Text Filter

TextFilter is the simplest filter. It renders a standard text input field and allows users to search for exact strings, partial matches, or use basic comparison operators.

Basic Usage

Pass the column name to the static make() method.

use Kinetics\Filters\TextFilter;

TextFilter::make('email')

Available Operators

By default, the TextFilter supports a wide array of string and numeric operators out of the box:

• equals (Exact match)
• not_equals
• contains (Like %value%)
• starts_with
• ends_with
• <, <=, >, >= (Useful if the text field contains numbers or for alphabetical sorting logic)

The frontend UI will present these options in a dropdown next to the text input so the user can easily switch operators.

API Reference

Method	Description
make(string $key)	Creates a new filter instance.
label(string $label)	Sets the filter label.
column(string $column)	Specifies the database column name if different from the key.
relation(string $relation, string $relationKey)	Explicitly sets the relationship to query.
operators(array $operators)	Overrides the allowed operators for this filter.