jQuery DataTable : Individual column searching on table header

Question

I have followed the steps on Individual column searching (text inputs) and Individual column searching (select inputs) to use multiple filters on jQuery DataTable and there are multiple filters on the footer. On the other hand, I want to move these filters to the header of the DataTable, but cannot align them horizontally as displayed on the image below. There are some examples as Custom filtering - range search , but they are not aligned as well. Is it possible to do this?

$(document).ready(function() {
    // Setup - add a text input to each footer cell
    $('#example tfoot th').each( function () {
        var title = $(this).text();
        $(this).html( '<input type="text" placeholder="Search '+title+'" />' );
    } );

    // DataTable
    var table = $('#example').DataTable();

    // Apply the search
    table.columns().every( function () {
        var that = this;

        $( 'input', this.footer() ).on( 'keyup change', function () {
            if ( that.search() !== this.value ) {
                that
                    .search( this.value )
                    .draw();
            }
        } );
    } );
} );

Answer 1

Here solution to your problem please add necessary things datatable configuration.

Column filter is moved from footer to table header by using CSS, ie just by using

<style>
tfoot {
     display: table-header-group;
}
</style>

https://jsfiddle.net/dipakthoke07/ehhfsrfq/2/

Hope this help you.

Answer 2

this can be achived by css.

 $(document).ready(function() { // Setup - add a text input to each footer cell $('#example tfoot th').each( function () { var title = $(this).text(); $(this).html( '<input type="text" placeholder="'+title+' Search" />' ); } ); // DataTable var table = $('#example').DataTable({ "paging": false, "info": false, "scrollY": 200, "scrollX": true }); // Apply the search table.columns().every( function () { var that = this; $( 'input', this.footer() ).on( 'keyup change', function () { if ( that.search() !== this.value ) { that .search( this.value ) .draw(); } } ); } ); } );

 <style> body{border:0} .dataTables_scroll{position:relative} .dataTables_scrollHead{margin-bottom:40px;} .dataTables_scrollFoot{position:absolute; top:38px} </style>

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<td>j.acosta@datatables.net</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cara</td> <td>Stevens</td> <td>Sales Assistant</td> <td>New York</td> <td>46</td> <td>2011/12/06</td> <td>$145,600</td> <td>3990</td> <td>c.stevens@datatables.net</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hermione</td> <td>Butler</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>London</td> <td>47</td> <td>2011/03/21</td> <td>$356,250</td> <td>1016</td> <td>h.butler@datatables.net</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lael</td> <td>Greer</td> <td>Systems Administrator</td> <td>London</td> <td>21</td> <td>2009/02/27</td> <td>$103,500</td> <td>6733</td> <td>l.greer@datatables.net</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonas</td> <td>Alexander</td> <td>Developer</td> <td>San Francisco</td> <td>30</td> <td>2010/07/14</td> <td>$86,500</td> <td>8196</td> <td>j.alexander@datatables.net</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shad</td> <td>Decker</td> <td>Regional Director</td> <td>Edinburgh</td> <td>51</td> <td>2008/11/13</td> <td>$183,000</td> <td>6373</td> <td>s.decker@datatables.net</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael</td> <td>Bruce</td> <td>Javascript Developer</td> <td>Singapore</td> <td>29</td> <td>2011/06/27</td> <td>$183,000</td> <td>5384</td> <td>m.bruce@datatables.net</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Donna</td> <td>Snider</td> <td>Customer Support</td> <td>New York</td> <td>27</td> <td>2011/01/25</td> <td>$112,000</td> <td>4226</td> <td>d.snider@datatables.net</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Answer 3

Here solution for individual column search in data Table. it also use for multiple row value search using regex :

 $('#' + tableId + ' thead tr').clone(true).appendTo('#' + tableId + ' thead'); $('#' + tableId + ' thead tr:eq(1) th').each(function (i) { // Creating Clone Header for Filter TextBox var title = $(this).text(); if (excludeTitle.indexOf(title.trim()) == -1) { // check table column header to add filter textBox $(this).html('<input type="text" id="col' + i + '_filter" class="ClearFilters" placeholder="Search ' + title + '" />'); $('input', this).on('keyup change', function () { if (table.column(i).search() !== this.value) { var sp1 = this.value; var regex_check = null; try { regex_check = new RegExp(sp1);} catch (error) { alert('Search parameter is not in correct format.'); return false; } table.column(i).search(sp1, true).draw(); } }); } else { $(this).html(''); } });

Answer 4

你可以试试这个DataTables插件，看起来很符合目的，虽然界面和你需要的有些不同。

Answer 5

 // Setup - add a text input to each footer cell $('#example thead th').each( function () { var title = $(this).text(); $(this).html( '<input type="text" placeholder="Search '+title+'" />' ); } ); // DataTable var table = $('#example').DataTable(); // Apply the search table.columns().every( function () { var that = this; $( 'input', this.header() ).on( 'keyup change clear', function () { if ( that.search() !== this.value ) { that .search( this.value ) .draw(); } } ); } );

Answer 6

In your code use this.header() instead of this.footer()

like:

$( 'input', this.header() ).on( 'keyup change', function () {

        // your code
});

Hope it will work for you.

Answer 7

$(document).ready(function() {
// Setup - add a text input to each footer cell

 var table = $('#example').DataTable( {
    orderCellsTop: true,
    fixedHeader: true
} );;


$("#example thead tr td").each( function ( i ) {
    var select = $('<select><option value=""></option></select>')
        .appendTo( $(this).empty() )
        .on( 'change', function () {
            table.column( i )
                .search( $(this).val() )
                .draw();
        } );

    table.column( i ).data().unique().sort().each( function ( d, j ) {
        select.append( '<option value="'+d+'">'+d+'</option>' )
    } );
});

} );