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• rob1st Posts: 84Questions: 22Answers: 0

  August 2022

  I tried using this post as help, but the example no longer works.
  https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/56356/how-to-pass-value-of-an-html-element-to-ajax-option-during-datatable-initialization
• allan Posts: 61,635Questions: 1Answers: 10,092 Site admin

  August 2022

  Can you populate a table using Ajax? That would be the first step. The second would then be to pass your filter value using ajax.data (as a function).

  Allan
• rob1st Posts: 84Questions: 22Answers: 0

  August 2022

  Yes, the page is already populated via ajax using serverSide processing.

  What isn't clear to me is which example I should use.

  Order is:
  1. Page loaded with data
  2. new location selected
  3. data should filter or refresh to the new selected location.

  I assumed this:

  $('#example').dataTable( {
    "ajax": {
      "url": "data.json",
      "data": function ( d ) {
        return $.extend( {}, d, {
          "extra_search": $('#extra').val()
        } );
      }
    }
  } );
  

  but didn't seem to do anything.
• rob1st Posts: 84Questions: 22Answers: 0

  August 2022

  Let me put it into the test side and link an example for you Allan, will update for tomorrow. Thanks
• allan Posts: 61,635Questions: 1Answers: 10,092 Site admin

  August 2022

  If you are using server-side processing already (serverSide) then absolutely - all you need to do is add the data you want to what DataTables is sending to the server:

  data: function (d) {
    d.extra = $('#myInput').val();
  }
  

  Allan