Search

to override the default search, which involves modifying the

of item... but the search box by default in

works perfect doing this ... thanks a lot allan! initComplete: function () { this.api().columns().every( function () { var that = this; $( 'input', this.footer() ).on( 'keyup change', function () { if ( that.search() !== this.value ) { that .search( this.value ) .draw(); } } ); } ); }

any text in the search field Problem: The typed

example - you wanted a search outside of the table

Alternatively to change the search label, per [this page]

has said above, the search input action performed by

Hi @catkeson , By default, the search input element is already on the right. To move it to the left, do something like this. This thread here gives some info on that. Cheers, Colin

Hi @btb12 , You would need a custom search, but easily done with something like this. Cheers, Colin

Hi @beerygaz , You can use a regular expression column search with this column().search() and add "^" to the start of the search string - that will only match when that string is at the beginning. Cheers, Colin