CollectionController.php - Column Search

CollectionController.php

    public function getMultiFilterSelect()
    {
        return view('datatables.collection.multi-filter-select');
    }

    public function getMultiFilterSelectData()
    {
        $users = User::select(['id', 'name', 'email', 'created_at', 'updated_at'])->get();

        return Datatables::of($users)->make(true);
    }

Javascript

    $('#users-table').DataTable({
        processing: true,
        serverSide: true,
        ajax: 'https://yajratables.tuecus.com/collection/multi-filter-select-data',
        columns: [
            {data: 'id', name: 'id'},
            {data: 'name', name: 'name'},
            {data: 'email', name: 'email'},
            {data: 'created_at', name: 'created_at'},
            {data: 'updated_at', name: 'updated_at'}
        ],
        initComplete: function () {
            this.api().columns().every(function () {
                var column = this;
                var input = document.createElement('input');
                $(input).appendTo($(column.footer()).empty())
                .on('change', function () {
                    var val = $.fn.dataTable.util.escapeRegex($(this).val());

                    column.search(val ? val : '', true, false).draw();
                });
            });
        }
    });