/quicksearch

A jQuery plugin for searching through tables, lists, etc quickly

Primary LanguageJavaScript

jQuery quicksearch plug-in

A jQuery based plug-in for filtering large data sets with user input

Examples

Usage

Note that the usage has changed in the latest version of quicksearch, the code is not backwards compatible, the form and input are not build by the script any more.

$(input_selector).quicksearch(elements_to_search, options);

Example on table rows

/* Example form */
<form>
	<input type="text" id="search">
</form>

/* Example table */
<table>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Test cell</td>
			<td>Another test cell</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.quicksearch.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
	$('input#search').quicksearch('table tbody tr');
</script>

Example on the <th> elements on a table row

$('input#search').quicksearch('table tbody tr', {
	selector: 'th'
});

Example of how to use with JS

var qs = $('input#id_search_list').quicksearch('ul#list_example li');
$('ul#list_example').append('<li>Loaded with Ajax</li>');
qs.cache();

Example of how to use with Ajax

var qs = $('input#search').quicksearch('table tbody tr');
$.ajax({
	'type': 'GET',
	'url': 'index.html',
	'success': function (data) {
		$('table tbody tr').append(data);
		qs.cache();
	}
});

Options

  • delay

    Delay of trigger in milliseconds

  • selector

    A query selector on sibling elements to test

  • stripeRows

    An array of class names to go on each row

  • loader

    A query selector to find a loading element

  • noResults

    A query selector to show if there's no results for the search

  • bind

    Event that the trigger is tied to

  • onBefore

    Function to call before trigger is called

  • onAfter

    Function to call after trigger is called

  • show

    Function that will add styles to matched elements

  • hide

    Function that will add styles to unmatched elements

  • prepareQuery

    Function that transforms text from input_selector into query used by 'testQuery' function

  • testQuery

    Function that tells if a given item should be hidden It takes 3 arguments:
    • query prepared by 'prepareQuery'
    • stripped text from 'selector'
    • element to be potentially hidden

For example:

$('input#search').quicksearch('table tbody tr', {
	'delay': 100,
	'selector': 'th',
	'stripeRows': ['odd', 'even'],
	'loader': 'span.loading',
	'noResults': 'tr#noresults',
	'bind': 'keyup keydown',
	'onBefore': function () {
		console.log('on before');
	},
	'onAfter': function () {
		console.log('on after');
	},
	'show': function () {
		$(this).addClass('show');
	},
	'hide': function () {
		$(this).removeClass('show');
	}
	'prepareQuery': function (val) {
		return new RegExp(val, "i");
	},
	'testQuery': function (query, txt, _row) {
		return query.test(txt);
	}
});

Help make quicksearch better!

If you have a bug fix, the best way to help would be to:

  • Fork the project by clicking "Fork this project" at the top of this page
  • Clone your version of quicksearch from your Github account to your computer
  • Fix and commit the bugs, then push your version to your Github account
  • Click "pull request" at the top of my Github page

I can't promise to answer every question about quicksearch, but please do report bugs here or send me a message on Github.

You can watch quicksearch for updates or follow me on Github and on Twitter.

License

Under the same licenses as the jQuery library itself: http://docs.jquery.com/License

Credits

jQuery quicksearch is made by Rik Lomas at Lomalogue

Thanks to Seth F. for fixes and Krzysiek Goj for the testQuery and prepareQuery option updates