how can I tigger a search in the searchPanes extension?

alhuber1502

Is there a way to programmatically launch a search in a searchPane (that would result in the row in the searchPane to be selected as if it had been clicked on), something analogous to

table.columns(9).search( 'term' ).draw();

but within the searchPanes? Many thanks!

kthorngren

See this thread. Even though its a year old I believe the answers still apply. The example in the thread shows how it can be done. But programmically finding the correct search pane and find the correct row to select would take a lot of work.

Kevin

alhuber1502

Thanks, @kthormann !
This doesn't seem to work with long searchPane tables, as they're not automatically loaded into the DOM on init. I don't suppose there's a way to enforce this?

Thanks!

alhuber1502

Apologies for misspelling your name, @kthorngren !

kthorngren

Instead of using this to find the row:

let row = $('#DataTables_Table_0').find('tr:nth-child(1)');

You can use row() with a row-selector as a function to find the row. For example:
https://live.datatables.net/pafizoxu/10/edit

Kevin

alhuber1502

Ah, that works perfectly. Thank you so much, @kthorngren !