jQuery plugin to filter through data on a page as you type
###How to use the plugin
Note: As this is a jQuery plugin, you will need to include jQuery prior to using this plugin.
Call liveSearch() on the container you wish to search:
$('.live-search').liveSearch();
The plugin has 4 optional settings -- searchinput, hide, highlight, and highlightcolor
searchinput is the selector for the input field, using the jQuery syntax (# is ID matching, . is class matching)
hide dictates whether or not to hide the elements that do not match
highlight dictates whether or not the matching elements will have background color
highlightcolor is the color for the background if highlight is on
The default settings are:
searchinput: '#search',
hide: true,
highlight: false,
highlightcolor: '#99ff99'
You can call liveSearch and pass in any or all of these settings to change the behaviour of the plugin.
$('.live-search').liveSearch({searchinput: '#filter-input', highlight: true, highlightcolor: '#FFB6C1'});
The plugin runs immediately as the search input changes and will hide all elements within the container that do not contain the search input (case-insensitive).
###Live demo
You can see the plugin live here.
The search runs immediately as the search input changes.
###Copyright and license
Copyright 2013 Jay Huang under the MIT license.