Keep select bindings option

Author: royduin

src/QueryDataTable.php

@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ class QueryDataTable extends DataTableAbstract
      * @var bool
      */
     protected $skipTotalRecords = false;
+    
+    /**
+     * Flag to keep the select bindings.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $keepSelectBindings = false;
 
     /**
      * Can the DataTable engine be created with these parameters.
@@ -130,6 +137,18 @@ public function skipTotalRecords()
 
         return $this;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Keep the select bindings.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function keepSelectBindings()
+    {
+        $this->keepSelectBindings = true;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Count total items.
@@ -187,7 +206,9 @@ protected function prepareCountQuery()
         if (! $this->isComplexQuery($builder)) {
             $row_count = $this->wrap('row_count');
             $builder->select($this->connection->raw("'1' as {$row_count}"));
-            $builder->setBindings([], 'select');
+            if (! $this->keepSelectBindings) {
+                $builder->setBindings([], 'select');
+            }
         }
 
         return $builder;