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Hi, Thanks for posting this! I think that this is the sort of situation that a search plug-in would actually be ideally suited: https://datatables.net/manual/plug-ins/search .

Hi, Sorry if sounded dismissive at all last night - that wasn't my intention! The idea with DataTables is that if a feature can be implemented with a plug-in, then...

I was the same after a stint on Sunday night :-). Are you looking to actually remove the rows that have no data completely from the table rather than just...

Hi, Thanks for the feedback. You can use `$.fn.dataTable.ext.classes` to modify the default classes, which is what the Bootstrap [integration does](https://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc/blob/master/js/integration/dataTables.bootstrap4.js#L62). The full lists of classes that can be customised...

The table its self certainly shouldn't be a container, but it does need to be in a container div, which yours apparently is. The `dataTables_wrapper` element had a `container-fluid` class...

Are you able to use JSFiddle or similar to show me the problem?

The table should actually have `width:100%` already. Have you put a container element outside of the table now?

My point is, is there a container at a higher level, or does the DataTable sit in a DOM structure which doesn't have a Bootstrap container. [This thread](https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/comment/133302/#Comment_133302) has discussion...

You are right - I missed that!

Thanks - this does seem like a sensible idea. I'd like to do some tests as it will make regex slower, but frankly I don't really see how that can...