jquery selector statement for search box

ngungo

Hi,
I've been struggled for awhile . The search box has no class nor id, how do I jquery select the input to get or set its placeholder? Any tips appreciated. Thanks.

kthorngren

This example creates a custom search event from the default search input:

      $('.dataTables_filter input')
       .off()
       .on('keyup', function() {
          $('#example').DataTable().search(this.value, false, false).draw();
       });    

Kevin

allan

Setting a placeholder can be done using the language.searchPlaceholder option. If you need to access the element directly, use the selector Kevin suggests.

Allan