Why does not search work inside the collapsed data?

onkar4in

I have created a table with reference to link below

https://datatables.net/examples/api/row_details.html

when I expand the first row, "Name: Airi Satou" , the extension number is 5407

If I search for 5407 in the search box, I get "No Matches found".

Can you please let me know if there is any solution for this? Doesn't search work in the collapsed columns?

allan

The data you are searching on needs to be in a column. In the example you link to, you would just have a hidden column with the extension number in it.

Otherwise, DataTables doesn't know anything about the extension numbers. It is only used in a custom renderer in that example.

Allan

onkar4in

Thanks Allan for quick response. Is there anyway by which we can search extension number also? the data which is not in the column?

kthorngren

Add a column, for the extension number, to the table and use columns.visible to hide the column. This will allow Datatables to search for the extension.

Kevin

onkar4in

thanks kthorngren

rf1234

If you use the responsive extension to create child rows you don't have the problem by the way. Columns hidden by the responsive extension are searchable.

https://datatables.net/extensions/responsive/examples/initialisation/option.html