# Search bars

By default our tables have the option to search the text fields of the table, which can be found as a search bar located in the right top corner of the table, in the following example it can be seen how the default configuration has the search bar.

```python
data = [
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 1), 'x': 5, 'y': 5, 'searchA': 'A', 'searchB': 'B'},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 2), 'x': 6, 'y': 5, 'searchA': 'B', 'searchB': 'Z'},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 3), 'x': 4, 'y': 5, 'searchA': 'C', 'searchB': 'W'},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 4), 'x': 7, 'y': 5, 'searchA': 'B', 'searchB': 'T'},
    {'date': dt.date(2021, 1, 5), 'x': 3, 'y': 5, 'searchA': 'A', 'searchB': 'Z'},
]

s.plt.table(data=data, order=0)
```

![Table with enabled search bars](/files/aptiSfXE7q5KEm7ulaSl)

To use the search bar you just need to type the desired value and it automatically searches for the entries that match the value:

<figure><img src="/files/cwR2Ldi2s9IJuEnDYjS0" alt=""><figcaption><p>Result from searching the value B in the column searchA</p></figcaption></figure>

The search bar can be turned off by setting the parameter `search` to `False`.


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