Datables notes

columnFilter plugin

https://code.google.com/p/jquery-datatables-column-filter/wiki/ColumnFilter


.columnFilter({
                  		sPlaceHolder: "head:before",
                		aoColumns:  // Uses column order rather than class :(
                            [                 
                            {sSelector: "#titleFilter", type: "text"},
                            {sSelector: "#journalFilter", type: "select"},
                            {sSelector: "#abstractFilter", type: "text"},
                            {sSelector: "#authorFilter", type: "text"},                           
                            {sSelector: "#categoryFilter", 
								type: "select",
								  bRegex: true,
                                  bSmart: false,
                                  values: [{'label':'Book','value':'^Book$'}]       
							 },
                            {sSelector: "#yearFilter", type: "select"},
                            null
                            ] ,
                            bUseColVis: true   // Important to keep if you hide columns using aoColumnDefs
		              });