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• jaz Posts: 16Questions: 3Answers: 0

  September 2017

  There may be an easier way, but I use the regex parameter in the search function. Here is an example from some of my code:

  $("#id_of_multi_select").change(function(){
              //assemble the regex expression for multiple select values
              var regEx = $(this).find(':selected').map(function() {
                      return $( this ).text();
                  })
                  .get()
                  .join( "|" );
              table.column( index_of_column_to_search_on ).search(  regEx, true, false ).draw();
          });
  

  Note: I don't use the same syntax to create my select dropdown - I create it elsewhere and then just use the id to attach the change function. The important part is assembling the regular expression from the selected options and then using that to search on the column that you want.
• Muhammad Izzat Posts: 22Questions: 10Answers: 0

  September 2017

  Hey jaz, thanks for your reply apologies for he late reply, currently I'm having issue appending the data in my column into my select field so I had to postpone this part till fix that, will get back to this immediately afterward, thank ou so much
• stephenbj Posts: 2Questions: 1Answers: 0

  August 2018

  Hi,
  i have multi select in that I am select cat and dog I convert into the format which you mention on earlier comment like (cat|dog) it is not working properly when my data is:

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  cat india | xxx | xxx

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  cat uk | xxx | xxx

  ---

  cat | xxx | xxx --------------> I want this row alone

  ---

  dog | xxx | xxx

  ---

  god PK | xxx | xxx

  ---
• kthorngren Posts: 21,330Questions: 26Answers: 4,951

  August 2018

  See if this recent thread, discussing multiple selects when searching columns, helps:
  https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/51547

  Kevin