how to filter on a hidden column datatables
Plain text12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546$(document).ready( function () { $('#example').DataTable( { responsive: true, scrollY:'40vh', scrollCollapse: true, columnDefs: [ { targets: [0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12], visible: true}, { targets: '_all', visible: false }, { width: "40%", targets: [5] } ], "order": [[ 0, "asc" ]], rowGroup: { enable: true, dataSrc: 1, }, initComplete: function () { this.api().columns([1]).every(function () { var column = this; var select = $('<select><option value=""></option></select>') .appendTo( $(column.footer()).empty() ) .on( 'change', function () { var val = $.fn.dataTable.util.escapeRegex( $(this).val() ); column .search( val ? '^'+val+'$' : '', true, false ) .draw(); } ); column.data().unique().sort().each( function ( d, j ) { select.append( '<option value="'+d+'">'+d+'</option>' ) } ); } ); }} ); } );