Search

single', info: false }, language: { search: 'Filter these records:', info:

for every column you search in, it is mandatory

targets:5 }, { responsivePriority: 4, targets:6 } ], "search": { "smart": false }, "oLanguage": { "sLengthMenu":

function to add the search inputs to the second

This little example shows a regex being used to search for rows that do not contain "Ashton". Allan

Since you have serverSide enabled this: $('#advSearch').DataTable().columns(0).search(searchVal).draw(); Will send a request to your server script to perform the search. Is your server script setup to support column based searching? Kevin

It's ok. I put a bad index in my th column, so the search was wrong... Not my week...

want to apply the search on the row grouped

ok, that solved the column width definition, but the icons / symbols for sorting according to a column is not completely rendered. The search box doesn't have the bootstrap look&feel

This example uses search inputs: https://datatables.net/examples/api/regex.html Maybe it will help get you started. But without seeing an example (your JS code), either a link to your page or a test case, it will be impossible to troubleshoot. \ https://datatables.net/manual/tech-notes/10#How-to-provide-a-test-case Kevin