sample: filtering table in datatables
by sii_side
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.11/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.10.11/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<table>
<thead>
<tr><td>col A</td><td>con B</td></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>○</td><td>hoge</td></tr>
<tr><td>×</td><td>fuga</td></tr>
<tr><td>×</td><td>piyo</td></tr>
<tr><td>○</td><td>foo</td></tr>
<tr><td>×</td><td>bar</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
JavaScript
var t = $("table").DataTable();
t.column(0).search("×").draw();