searchBuilder.rebuild()

Since: SearchBuilder 1.0.0

Rebuild the search to a given state.
Please note - this property requires the SearchBuilder extension for DataTables.

Description

This method provides the ability to set the search in SearchBuilder.

searchBuilder.rebuild() takes one argument, it is an SearchBuilder.Criteria object which defines the search logic to be applied.

If no argument is given, the search will be cleared.

Type

`searchBuilder.rebuild( [state, [redraw]] )`

Rebuilds the search to be the same as that provided by the details parameter.

Parameters:

	Name	Type	Optional
1	`state`	`SearchBuilder.Criteria`	Yes
	State to apply to SearchBuilder.
2	`redraw`	`boolean`	Yes - default:true
	Since 1.8.2: Indicate if the host DataTable should be redrawn or not.

Returns:

DataTables.ApiDataTables API instance

Example

Get the details of a Search::

var stored;
var table = new DataTable('#myTable', {
	layout: {
		top1: 'searchBuilder'
	}
});

$('#getDetails').on('click', function () {
	stored = table.searchBuilder.getDetails();
});

$('#revert').on('click', function () {
	table.searchBuilder.rebuild(stored);
});

The following options are directly related and may also be useful in your application development.

API

searchBuilder.getDetails()

Options

searchBuilder.preDefined