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in PHP while the search is performed in the

try this: dataTable.on('draw order search', function() { ... check the docs regardings events please: https://datatables.net/reference/event/ What I marked in yellow may cause problems too: Just give it a try.

lot, anytime you sort, search or page. It would

total: 3514 Rows - after search: 3514 Display start: 0

plugin is replacing the search functions for type string

You won't get what you want with the just using column().search(). You will need to create a search plugin to handle the custom searches the way you want. Kevin

rows: null, columns: '', modifier: { search: 'applied', order: 'applied' }, orthogonal:

document).ready(function() { $('#myTable').DataTable({ "serverSide" : true, "search": { return: true }, "ajax" : { "url":

here. Focus on the search input then press tab

Are you saying that you want the updated options list have the current search term re-selected? This SO thread shows some options for programmatically selecting options. Kevin