Datatables - Search Box outside datatable

Question

I\'m using DataTables (datatables.net) and I would like my search box to be outside of the table (for example in my header div).

Is this possible ?

Answer 1

You can use the sDom option for this.

Default with search input in its own div:

sDom: '<"search-box"r>lftip'

If you use jQuery UI (bjQueryUI set to true):

sDom: '<"search-box"r><"H"lf>t<"F"ip>'

The above will put the search/filtering input element into it's own div with a class named search-box that is outside of the actual table.

Even though it uses its special shorthand syntax it can actually take any HTML you throw at it.

Answer 2

I had the same problem.

I tried all alternatives posted, but no work, I used a way that is not right but it worked perfectly.

Example search input

<input id="serachInput" type="text"> 

the jquery code

$('#listingData').dataTable({
  responsive: true,
  "bFilter": true // show search input
});
$("#listingData_filter").addClass("hidden"); // hidden search input

$("#serachInput").on("input", function (e) {
   e.preventDefault();
   $('#listingData').DataTable().search($(this).val()).draw();
});

Answer 3

You could move the div when the table is drawn using the fnDrawCallback function.

    $("#myTable").dataTable({
    "fnDrawCallback": function (oSettings) {
        $(".dataTables_filter").each(function () {
            $(this).appendTo($(this).parent().siblings(".panel-body"));
        });
    }
});

Answer 4

You can use the DataTables api to filter the table. So all you need is your own input field with a keyup event that triggers the filter function to DataTables. With css or jquery you can hide/remove the existing search input field. Or maybe DataTables has a setting to remove/not-include it.

Checkout the Datatables API documentation on this.

Example:

HTML

<input type="text" id="myInputTextField">

JS

oTable = $('#myTable').DataTable();   //pay attention to capital D, which is mandatory to retrieve "api" datatables' object, as @Lionel said
$('#myInputTextField').keyup(function(){
      oTable.search($(this).val()).draw() ;
})

Answer 5

If you are using JQuery dataTable so you need to just add "bFilter":true. This will display default search box outside table and its works dynamically..as per expected

$("#archivedAssignments").dataTable({
                "sPaginationType": "full_numbers",
                "bFilter":true,
                "sPageFirst": false,
                "sPageLast": false,
                "oLanguage": {
                "oPaginate": {
                    "sPrevious": "<< previous",
                    "sNext" : "Next >>",
                    "sFirst": "<<",
                    "sLast": ">>"
                    }
                },
            "bJQueryUI": false,
            "bLengthChange": false,
            "bInfo":false,
            "bSortable":true
        });