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Regex Searching
DataTables has the ability to perform search using regular expressions.
Regex search only works and tested on the following Laravel DB drivers: MySQL, SQLite and Oracle.
To enable regex, you need to explicitly set it on your javascript:
$('#example').dataTable({ processing: true, serverSide: true, ajax: '', 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'}], search: {"regex": true}});