> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://inertiajs-datatables.eklundlabs.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Searching

### Searchable Columns

To make a column searchable, you must explicitly mark it as searchable by using the `searchable` method.

```php theme={null}
TextColumn::make('name', 'Name')
    ->searchable();
```

### Customizing Search

If you require more advanced search functionality than what is provided by this package, you can customize the search behavior by adding `searchUsing` to your table.
In the following example, the `spatie/laravel-searchable` package is used to implement a custom search.

```php theme={null}
use App\Models\User;
use Eklundlabs\InertiaDatatable\Table;
use Spatie\Searchable\Search;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
use Illuminate\Support\Collection;

class Users extends Table
{
    protected ?string $resource = User::class;

    public function searchUsing(Builder $builder, string $search, Collection $searchableColumns): Builder
    {
        $s = (new Search)
            ->registerModel($this->resource, $searchableColumns->toArray())
            ->limitAspectResults(100)
            ->search($search);

        return $builder->whereIn('id', $s->map->searchable->pluck('id')->toArray());
    }
}
```