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• colin Posts: 15,177Questions: 1Answers: 2,590

  January 2022 Answer ✓

  You can disable searching in specific columns with columns.searchable - see example here: http://live.datatables.net/bilofufi/1/edit

  Colin
• FRS4002 Posts: 85Questions: 11Answers: 0

  January 2022

  @colin Thanks! It worked! But what if I need also to do
  columnDefs: [{
targets: 3,
render: function (data, type, row){
if (type === 'filter'){
return data.replace(/e/g, 'i');
}
return data.replace();
}
}
],
  I need to merge both, how?
• kthorngren Posts: 20,425Questions: 26Answers: 4,794

  January 2022 edited January 2022

  Just add searchable: false, like this:

  columnDefs: [{
    targets: 3,
    searchable: false,
    render: function (data, type, row){
    if (type === 'filter'){
      return data.replace(/e/g, 'i');
    }
    return data.replace();
    }
  }
  ],
  

  To properly use Markdown place the three back ticks on their own line. One set at the beginning of the code snippet and another at the end. You don't need them on each line. Like this screenshot:

  

  The js is for Javascript formatting. Read more about it here.

  Kevin
• FRS4002 Posts: 85Questions: 11Answers: 0

  January 2022

  @kthorngren Nope. That's not what I need. I need target 3 for replace and targets 0,1,4 for searchable false. How can I do that?
• kthorngren Posts: 20,425Questions: 26Answers: 4,794

  January 2022 Answer ✓

  Add another object to columnDefs like this:

  columnDefs: [{
    targets: 3,
    render: function (data, type, row){
    if (type === 'filter'){
      return data.replace(/e/g, 'i');
    }
    return data.replace();
    }
  },
  {
    targets: [0, 1, 4],
    searchable: false
  }
  ],
  

  Kevin
• FRS4002 Posts: 85Questions: 11Answers: 0

  January 2022

  @kthorngren Perfect! It worked! Thanks!