README

This is the distribution package for the SearchBuilder extension for DataTables with styling for Bootstrap4.

SearchBuilder adds user defined complex search to the DataTable with the capability to search the DataTable by creating groups and conditions.

Installation

Browser

To use DataTables with a simple <script> tag, rather than using this package, it is recommended that you use the DataTables download builder which can create CDN or locally hosted packages for you, will all dependencies satisfied.

npm

For installation via npm, yarn and other similar package managers, install this package with your package manager - e.g.:

npm install datatables.net-bs4
npm install datatables.net-searchbuilder-bs4

Then, to load and initialise the software in your code use:

import DataTable from 'datatables.net-bs4';
import 'datatables.net-searchbuilder-bs4'

new DataTable('#myTable', {
    // initialisation options
});

Documentation

Full documentation and examples for SearchBuilder can be found on the DataTables website.

Bug / Support

Support for DataTables is available through the DataTables forums and commercial support options are available.

Contributing

If you are thinking of contributing code to DataTables, first of all, thank you! All fixes, patches and enhancements to DataTables are very warmly welcomed. This repository is a distribution repo, so patches and issues sent to this repo will not be accepted. Instead, please direct pull requests to the DataTables/SearchBuilder. For issues / bugs, please direct your questions to the DataTables forums.

License

This software is released under the MIT license. You are free to use, modify and distribute this software, but all copyright information must remain.