How can I convert dropdown list into checkboxes for datatables filtering?

Noodles12

My project now requires users to select Name first before selecting any other dropdown. To accomplish this, I want to convert the first dropdown (Name) into checkboxes (keeping the same filtering). Is it possible to convert only the Name column dropdown into checkboxes.

Here is the latest code I am working on. https://jsfiddle.net/mL9f58wg/
Thanks.

Noodles12

I want to convert the first dropdown (Name) into checkboxes (keeping the same cascading filtering). How can I do that? Thanks. Please see my fiddle for example.

kthorngren

Here is a checkbox search demo you can start from:
https://live.datatables.net/vipifute/1/edit

Kevin

Noodles12

Thankyou Kevin