server side filtering with inputs

paperboard

Hello,

I am having trouble integrating the server side example with the column filtering using inputs. Does anyone have a simple primer on how to integrate server side data with column filters using inputs?

Thanks.

paperboard

I solved my problems, and now have a wonderful data table. i want to leave my solution here for other new users. I started with the server side processing example, and added only the minimal amount of code. The biggest thing was downloading the columnFilter API plugin.

[code]





$(document).ready(function() {
var oTable = $('#example').dataTable( {
"bProcessing": true,
"bServerSide": true,
"sAjaxSource": "scripts/server_processing.php"
} ).columnFilter(
{sPlaceHolder: "head:after",
aoColumns: [ {type: "text"},
{type: "select", values: [ 'Firefox','Seamonkey','Mozilla'] },
{type: "text"},
{type: "text"},
{type: "text"}
]

}
);
} );

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There are two bugs in jquery.dataTables.columnFilter.js which are easily fixed by perusing the bug report for that project.

thanks for this project allan