JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.19/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
  <script src="test2.js"></script>
  <script src="mFilter.js"></script>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="test.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.19/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
</head>
<body>
  <table id="mytable"></table>
  <button id="mybutton">Search for apple and vegies</button>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript

var srcData = [
	{name:"apple", category:"fruit"},
  {name:"apples", category:"fruit"},
  {name:"cabage", category:"vegiesssss"},
  {name:"apple", category:"vegie"},
  {name:"bapple", category:"carrot"},
  {name:"pear", category:"bvegie"} ,
  {name:"pear", category:"vegie"}    
];

var dataTable = $('#mytable').DataTable({
	sDom: 't',
  data: srcData,
  columns: [
  	{data: 'name', title: 'Name'},
    {data: 'category', title: 'Category'}
 ]
});

$.fn.DataTable.ext.search.push(function(settings, searchData, index, rowData){
	if(rowData.name == searchData[0] || rowData.category == searchData[1]) return true;
  else return false;
});

$('#mybutton').on('click', function(){
	dataTable.search('(^apple | vegie$)', true, false).draw();
});