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Corey
Corey

Reputation: 166

DataTables filter default value

I'm trying to set an initial/default value for the filter input in a DataTable. Doing it with jquery on document ready causes the filter to perform a search for the value. I've searched through the DataTables documentation but can't find anything that references this.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 9500

Answers (3)

Gonzalo Amadio
Gonzalo Amadio

Reputation: 21

You can set oSearch at datatable initialization

$(document).ready( function() {
  $('#example').dataTable( {
    "oSearch": {"sSearch": "Initial search"}
  } );
} )

Documentation: http://legacy.datatables.net/ref

Upvotes: 2

Cristian A. Rodríguez Enríquez
Cristian A. Rodríguez Enríquez

Reputation: 107

In my case for DataTables 1.10.x a little mod for package answer:

"fnInitComplete": function(oSettings, json) {
    $("input[aria-controls="+oSettings.sTableId+"]").val("val");
}

Upvotes: 1

package
package

Reputation: 4801

Use fnInitComplete parameter on table initialization:

$("#table").dataTable({
  "fnInitComplete": function(oSettings, json) {
      $("#" + oSettings.sTableId+"_filter input").val("value");
   }
});

Upvotes: 4

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