DataTables / DataTables/Plugins
SearchHighlight doesn't work with custom regex
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Description
As per the title. See also pull request #134.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the SearchHighlight implementation and pull request #134, which the issue identifies as related. Reproduce the failure with a custom regular expression, then verify that SearchHighlight applies the expression correctly without breaking its existing behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100