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  Custom Filters
==============

Custom filters combine column metadata, optional custom filter controls, and normalized filter payloads sent to your datasource.

1. Built-In Filter Types
------------------------

Use text, select, multiselect, number, and date filters in column definitions.

 Filterable columns PHP     `Column::make('status', __('Status'))->filterable('select', options: [    'active' => __('Active'),    'archived' => __('Archived'),]);Column::make('created_at', __('Created'))->filterable('date');Column::make('tags', __('Tags'))->filterable('multiselect', options: [    'vip' => __('VIP'),    'new' => __('New'),]);` 

 ```
Column::make('status', __('Status'))->filterable('select', options: [
    'active' => __('Active'),
    'archived' => __('Archived'),
]);

Column::make('created_at', __('Created'))->filterable('date');
Column::make('tags', __('Tags'))->filterable('multiselect', options: [
    'vip' => __('VIP'),
    'new' => __('New'),
]);
```

2. Render Custom Filter Controls
--------------------------------

Use filterRenderer() when you need custom filter UI markup.

 Custom control renderer PHP     `Column::make('state_code', __('State'))    ->filterable('select')    ->filterRenderer('components.datatable.filters.state-by-country');` 

 ```
Column::make('state_code', __('State'))
    ->filterable('select')
    ->filterRenderer('components.datatable.filters.state-by-country');
```

3. Inject Filter Payload Mapping
--------------------------------

Use mapFiltersForDataSource() to normalize custom values before datasource filtering.

 Filter mapping hook PHP     `protected function mapFiltersForDataSource(array $filters): array{    $tagValues = data_get($filters, 'tags.value', []);    if (is_array($tagValues) && !empty($tagValues)) {        $filters['tags']['operator'] = 'in';        $filters['tags']['value'] = array_values($tagValues);    }    return $filters;}` 

 ```
protected function mapFiltersForDataSource(array $filters): array
{
    $tagValues = data_get($filters, 'tags.value', []);

    if (is_array($tagValues) && !empty($tagValues)) {
        $filters['tags']['operator'] = 'in';
        $filters['tags']['value'] = array_values($tagValues);
    }

    return $filters;
}
```

Validate and normalize all custom filter values in mapFiltersForDataSource() to protect downstream query logic.

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