Search

https://datatables.net/manual/server-side#Sent-parameters search.value is what you need to manipulate or columns[i].search.value for specific column search

The easiest way would be to use column().search() with a regex search. Using a global search with the ^ won't work as it is not applied to each column what searching. See this example: http://live.datatables.net/fuqaqeci/2/edit Kevin

want to code the search myself but want Editor's

things to look. The search functionality is really what

I just wanted the search on the left, the

Found a solution for the timing... let keyTmr = null; $('#tbl-customers-content > thead ' ).on( 'keyup','input',function () { let inp = this; if (keyTmr) { window.clearTimeout(keyTmr); } timer = window.setTimeout( function() { timer = null; let ind = inp.getAttribute("src_ind"); tbl_customers .column( ind ) .search( inp.value ) .draw(); }, 750); });

the focus on the search input, you can see

support regex or smart searches, as it is expected

Thanks for that. I can't see where you've attempted to put that range search though that I linked to in my first reply.

Hi @mornaistar , The best bet here is orthogonal data. If you use columns.render instead of createdCell, then that will deal with the search and sorting. Cheers, Colin