Add filterFor function

[paulashfield]

Hi,

I've added a function .filterFor(filterText) - this can be called by other controls to allow filtering of the list be e.g. a select dropdown box.

Hope this is useful to others.

[james-peel]

@paulashfield Do you have a full example for a select using your filterFor method, please?

[paulashfield]

@james-peel sure - Given this HTML:

<ul id="shapes">
  <li>Green Circle</li>
  <li>Red Circle</li>
  <li>Green Square</li>
  <li>Yellow Square</li>
</ul>
<input type="text" id="filter"/> 
<input type="button" id="circles" value="circles"/>

...this script will filter the list for Circles in the button onclick:

var fLF = $('#filter').fastLiveFilter('#shapes', {});

$('#circles').click(function () {
  // Only show the circles
  fLF.filterFor('Circle');
});