Search a DataTable on data that is not displayed in the table.

09wattry

I have a table where the user can interact with information related to a record. However, I do not need them to see the text in the table as it is relatively large amounts. Can I add that data to the search without rendering it to the table?

kthorngren

Some options I can think of:

• Display the large data using ellipsis like shown here
• Place in a hidden column so its searchable using the global (default) search input
• Don't use a hidden column but as long as the data is in the row you can create a [Search Plugin] and use the 4th parameter in the plugin function to access the row data

There are likely other options. The second is probably the easiest.

Kevin

09wattry

Kevin, I don't know how you do it man! Thanks!

https://datatables.net/examples/basic_init/hidden_columns.html