Using a dropdown list to filter a table (dataTables)

Question

I\'m using the dataTables jQuery plugin (which is totally awesome), but I\'m having trouble getting my table to filter based on the change of my select box.

Function:

Answer 1

Use this code:

 $('.btn-success').on('click',function (e) {
               //to prevent the form from submitting use e.preventDefault()
                e.preventDefault();
                var res = $("#userid").val();  
                var  sNewSource = "myaccount/MyData_select?userid=" + res + "";
                var oSettings = ETable.fnSettings();
                oSettings.sAjaxSource  = sNewSource;
                ETable.fnDraw();
            });