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wogsland
wogsland

Reputation: 9518

Datatables Search Automagically Submit with GET Variable

I have a website where I'm using datatables and I want to automagically submit a search from a GET variable. I have no trouble getting the GET variable into the search input, I just can't seem to submit it. It's not a form, so submit() is worthless. I'm trying to have jQuery trigger an ENTER, but it's not working. Here's the javascript at the bottom of my php file where the datatable is:

$(document).ready(function() {
    var table = $('#responses-table').DataTable({
        dom: 'B<"clear">lfrtip',
        buttons: [
            'copy', 'csv', 'excel', 'pdf','print'
        ]
    });
    $('input').val("<?php echo $_GET['id'];?>");
    $('input').focus();

    // this actually does nothing
    var e = jQuery.Event("keypress");
    e.which = 13;
    e.keyCode = 13;
    $("input").trigger(e);
});

Any idea what I'm doing wrong here?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 75

Answers (1)

davidkonrad
davidkonrad

Reputation: 85578

I guess this is a case of "can't see the forest for the trees" :) 

table.search("<?php echo $_GET['id'];?>").draw();

or 

$(".dataTables_filter input").val("<?php echo $_GET['id'];?>").keyup();

both will fill the input box with the $_GET value and perform the search.

Upvotes: 1

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