Easy individual column searching (multiple columns)

For anyone looking for a quick solution to filter multiple columns outside of the Datatable structure.

This method simply uses generic form inputs (by class selector), passing in the filtered column index using data-* attributes.

http://jsfiddle.net/kmd1970/jz1zvvr1/

Also If you want to clear the input values when searching globally

$('.filter').on('keyup change', function () {
        //clear global search value
        dtable.search('');
        dtable.column($(this).data('columnIndex')).search(this.value).draw();
});
    
$( ".dataTables_filter input" ).on( 'keyup change',function() {
       //clear all column search values
        dtable.columns().search('');
       //clear all form input values
       $('.filter').val('');
});