Jquery Datatables Date Range Filter

Question

The code below is working perfectly but I need to add a new functionality to allow the user to filter on a range of records based on their start date and end date, the user

Answer 1

I don't know if helps but i do the thing you ask like this

EDIT

Here more explanation. The $.fn.DataTable.ext.search it's the API provided for Datatables to extend the functions of filtering. First there is an array wich has the names of the tables who has to apply the function below (this is in case there is more than one table on the same page), then gets the value from de datepickers and split for create another Date who has the same format in the three cases (From, To and StartDate). Then compares that dates between them and filter as appropiate. The StartDate is from the current record of the Table.

At the datepickers i added the class date-range-filter

var allowFilter = ['tableOT'];

$('.date-range-filter').change(function() {
            oTable.draw();
        });

$.fn.dataTable.ext.search.push(
      function(settings, data, dataIndex) {
          // check if current table is part of the allow list
          if ( $.inArray( settings.nTable.getAttribute('id'), allowFilter ) == -1 )
          {
              // if not table should be ignored
              return true;
          }
          var min = $("#<%=txtFechaDesde.ClientID %>").val();
          var max = $("#<%=txtFechaHasta.ClientID %>").val();
          var fromDate;
          var toDate;
          // need to change str order before making  date obect since it uses a new Date("mm/dd/yyyy") format for short date.
          var d = data[0].split("/");
          var startDate = new Date(d[1]+ "/" +  d[0] +"/" + d[2]);
          if(min != ""){
              var fd = min.split("/");
              fromDate =  new Date(fd[1]+ "/" +  fd[0] +"/" + fd[2]);
          }
          if(max != ""){
              var td = max.split("/");
              toDate =  new Date(td[1]+ "/" +  td[0] +"/" + td[2]);
          }

          if (fromDate == null && toDate == null) { return true; }
          if (fromDate == null && startDate <= toDate) { return true;}
          if(toDate == null && startDate >= fromDate) {return true;}
          if (startDate <= toDate && startDate >= fromDate) { return true; }
          return false;
      }
    );

Answer 2

You should be able to put that code anywhere within your javascript after you build the table.

You just have to change these lines like so:

    $.fn.dataTableExt.afnFiltering.push(
function( oSettings, aData, iDataIndex ) {
  var iFini = document.getElementById('datepickerStart').value; 
  var iFfin = document.getElementById('datepickerEnd').value; 
  var iStartDateCol = 4; 
  var iEndDateCol = 5; 

    iFini=iFini.substring(6,10) + iFini.substring(3,5)+ iFini.substring(0,2);
    iFfin=iFfin.substring(6,10) + iFfin.substring(3,5)+ iFfin.substring(0,2);

    var datofini=aData[iStartDateCol].substring(6,10) + aData[iStartDateCol].substring(3,5)+ aData[iStartDateCol].substring(0,2);
    var datoffin=aData[iEndDateCol].substring(6,10) + aData[iEndDateCol].substring(3,5)+ aData[iEndDateCol].substring(0,2);

    if ( iFini === "" && iFfin === "" )
    {
        return true;
    }
    else if ( iFini <= datofini && iFfin === "")
    {
        return true;
    }
    else if ( iFfin >= datoffin && iFini === "")
    {
        return true;
    }
    else if (iFini <= datofini && iFfin >= datoffin)
    {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}
);

Answer 3

    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> 
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.13/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
    <script src="//cdn.datatables.net/plug-ins/1.10.13/filtering/row-based/range_dates.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/plug-ins/9dcbecd42ad/integration/jqueryui/dataTables.jqueryui.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.13/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/plug-ins/9dcbecd42ad/integration/jqueryui/dataTables.jqueryui.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
    <script type="text/javascript" >

    $(document).ready(function() {
        $( function() {
         $( "#datepickerStart" ).datepicker();
          $( "#datepickerEnd" ).datepicker();
        } );

        // Setup - add a text input to each footer cell
        $('#example tfoot th').each( function () {
            var title = $(this).text();
            if (title === "Start date") {
                $(this).html( '<input type="text" id="datepickerStart" placeholder="Search '+title+'" />' );
                }
            else if (title === "End date") {
                $(this).html( '<input type="text" id="datepickerEnd" placeholder="Search '+title+'" />' );
                }
                else {
                                    $(this).html( '<input type="text" placeholder="Search '+title+'" />' );
                }
        } );

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

      $('#min').keyup( function() { table.draw(); } );
      $('#max').keyup( function() { table.draw(); } );

        }
        );


        var iFini = document.getElementById('datepickerStart').value; 
        var iFfin = document.getElementById('datepickerEnd').value; 
        var iStartDateCol = 4; 
        var iEndDateCol = 5; 


        $.fn.dataTableExt.afnFiltering.push(
    function( oSettings, aData, iDataIndex ) {
        var iFini = document.getElementById('fini').value;
        var iFfin = document.getElementById('ffin').value;
        var iStartDateCol = 6;
        var iEndDateCol = 7;

        iFini=iFini.substring(6,10) + iFini.substring(3,5)+ iFini.substring(0,2);
        iFfin=iFfin.substring(6,10) + iFfin.substring(3,5)+ iFfin.substring(0,2);

        var datofini=aData[iStartDateCol].substring(6,10) + aData[iStartDateCol].substring(3,5)+ aData[iStartDateCol].substring(0,2);
        var datoffin=aData[iEndDateCol].substring(6,10) + aData[iEndDateCol].substring(3,5)+ aData[iEndDateCol].substring(0,2);

        if ( iFini === "" && iFfin === "" )
        {
            return true;
        }
        else if ( iFini <= datofini && iFfin === "")
        {
            return true;
        }
        else if ( iFfin >= datoffin && iFini === "")
        {
            return true;
        }
        else if (iFini <= datofini && iFfin >= datoffin)
        {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
);




        $('#example tbody').on( 'click', 'tr', function () {
        $(this).toggleClass('selected');
        } );


         $('#example tbody')
            .on( 'mouseenter', 'td', function () {
                var colIdx = table.cell(this).index().column;

                $( table.cells().nodes() ).removeClass( 'highlight' );
                $( table.column( colIdx ).nodes() ).addClass( 'highlight' );
            } );


        $('#button').click( function () {
            alert( table.rows('.selected').data().length +' row(s) selected' );
        } );

        // 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();
                }
            } );
        } );
    } );






    </script>

    <style>
    tfoot input {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 3px;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }
    tr.highlight {
        background-color: blue !important;
    }

    </style>





    <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>End date</th>
                    <th>Salary</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tfoot>
                <tr>
                    <th>Name</th>
                    <th>Position</th>
                    <th>Office</th>
                    <th>Age</th>
                    <th id="min">Start date</th>
                    <th id="max">End 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>2011/04/27</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>2011/04/29</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>2011/04/28</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>2012/03/30</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>2008/11/30</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>2012/12/21</td>
                    <td>$372,000</td>
                </tr>

            </tbody>
        </table>