trigger" a custom filter:
      <pre>$(&#39;table&#39;).trigger(&#39;footable_filter&#39;, {filter: &quot;bob&quot;});</pre>
      </p>
      <p>You can also clear the filter with a "trigger":
      <pre>$(&#39;table&#39;).trigger(&#39;footable_clear_filter&#39;);</pre>
      </p>
      <h4>Filtering API</h4>

      <p>You can also programmatically filter your table:</p>
                <pre>
$(&#39;.filter-api&#39;).click(function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();

    //get the footable filter object
    var 