, so no search will be performed. Could

My Answer: $('#locTable_filter input').bind('keyup', function (e) { if (e.keyCode == 13) { var count = locTable.rows({page:'current'}).count(); if(count == 1) { $(locTable.row( { search: 'applied' } ).node()).click(); } } });

a date typed in "Search" as DD MMM YYYY

It is the layout I have customized using specified search functionality. Thanks for guidance - will see how it could be used.

Thank you @kthorngren and @tangerine for helpful insight! So many good suggestions, so it can only get better! I liked the checkbox search example that could look nice with some styles buttons.

see what else this search can do. Thank you

This example should help out, the search is in the footer but the same principle applies to the header. Also, see here. Colin

I would look at checking for which key is pressed and not search if ctrl+a is pressed. This SO thread shows how to check which key is pressed. Kevin

just tested it: The search field works with hidden