# filterFn_weakEquals

# Variable: filterFn\_weakEquals

```ts
const filterFn_weakEquals: <TFeatures, TData>(row, columnId, filterValue) => boolean & object;
```

Defined in: [fns/filterFns.ts:29](https://github.com/TanStack/table/blob/main/packages/table-core/src/fns/filterFns.ts#L29)

Keeps rows whose column value is loosely equal to the filter value.

Uses JavaScript `==` comparison and auto-removes empty filter values. This is
useful for matching string input against numeric row values.

## Type Declaration

### autoRemove()

```ts
autoRemove: (val) => boolean;
```

#### Parameters

##### val

`any`

#### Returns

`boolean`