code: void setFilters(Map<Object, Object> filters) {
  
          for (Object column : filters.keySet()) {
              Object filterValue = filters.get(column);
              if ((filterValue != null) && !filterValue.toString().isEmpty() && !m_table.isColumnCollapsed(column)) {
                  m_table.setFilterFieldValue(column, filterValue);
              }
          }
      }
docs: Sets the provided filters.
  @param filters a map "column id -> filter".