HOW TO ADD A PLACE HOLDER IN THE SEARCH INPUT TEXTBOX

czar

Hello I need to add a placeholder in the search input that comes with each data table does anybody know how ?

<b>I have already tried with :</b>

                oLanguage:
                {
                    sSearch: '<em class="fas fa-search"></em>',
                    searchPlaceholder: "Search records"
                }

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kthorngren

Are you using Datatables 1.10.x?

Looking at the DT 1.9 to 1.10 conversion guide it doesn't seem 1.9 has a searchPlaceholder option. If using 1.10.x try using the current form of the options, like this example:
http://live.datatables.net/bekibowe/1/edit

Kevin

cyrus_elsesoftug

work it this way my brother.

$('#example').dataTable( {
    language: {
        search: "_INPUT_",
        searchPlaceholder: "Search..."
    }
} );