<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/ico" href="http://www.datatables.net/favicon.ico">
<title>DataTables example - Filtering API (regular expressions)</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../media/css/jquery.dataTables.css">
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../media/js/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../../media/js/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function filterGlobal ()
{
$('#example').DataTable().search(
$("#global_filter").val(),
$("#global_regex")[0].checked,
$("#global_smart")[0].checked
);
}
function filterColumn ( i )
{
$('#example').DataTable().column( i ).search(
$("#col"+(i+1)+"_filter").val(),
$("#col"+(i+1)+"_regex")[0].checked,
$("#col"+(i+1)+"_smart")[0].checked
);
}
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#example').dataTable();
$("#global_filter").keyup( filterGlobal );
$("#global_regex").click( filterGlobal );
$("#global_smart").click( filterGlobal );
$("#col1_filter").keyup( function() { filterColumn( 0 ); } );
$("#col1_regex").click( function() { filterColumn( 0 ); } );
$("#col1_smart").click( function() { filterColumn( 0 ); } );
$("#col2_filter").keyup( function() { filterColumn( 1 ); } );
$("#col2_regex").click( function() { filterColumn( 1 ); } );
$("#col2_smart").click( function() { filterColumn( 1 ); } );
$("#col3_filter").keyup( function() { filterColumn( 2 ); } );
$("#col3_regex").click( function() { filterColumn( 2 ); } );
$("#col3_smart").click( function() { filterColumn( 2 ); } );
$("#col4_filter").keyup( function() { filterColumn( 3 ); } );
$("#col4_regex").click( function() { filterColumn( 3 ); } );
$("#col4_smart").click( function() { filterColumn( 3 ); } );
$("#col5_filter").keyup( function() { filterColumn( 4 ); } );
$("#col5_regex").click( function() { filterColumn( 4 ); } );
$("#col5_smart").click( function() { filterColumn( 4 ); } );
} );
</script>
</head>
<body class="dt-example">
<div class="container">
<h1>DataTables example - Filtering API (regular expressions)</h1>
<p>Filtering a table is one of the most common user interactions with a DataTables table, and DataTables
provides a number of methods for you to control this interaction. There are APIs for the global filter
(<a href="//datatables.net/api/search%28%29"><code>search()</code></a>) and for each individual column
(<a href="//datatables.net/api/column%28%29.search%28%29"><code>column().search()</code></a>.</p>
<p>Each filter (global or column) can be marked as a regular expression (allowing you to create very complex
interactions) and as a smart filter or not. When smart filtering is enabled on a particular filter, DataTables
will modify the user input string to a complex regular expression which can make filtering more intuitive.</p>
<p>This example allows you to "play" with the various filtering options that DataTables provides.</p>
<section>
<table id="example" class="display" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Position</th>
<th>Office</th>
<th>Start date</th>
<th>Salary</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Position</th>
<th>Office</th>
<th>Start date</th>
<th>Salary</th>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Tiger Nixon</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2011/04/25</td>
<td>$3,120</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Garrett Winters</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>Director</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2011/07/25</td>
<td>$5,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ashton Cox</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>Technical Author</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2009/01/12</td>
<td>$4,800</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cedric Kelly</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Javascript Developer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2012/03/29</td>
<td>$3,600</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jenna Elliott</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Financial Controller</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2008/11/28</td>
<td>$5,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brielle Williamson</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>Integration Specialist</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2012/12/02</td>
<td>$4,525</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Herrod Chandler</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>Sales Assistant</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2012/08/06</td>
<td>$4,080</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rhona Davidson</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>Integration Specialist</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2010/10/14</td>
<td>$6,730</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Colleen Hurst</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>Javascript Developer</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2009/09/15</td>
<td>$5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sonya Frost</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Software Engineer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2008/12/13</td>
<td>$3,600</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jena Gaines</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2008/12/19</td>
<td>$5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Quinn Flynn</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Financial Controller</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2013/03/03</td>
<td>$4,200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Charde Marshall</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>Regional Director</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2008/10/16</td>
<td>$5,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Haley Kennedy</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>Senior Marketing Designer</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2012/12/18</td>
<td>$4,800</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tatyana Fitzpatrick</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Regional Director</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2010/03/17</td>
<td>$2,875</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Michael Silva</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>Senior Marketing Designer</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2012/11/27</td>
<td>$3,750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Paul Byrd</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>Javascript Developer</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2010/06/09</td>
<td>$5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gloria Little</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>Systems Administrator</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2009/04/10</td>
<td>$3,120</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bradley Greer</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>Software Engineer</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2012/10/13</td>
<td>$3,120</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dai Rios</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2012/09/26</td>
<td>$4,200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jenette Caldwell</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>Financial Controller</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2011/09/03</td>
<td>$4,965</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yuri Berry</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2009/06/25</td>
<td>$3,600</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Caesar Vance</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Technical Author</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2011/12/12</td>
<td>$4,965</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Doris Wilder</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Sales Assistant</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2010/09/20</td>
<td>$4,965</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Angelica Ramos</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2009/10/09</td>
<td>$2,875</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gavin Joyce</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>Developer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2010/12/22</td>
<td>$4,525</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jennifer Chang</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>Regional Director</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2010/11/14</td>
<td>$4,080</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brenden Wagner</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>Software Engineer</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2011/06/07</td>
<td>$3,750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ebony Grimes</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>Software Engineer</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2010/03/11</td>
<td>$2,875</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Russell Chavez</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Director</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2011/08/14</td>
<td>$3,600</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Michelle House</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>Integration Specialist</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2011/06/02</td>
<td>$3,750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Suki Burks</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>Developer</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2009/10/22</td>
<td>$2,875</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Prescott Bartlett</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Technical Author</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2011/05/07</td>
<td>$6,730</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gavin Cortez</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Technical Author</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2008/10/26</td>
<td>$6,730</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Martena Mccray</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>Integration Specialist</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2011/03/09</td>
<td>$4,080</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Unity Butler</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>Senior Marketing Designer</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2009/12/09</td>
<td>$3,750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Howard Hatfield</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>Financial Controller</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2008/12/16</td>
<td>$4,080</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hope Fuentes</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>Financial Controller</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2010/02/12</td>
<td>$4,200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vivian Harrell</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2009/02/14</td>
<td>$4,965</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Timothy Mooney</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>Financial Controller</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2008/12/11</td>
<td>$4,200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jackson Bradshaw</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>Director</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2008/09/26</td>
<td>$5,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Miriam Weiss</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>Support Engineer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2011/02/03</td>
<td>$4,965</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bruno Nash</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>Software Engineer</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2011/05/03</td>
<td>$4,200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Odessa Jackson</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>Support Engineer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2009/08/19</td>
<td>$3,600</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thor Walton</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>Developer</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2013/08/11</td>
<td>$3,600</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Finn Camacho</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>Support Engineer</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2009/07/07</td>
<td>$4,800</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Elton Baldwin</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>Data Coordinator</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2012/04/09</td>
<td>$6,730</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Zenaida Frank</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>Software Engineer</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2010/01/04</td>
<td>$4,800</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Zorita Serrano</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>Software Engineer</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2012/06/01</td>
<td>$5,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jennifer Acosta</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>Javascript Developer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2013/02/01</td>
<td>$2,875</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cara Stevens</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>Sales Assistant</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2011/12/06</td>
<td>$4,800</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hermione Butler</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>Director</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2011/03/21</td>
<td>$4,080</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lael Greer</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Systems Administrator</td>
<td>London</td>
<td>2009/02/27</td>
<td>$3,120</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jonas Alexander</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>Developer</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>2010/07/14</td>
<td>$5,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Shad Decker</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>Regional Director</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2008/11/13</td>
<td>$5,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Michael Bruce</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>Javascript Developer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>2011/06/27</td>
<td>$4,080</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Donna Snider</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>2011/01/25</td>
<td>$3,120</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section>
<h3><a href="../basic_init/index.html">Basic Init</a></h3>
<ul class="toc">
<li><a href="../basic_init/complex_header.html">Complex headers (rowspan and colspan)</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/dom.html">DOM positioning</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/flexible_width.html">Flexible table width</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/filter_only.html">Feature enable / disable</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/hidden_columns.html">Hidden columns</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/alt_pagination.html">Alternative pagination</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/language.html">Language options</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/multi_col_sort.html">Multi-column sorting</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/multiple_tables.html">Multiple tables</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/scroll_y_theme.html">Scroll - vertical with jQuery UI ThemeRoller</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/scroll_x.html">Scroll - horizontal</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/scroll_xy.html">Scroll - horizontal and vertical</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/state_save.html">State saving</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/zero_configuration.html">Zero configuration</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/table_sorting.html">Default sorting</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/themes.html">jQuery UI themes</a></li>
<li><a href="../basic_init/scroll_y.html">Scroll - vertical</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="../advanced_init/index.html">Advanced Init</a></h3>
<ul class="toc">
<li><a href="../advanced_init/complex_header.html">Complex headers (rowspan / colspan)</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/defaults.html">Defaults</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/dom_multiple_elements.html">Multiple table control elements</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/dom_toolbar.html">Custom toolbar elements</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/column_render.html">Column rendering</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/dt_events.html">DataTables events</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/events_live.html">Events</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/footer_callback.html">Footer callback</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/length_menu.html">Page length options</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/row_callback.html">Row created callback</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/sort_direction_control.html">Row grouping</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/row_grouping.html">Row grouping</a></li>
<li><a href="../advanced_init/language_file.html">Language file</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="../styling/index.html">Styling</a></h3>
<ul class="toc">
<li><a href="../styling/display.html">Base style</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/no-classes.html">Base style - no styling classes</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/row-border.html">Base style - row borders</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/cell-border.html">Base style - cell borders</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/hover.html">Base style - hover</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/sort-column.html">Base style - sort-column</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/stripe.html">Base style - stripe</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/jqueryUI.html">jQuery UI ThemeRoller</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/bootstrap.html">Bootstrap</a></li>
<li><a href="../styling/foundation.html">Foundation</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="../data_sources/index.html">Data Sources</a></h3>
<ul class="toc">
<li><a href="../data_sources/dom.html">DOM sourced data</a></li>
<li><a href="../data_sources/ajax.html">Ajax sourced data</a></li>
<li><a href="../data_sources/js_array.html">Javascript sourced data</a></li>
<li><a href="../data_sources/server_side.html">Server-side processing</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="../ajax/index.html">Ajax</a></h3>
<ul class="toc">
<li><a href="../ajax/simple.html">Ajax data source (arrays)</a></li>
<li><a href="../ajax/objects.html">Ajax data source (objects)</a></li>
<li><a href="../ajax/deep.html">Nested object data (objects)</a></li>
<li><a href="../ajax/objects_subarrays.html">Nested object data (arrays)</a></li>
<li><a href="../ajax/null_data_source.html">Generated content for a column</a></li>
<li><a href="../ajax/custom_data_property.html">AJAX custom data source example</a></li>
<li><a href="../ajax/defer_render.html">AJAX deferred rendering example</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="../server_side/index.html">Server Side</a></h3>
<ul class="toc">
<li><a href="../server_side/simple.html">Server-side processing</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/custom_vars.html">Custom HTTP variables</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/post.html">POST data</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/ids.html">Automatic addition of row ID attributes</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/object_data.html">Object data source</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/row_details.html">POST data</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/select_rows.html">Row selection</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/jsonp.html">JSONP data source for remote domains</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/defer_loading.html">Deferred loading of data</a></li>
<li><a href="../server_side/pipeline.html">Pipelining data to reduce Ajax calls for paging</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="./index.html">Api</a></h3>
<ul class="toc active">
<li><a href="./api_in_init.html">Using API in callbacks</a></li>
<li><a href="./counter_columns.html">Index column</a></li>
<li><a href="./form.html">Form inputs</a></li>
<li><a href="./highlight.html">Highlighting rows and columns</a></li>
<li><a href="./add_row.html">Add rows</a></li>
<li><a href="./multi_filter.html">Individual column filtering (text inputs)</a></li>
<li><a href="./multi_filter_select.html">Individual column filtering (select inputs)</a></li>
<li><a href="./select_row.html">Row selection (multiple rows)</a></li>
<li class="active"><a href="./regex.html">Filtering API (regular expressions)</a></li>
<li><a href="./select_single_row.html">Row selection and deletion (single row)</a></li>
<li><a href="./tabs_and_scrolling.html">Scrolling and jQuery UI tabs</a></li>
<li><a href="./show_hide.html">Show / hide columns dynamically</a></li>
<li><a href="./row_details.html">Child rows (show extra / detailed information)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="../plug-ins/index.html">Plug-ins</a></h3>
<ul class="toc">
<li><a href="../plug-ins/api.html">API plug-in methods</a></li>
<li><a href="../plug-ins/sorting_auto.html">Sorting plug-ins (with type detection)</a></li>
<li><a href="../plug-ins/sorting_manual.html">Sorting plug-ins (no type detection)</a></li>
<li><a href="../plug-ins/range_filtering.html">Sorting plug-ins (with type detection)</a></li>
<li><a href="../plug-ins/dom_sort.html">Live DOM sorting</a></li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
</body>
</html>