Search

libraries?) to perform that search. Then just call draw()

be unique. Also, the search function is only using

best would be to search this forum and elsewhere,

You would enable regex and disable smart search. This thread should help: https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/comment/138842/#Comment_138842 Kevin

Allan, This new script works great. table.columns().eq( 0 ).each( function (columnIndex) { $( 'tr:eq(1) th', table.table().header() ) .eq( columnIndex ) .find('input') .on( 'keyup change', function () { table .column(columnIndex) .search( this.value ) .draw(); } ); } ); Thanks for all your help and patience. Looking forward to DT2. Cheers, Paul

Thank you JFC. I guess I don't have your instincts. Haven't done web stuff in some time. I thought the problem was my misunderstanding of initialization. So many hours because I copied some search box code. oof

code again, and Column search does work. For anybody

to false. "searchCols": [ null, { "search": "System Architect|Director", "regex": true,

Ok there was a css class missing now I see the button. However, when I execute the search function to pull results it disappears.

open table B with search set to some values