How to use search in DataTables?

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I am using DataTables[^] to draw my data. Also I am using OData filter to show only those rows which I need, by several conditions.

JavaScript

var dtApi = new $.fn.dataTable.Api("#CardsGrid_grid");
...
filter assing (for example: "Status eq 0" and...)
...
dtApi.draw();

It works fine. I am receiving what I need. Now I need find and show only those rows which values (one of them) contains a value from textbox.

So... according to this link[^],

JavaScript

column().search(value)

should do the thing, and this supposed to look like:

JavaScript

var search = $("#searchInTable").val();
dtApi.column().search(search).draw();

but the thing is that this do nothing. At all. I assume that I doing it wrong, or maybe because I am using OData (and as a result, dtApi.rows().filter also not reaction on anything).

How can I use search correctly?

Posted 12-May-15 3:18am

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hypermellow · Answer 1 · 2015-05-12T03:55:00

Hi,

I've not used the DataTables API (like you posted above), but if you are looking to search a specific column then I would do it like:

JavaScript

//Global variable for DataTable ... 
var dt;

//Create your DataTable ... 
function createDataTable(){
 dt = $('#CardsGrid_grid').DataTable();
}

//Search DataTable ... 
function searchDataTable(search){
    dt.columns(2).search(search).draw();
}

The above example searches the 2nd columns in your table.

... hope it helps.