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Datatables after building the search inputs. This way you

You can use searchBuilder.preDefined to set a predefined search query - see example here, Colin

Like you can do with the search, but with the excel button intead. table.search($('#mySearchText').val()).draw();

Here is a simple example of using buttons to search: http://live.datatables.net/sicumexe/1/edit Kevin

function is applying a search plugin after the initialization.

true" ) { $sWhere .= "`".$columns[$i]."` LIKE :search OR "; } } $sWhere = substr_replace( $sWhere,

could create a custom search filter to do this.

I understand, I will look at the links you sent. But I do not experience this focus problem in the general search area on the upper right of the datatable. I thought it was a problem with datatable.

So in the column.data option how do I specify the three object items? "ajax": { "url": "/manager/hub/hub.php", "type": "POST", "data": { "function": "get_conversations_for_tab", "conversation_type": JSON.stringify($(this).attr("data-type").split(",")) }, columns: [ { "sort": 1, "search": "whatever", "content": "whatever" } ]

function () { myTable .column( $(this).parent().index()+':visible' ) .search( this.value ) .draw(); } ); myTable.columns().iterator( 'column',