如何在DataTables中搜索多个列？

Question

I am trying to combine a column search and a normal search on specific columns.

If you look for example at the snippet below, I want to be able to search the columns Name and Position , with the "normal" search, and ignore the rest of it, but I still want to be able to select an value at the bottom of the Office column.

 $(document).ready(function () { $('#example').DataTable({ initComplete: function () { this.api().columns().every(function () { var column = this; var select = $('<select><option value=""></option></select>') .appendTo($(column.footer()).empty()) .on('change', function () { var val = $.fn.dataTable.util.escapeRegex( $(this).val()); column.search(val ? '^' + val + '$' : '', true, false) .draw(); }); column.data().unique().sort().each(function (d, j) { select.append('<option value="' + d + '">' + d + '</option>') }); }); } }); }); 

 <link href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.10/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.10/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script> <table id="example" class="display" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <thead> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Office</th> <th>Age</th> <th>Start date</th> <th>Salary</th> </tr> </thead> <tfoot> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Office</th> <th>Age</th> <th>Start date</th> <th>Salary</th> </tr> </tfoot> <tbody> <tr> <td>Tiger Nixon</td> <td>System Architect</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>61</td> <td>2011/04/25</td> <td>$320,800</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Garrett Winters</td> <td>Accountant</td> <td>Tokyo</td> <td>63</td> <td>2011/07/25</td> <td>$170,750</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ashton Cox</td> <td>Junior Technical Author</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>66</td> <td>2009/01/12</td> <td>$86,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cedric Kelly</td> <td>Senior Javascript Developer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>22</td> <td>2012/03/29</td> <td>$433,060</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Airi Satou</td> <td>Accountant</td> <td>Tokyo</td> <td>33</td> <td>2008/11/28</td> <td>$162,700</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brielle Williamson</td> <td>Integration Specialist</td> <td>New York</td> <td>61</td> <td>2012/12/02</td> <td>$372,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Herrod Chandler</td> <td>Sales Assistant</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>59</td> <td>2012/08/06</td> <td>$137,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rhona Davidson</td> <td>Integration Specialist</td> <td>Tokyo</td> <td>55</td> <td>2010/10/14</td> <td>$327,900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Colleen Hurst</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>39</td> <td>2009/09/15</td> <td>$205,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sonya Frost</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>23</td> <td>2008/12/13</td> <td>$103,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jena Gaines</td> <td>Office Manager</td> <td>London</td> <td>30</td> <td>2008/12/19</td> <td>$90,560</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Quinn Flynn</td> <td>Support Lead</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>22</td> <td>2013/03/03</td> <td>$342,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Charde Marshall</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>36</td> <td>2008/10/16</td> <td>$470,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Haley Kennedy</td> <td>Senior Marketing Designer</td> <td>London</td> <td>43</td> <td>2012/12/18</td> <td>$313,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tatyana Fitzpatrick</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>London</td> <td>19</td> <td>2010/03/17</td> <td>$385,750</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Silva</td> <td>Marketing Designer</td> <td>London</td> <td>66</td> <td>2012/11/27</td> <td>$198,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paul Byrd</td> <td>Chief Financial Officer (CFO)</td> <td>New York</td> <td>64</td> <td>2010/06/09</td> <td>$725,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gloria Little</td> <td>Systems Administrator</td> <td>New York</td> <td>59</td> <td>2009/04/10</td> <td>$237,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bradley Greer</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>London</td> <td>41</td> <td>2012/10/13</td> <td>$132,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dai Rios</td> <td>Personnel Lead</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>35</td> <td>2012/09/26</td> <td>$217,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jenette Caldwell</td> <td>Development Lead</td> <td>New York</td> <td>30</td> <td>2011/09/03</td> <td>$345,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yuri Berry</td> <td>Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)</td> <td>New York</td> <td>40</td> <td>2009/06/25</td> <td>$675,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Caesar Vance</td> <td>Pre-Sales Support</td> <td>New York</td> <td>21</td> <td>2011/12/12</td> <td>$106,450</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Doris Wilder</td> <td>Sales Assistant</td> <td>Sidney</td> <td>23</td> <td>2010/09/20</td> <td>$85,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Angelica Ramos</td> <td>Chief Executive Officer (CEO)</td> <td>London</td> <td>47</td> <td>2009/10/09</td> <td>$1,200,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gavin Joyce</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>42</td> <td>2010/12/22</td> <td>$92,575</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Chang</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>Singapore</td> <td>28</td> <td>2010/11/14</td> <td>$357,650</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brenden Wagner</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>28</td> <td>2011/06/07</td> <td>$206,850</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fiona Green</td> <td>Chief Operating Officer (COO)</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>48</td> <td>2010/03/11</td> <td>$850,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shou Itou</td> <td>Regional Marketing</td> <td>Tokyo</td> <td>20</td> <td>2011/08/14</td> <td>$163,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michelle House</td> <td>Integration Specialist</td> <td>Sidney</td> <td>37</td> <td>2011/06/02</td> <td>$95,400</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Suki Burks</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>London</td> <td>53</td> <td>2009/10/22</td> <td>$114,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Prescott Bartlett</td> <td>Technical Author</td> <td>London</td> <td>27</td> <td>2011/05/07</td> <td>$145,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gavin Cortez</td> <td>Team Leader</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>22</td> <td>2008/10/26</td> <td>$235,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Martena Mccray</td> <td>Post-Sales support</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>46</td> <td>2011/03/09</td> <td>$324,050</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Unity Butler</td> <td>Marketing Designer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>47</td> <td>2009/12/09</td> <td>$85,675</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Howard Hatfield</td> <td>Office Manager</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>51</td> <td>2008/12/16</td> <td>$164,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hope Fuentes</td> <td>Secretary</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>41</td> <td>2010/02/12</td> <td>$109,850</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vivian Harrell</td> <td>Financial Controller</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>62</td> <td>2009/02/14</td> <td>$452,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Timothy Mooney</td> <td>Office Manager</td> <td>London</td> <td>37</td> <td>2008/12/11</td> <td>$136,200</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jackson Bradshaw</td> <td>Director</td> <td>New York</td> <td>65</td> <td>2008/09/26</td> <td>$645,750</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olivia Liang</td> <td>Support Engineer</td> <td>Singapore</td> <td>64</td> <td>2011/02/03</td> <td>$234,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bruno Nash</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>London</td> <td>38</td> <td>2011/05/03</td> <td>$163,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sakura Yamamoto</td> <td>Support Engineer</td> <td>Tokyo</td> <td>37</td> <td>2009/08/19</td> <td>$139,575</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thor Walton</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>New York</td> <td>61</td> <td>2013/08/11</td> <td>$98,540</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Finn Camacho</td> <td>Support Engineer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>47</td> <td>2009/07/07</td> <td>$87,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Serge Baldwin</td> <td>Data Coordinator</td> <td>Singapore</td> <td>64</td> <td>2012/04/09</td> <td>$138,575</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zenaida Frank</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>New York</td> <td>63</td> <td>2010/01/04</td> <td>$125,250</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zorita Serrano</td> <td>Software Engineer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>56</td> <td>2012/06/01</td> <td>$115,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Acosta</td> <td>Junior Javascript Developer</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>43</td> <td>2013/02/01</td> <td>$75,650</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cara Stevens</td> <td>Sales Assistant</td> <td>New York</td> <td>46</td> <td>2011/12/06</td> <td>$145,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hermione Butler</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>London</td> <td>47</td> <td>2011/03/21</td> <td>$356,250</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lael Greer</td> <td>Systems Administrator</td> <td>London</td> <td>21</td> <td>2009/02/27</td> <td>$103,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonas Alexander</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>30</td> <td>2010/07/14</td> <td>$86,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shad Decker</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>51</td> <td>2008/11/13</td> <td>$183,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Bruce</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>Singapore</td> <td>29</td> <td>2011/06/27</td> <td>$183,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Donna Snider</td> <td>Customer Support</td> <td>New York</td> <td>27</td> <td>2011/01/25</td> <td>$112,000</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 

I have tried to use this:

columnDefs: [{
    targets: [2],
    searchable: false
}]

But this also disables the column search.
I also tried to write an custom search on multiple columns:

var search = 'Software';
$('#example').DataTable().column(0).search(search).draw();
$('#example').DataTable().column(1).search(search).draw();

But this only shows the rows where BOTH columns contain the search value, instead of 1 of them. (which does not occur).

I also tried the columns().search() , but this gives the same result as the custom search above.

How can I enable the individual column search, but disable the same column from the overall search?

Answer 1

You can override the built in search / filter with a custom filter :

$('.dataTables_filter input').unbind().on('keyup', function() {
    var searchTerm = this.value.toLowerCase();
    $.fn.dataTable.ext.search.push(function(settings, data, dataIndex) {
       //search only in column 1 and 2
       if (~data[0].toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm)) return true;
       if (~data[1].toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm)) return true;
       return false;
   })
   table.draw(); 
   $.fn.dataTable.ext.search.pop();
})

By this the "normal search" only applies to the first two columns, Name and Position - and you still have working select boxes in the footer. Forked fiddle -> https://jsfiddle.net/g9gLjtjh/