uiTableFilter
- jquery plugin for filtering table rows

download
http://plugins.jquery.com/project/uiTableFilter

source code
http://github.com/gregwebs/jquery-uitablefilter

author and license
copyright Greg Weber dual licensed under GPL and MIT

personal demo
http://projects.gregweber.info/demo/flavorzoom.html

outside demo
http://silverwareconsulting.com/index.cfm/2008/10/2/jquery-autofiltering-table
this is a nice example that ties this plugin with the tablesorter plugin

usage

              t = $('table')
              $.uiTableFilter( t, phrase )
            

arguments:

    * jQuery object containing table rows
    * phrase to search for
      - If the phrase contains spaces it will be broken up into separate words that must all match a row

optional arguments:
              $.uiTableFilter( t, phrase, column, ifHidden )

    * column to limit search too (the column title in the table header)
    * ifHidden - callback to execute if one or more elements was hidden