Table component set and update filter

[marielb]

Is there a way to call the function that filters the table? When a click action on another graph is fired, I want a parameter to be entered into the search box of my table. I tried including this into the 'click action' property $('#table_allTable_filter input').val("hi"); and it changes the value in the input box but it doesn't trigger the actual search. Any ideas?

[marielb]

nevermind, figured it out.

figure out the variable name of the rendered table (can check the page source. mine was "render_flight_table"). then run this sort of function
render_flight_table.dataTable.fnFilter("hi");