Feature Request: Filtering in Table component - very common problem

When you click on "Multiple-Column Sort" option, it brings up a sort box with a drop down of all columns where you can select up to 3 columns/field and decide what sorting to use. Right?

So, can we have a "Multiple-Column Filter/Search" option, similar to sort, where users can select up to 3 fields from the drop down, and enter its value. Upon submission, it should narrow down the filter the table rows based on the filter.

I think its a feature that most web apps can use. This way, we will not necessarily need Lecene or custom searching. This will make JSC table component, the best one out there compared to Rational/VS.NET. It already has built-in pagination and sorting. Why not add filtering too?

Thanks

Sabir

[750 byte] By [Sabir] at [2007-11-26 9:34:47]