Datatables custom filtering with server side

Question

I\'m using DataTables and also using server side processing (Django).

I have a seperate textfield in which I use it to custom filter data in the DataTable after the

Answer 1

You've almost got it. You just need to assign the filter var to the data parameter that's passed in the datatables request:

"ajax": {
     "url": "/getdata",
     "data": {
     "friend_name": $('#myselectid').val();
    }
} 

And to filter the data, just call draw() on the select change event

$('#myselectid').change(function (e) {
        table.fnDraw();
});