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+<?php
+
+namespace DataTables\Editor;
+
+class ColumnSearch
+{
+	static function process($query, $field, $colIdx, $searchTerm, $http)
+	{
+		if (! isset($http['columnSearch'])) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (! isset($http['columnSearch'][$colIdx])) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$colSearch = $http['columnSearch'][$colIdx];
+
+		if ($colSearch['type'] === 'select') {
+			// Absolute search term
+			if ($searchTerm) {
+				$query->where($field->dbField(), $searchTerm);
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		} else if ($colSearch['type'] === 'dateRange') {
+			if ($searchTerm) {
+				$parts = explode('|', $searchTerm);
+
+				if ($parts[0]) {
+					$query->where($field->dbField(), $parts[0], '>=');
+				}
+
+				if ($parts[1]) {
+					$query->where($field->dbField(), $parts[1], '<=');
+				}
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// Text fields can get the default handling
+		return false;
+	}
+}