Notes

  • Hover over the grey bar below the table header to open the filter row. Disable this by setting filter_hideFilters option to false.
  • This widget uses jQuery's .nextUntil() function which is only available is jQuery version 1.4+.
  • This widget does work with tablesorter v2.0.5.
  • Using the filters:
    Type (1)DescriptionExample
    textAny text entered in the filter will match text found within the columnabc (finds "abc", "abcd", "abcde", etc)
    "To exactly match the search query, add a quote, apostrophe or equal sign to the beginning and/or end of the queryabc" or abc= (exactly match "abc")
    ?Wildcard for a single, non-space character.J?n (finds "Jan" and "Jun", but not "Joan")
    *Wildcard for zero or more non-space characters.B*k (matches "Black" and "Book")
    /\d/Add any regex to the query to use in the query/b[aeiou]g/i (finds "bag", "beg", "BIG", "Bug", etc)
    < <= >= >Find alphabetical or numerical values less than or greater than or equal to the filtered query (2).>= 10 (find values greater than or equal to 10)
    !Not operator. Filter the column with content that do not match the query.!fe (hide rows with "female" in that column, but shows rows with "male")
     &&  or  AND Logical "and". Filter the column for content that matches text from either side of the operator.box && bat (matches a column cell that contains both "box" and "bat")
    | or  OR Logical "or" (Vertical bar). Filter the column for content that matches text from either side of the bar (3).box|bat (matches a column cell with either "box" or "bat")
     -  or  to Find a range of values. Make sure there is a space before and after the dash (or the word "to") (2).10 - 30 or 10 to 30 (match values between 10 and 30)
    (1) You cannot combine these operators with each other (except for the wildcards).
    (2) In tablesorter v2.10, comparisons can be made in date columns (if properly parsed).
    (3) Logical "or" comparisons can now show exact matches (by default; v2.10.1) or just match cell contents.

Options

Filter widget defaults (added inside of tablesorter widgetOptions)

  • filter_childRows : false - if true, filter includes child row content in the search.
  • filter_columnFilters : true - if true, a filter will be added to the top of each table column.
  • filter_cssFilter : '' - extra css class name added to the filter row & each input in the row.
  • filter_filteredRow : 'filtered' - css class name added to filtered rows (rows that are not showing); needed by pager plugin.
  • filter_formatter : null - add custom filter elements to the filter row.
  • filter_functions : null - add custom filter functions using this option.
  • filter_hideFilters : false - if true, filters are hidden initially, but can be revealed by clicking on the filter icon *.
  • filter_ignoreCase : true - if true, make all searches case-insensitive.
  • filter_liveSearch : true - if true, search column content while the user types (with a delay). If false, the user must press enter to start the search. If set to a number, when the length of the input text reaches this minimum length, a search will initiate.
  • filter_onlyAvail : 'filter-onlyAvail' - a header with a select dropdown & this class name will only show available (visible) options within that drop down.
  • filter_reset : null - jQuery selector string of an element used to reset the filters.
  • filter_searchDelay : 300 - typing delay in milliseconds before starting a search.
  • filter_serversideFiltering : false - if true, filter will be done server-side. The client-side filtering will be disabled, but the ui and events will still be used.
  • filter_startsWith : false - if true, filter start from the beginning of the cell contents.
  • filter_useParsedData : false - filter all data using parsed content.

Classes

Class names that can be added to the th header cells:
  • filter-false - disable the filter for a specific header column.
  • filter-select - build a default select box for a column (shows unique column content). See the custom filter widget demo for an example.
  • filter-match - applies to "filter-select" columns and columns where the user can use the logical "or" search. Makes the filter/select match the column contents instead of exactly matching.
  • filter-parsed - set a column to filter through parsed data instead of the actual table cell content.
  • filter-onlyAvail - show only available (visible) options within a default select box. See the custom filter widget demo "Discount" column for an example.

Methods

filterReset

Use the filterReset method to reset (clear) all of the current filters using this method
$('table').trigger('filterReset');

search

With this method, you can pass an array of filter values:
// apply "2?%" filter to the fifth column (zero-based index)
var columns = [];
columns[5] = '2?%';
// or define the array this way var columns = [ '', '', '', '', '', '2?%' ]
$('table').trigger('search', [ columns ]);
or, just pass false to refresh the current search:
$('table').trigger('search', false);
* Note: using this search method will not update the contents of the filters within the filter row; use the $.tablesorter.setFilter() method below to do that.

Get current filters

Get an array of the currently applied filters (v2.9).
$.tablesorter.getFilters( $('table') ); // or $('table.hasFilters')
This method returns an array of filter values or false if the selected table does not contain a filter row.

Set current filters

Set the values of the actual filters using this method; include a true boolean to actually apply the search (v2.9).
// update filters, but don't apply the search
$.tablesorter.setFilters( $('table'), [ '', '', '', '', '', '2?%' ] );

// update filters, AND apply the search
$.tablesorter.setFilters( $('table'), [ '', '', '', '', '', '2?%' ], true );
This method returns true if the filters were sucessfully applied, or false if the table does have a filter row.

Events

  • filterEnd - Event triggered when the filter widget has finished processing the search.
  • filterInit - Event triggered when the filter widget has finished initializing.
  • filterStart - Event triggered when the filter widget has started processing the search.

Changes

Moved to the wiki pages - filter change log.

Demo

filter_startsWith : false (if true, search from beginning of cell content only)
filter_ignoreCase : true (if false, the search will be case sensitive)
filter-match (if class name added to the "First Name" column, all "or" searches will only match the content; Search in the First Name column (2.10.1).
(search the Discount column for "2?%")
Rank First Name ( filter-match ) Last Name Age Total Discount Date
1Philip AaronJohnson Sr Esq25$5.9522%Jun 26, 2004 7:22 AM
11AaronHibert12$2.995%Aug 21, 2009 12:21 PM
12Brandon ClarkHenry Jr51$42.2918%Oct 13, 2000 1:15 PM
111PeterParker28$9.9920%Jul 6, 2006 8:14 AM
21JohnHood33$19.9925%Dec 10, 2002 5:14 AM
013ClarkKent Sr.18$15.8944%Jan 12, 2003 11:14 AM
005BruceAlmighty Esq45$153.1944%Jan 18, 2021 9:12 AM
10AlexDumass13$5.294%Jan 8, 2012 5:11 PM
16JimFranco24$14.1914%Jan 14, 2004 11:23 AM
166Bruce LeeEvans22$13.1911%Jan 18, 2007 9:12 AM
100Brenda LeeMcMasters18$55.2015%Feb 12, 2010 7:23 PM
55DennisBronson65$123.0032%Jan 20, 2001 1:12 PM
9MarthadelFuego25$22.0917%Jun 11, 2011 10:55 AM

Page Header

<!-- blue theme stylesheet -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/theme.blue.css">
<!-- tablesorter plugin -->
<script src="../js/jquery.tablesorter.js"></script>

<!-- tablesorter widget file - loaded after the plugin -->
<script src="../js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js"></script>

Javascript


	

CSS

/* filter row */
.tablesorter-filter-row td {
  background: #eee;
  line-height: normal;
  text-align: center; /* center the input */
  -webkit-transition: line-height 0.1s ease;
  -moz-transition: line-height 0.1s ease;
  -o-transition: line-height 0.1s ease;
  transition: line-height 0.1s ease;
}
/* optional disabled input styling */
.tablesorter-filter-row .disabled {
  opacity: 0.5;
  filter: alpha(opacity=50);
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

/* hidden filter row */
.tablesorter-filter-row.hideme td {
  /*** *********************************************** ***/
  /*** change this padding to modify the thickness     ***/
  /*** of the closed filter row (height = padding x 2) ***/
  padding: 2px;
  /*** *********************************************** ***/
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.tablesorter-filter-row.hideme .tablesorter-filter {
  height: 1px;
  min-height: 0;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  /* don't use visibility: hidden because it disables tabbing */
  opacity: 0;
  filter: alpha(opacity=0);
}

/* filters */
.tablesorter-filter {
  width: 95%;
  height: inherit;
  margin: 4px;
  padding: 4px;
  background-color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #bbb;
  color: #333;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  -webkit-transition: height 0.1s ease;
  -moz-transition: height 0.1s ease;
  -o-transition: height 0.1s ease;
  transition: height 0.1s ease;
}

HTML


	

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