doGlobalSearch() can be used to search a data frame given the search
string typed by the user into the global search box of a
datatable. doColumnSearch() does the same for a vector
given the search string typed into a column filter. These functions are used
internally by the default filter function passed to
dataTableAjax(), allowing you to replicate the search results
that server-side processing returns.
a vector, the type of which determines the expected
search_string format
search_string
a string that determines what to search for. The format
depends on the type of input, matching what a user would type in the
associated filter control.
options
a list of options used to control how searching character
values works. Supported options are regex, caseInsensitive
and (for global search)
smart.