I am using the DataTables plugin for jQuery and I would like to reorder the columns after the data is loaded. I know I can reorder them upon creating the table.
What I would like to do is to draw the table, load the data from the server and then, based on the response from the server, to reorder the columns.
How can I achieve this?
It is possible to do so by using the DataTables plugin ColReorder. After enabling the plugin the columns can be moved with the fnColReorder(from, to) like this:
var table = jQuery("#table_id").dataTable(settings);
table.fnColReorder(4, 10);//move the 4th column on the 10th position
table.fnAdjustColumnSizing();//a good idea to make sure there will be no displaying issues
But there should be payed some attention when using the column indexes: these are the indexes from within the table's columns array. These means, that the index does not have to match the column's number in the table(some columns can be hidden, according to your specification).
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I have a container that contains data populated from my database as well as data created by the user on another page.
My issue is styling. Currently my page jumbles and the columns are all over the place. They appear to be following the end of the longest column.
Jumbly
I would like for after 3 columns a new row to be created, but I'm not sure how to go about this.
Note/Tricky part:- My users have the option to sort where each Column (Sales, BingBong, Game of Thrones) goes. If they want Game of Thrones first, they can make it the first column. Obviously this messes things up because each column will have a different height at different times
Most everything I've seen squishes all the columns together to create a pinterest-like look. That is not what I want and I know that my design will create white space. That is what I'm being told to create.
UPDATE: Here is my code to show you how I iterate through each of these departments (sales, rainbows n'sprinkles, Game of Thrones, etc).
Hopefully this makes it clear why adding a clearfix div doesn't work in my case
code
http://www.codeply.com/go/jXuoGHHker
This worked brilliantly!!! Works with dynamic data...all I grabbed were the few lines of CSS
In SlickGrid you can enable row reordering (drag and drop). See http://mleibman.github.io/SlickGrid/examples/example9-row-reordering.html
My problem is that once I reorder a row (e.g. put row 3 above row 1) I can't sort the entries anymore. If a column is named "date" and I click on that column, nothing happens. On the other hand, if I do not reorder the rows manually and then sort by column, it works.
I don't mind that the "sort by column" will destroy my manual order. I just want to keep the option to sort it by column after the reorder.
Any tips are appreciated.
(I am using SlickGrid because there's a nice fork which features sticky rows/columns. I haven't found this feature elsewhere, so it's my only option)
When the grid is manually reordered the function subscribed to moveRowsPlugin.onMoveRows is executed. This function is calling grid.setData(data) to update the reordered rows onto the grid. Calling grid.setData(data) overrides the DataView and directly sets the data on the grid. Updates made to the DataView (e.g. sorting) are therefore no longer reflected on the grid.
To resolve this change grid.setData(data) to dataView.setItems(data) in the function subscribed to moveRowsPlugin.onMoveRows (line 364 of the inline JavaScript). I'd also recommend clearing the sort fields so the sort indicator is removed.
//Set updated data in DataView
dataView.setItems(data);
//Clear sort columns
grid.setSortColumns([]);
I have a very big table filled with data
1st - i want to use show/hide columns:
the problem is when my columns pass 10-12 to more it got really slow
for this i gave each a class for the column it is in and call it
for toggle with assocciated anchor().
2nd & 3rd - i want to use fixed headers as my row go way more than 1000's,
as i do this i can not effectively use my search which i wrote it with js
and really is a lightweight code.
PS. plz remember i have a very large json generated table with more than 20 columns and way more than 1000's of rows and i ** CANT USE ANY FRAME WORKS EXCEPT JQUERY AND JQUERYUI **
EDIT: ADDS SOME CODE FOR SHOW/HIDE
$('#columnSelect').on('click', 'li', function(){
var columnTmp = $(this).children('a').text()
$('#dataTable').find('.'+columnTmp).toggle()
})
i have a list of my tags which is also created dynamically with my first ajax call
i got the text of anchor and match it with
then toggle that column tds
I use a combination of two plugins for some of my "large tables"
This is used to format the table, provides sorting and other functionality:
http://www.tablefixedheader.com/fullpagedemo/
And, this provides filtering, this is fast and very effective, it may well help if you have a lot of columns/data. Have a search box or drop down discretely at the top of each column which will allow for filtering on that column and a "quick find" type search box which will search/filter across all columns
http://www.picnet.com.au/picnet-table-filter.html
If you are really jQuery lover then I suggest to go with some free jQuery Grid APIs such as Slick Grid or Flexi Grid
I am trying to find the proper way to dynamically add/remove columns in a GridPanel that uses CellEditing plugin in Ext JS 4.0
I tried to add/remove columns dynamically in a GridPanel, using the HeaderContainer add(), insert(), remove() methods
The problem is that CellEditing plugin stops working correctly when I try to add or remove more than one column:
when existing cell in edit mode the text and cursor is not visible
first newly added column is not editable at all
second added column is editable
Steps to reproduce:
start the page
select cell in the column to insert column position before which to add new column
click add column button and type Name1 in dialog press ok
repeat steps 2-3 Using Name2 as column name
try to edit text in existing Company column and in column Name1 and Name2
You can find the full source code and example here:
http://jsbin.com/otorix/edit#source / http://jsbin.com/otorix/edit#preview
Can you reproduce this behavior?
Can you confirm this as bug?
Or what am I doing wrong?
I will be grateful for any help you can provide
you were right, there was a bug, but apparently it was induced by the way you reconfigured your grid, I added some modifications to your code ( just for the add column) i guess the remove should be fairly easy, so my corrections:
the memory data for the store rangeData was an array , while the reader was expecting an Object with an array inside an items attribute (this didn't seem to cause any errors but it's much clearer this way)
The column reconfigure was the main issue, i removed the part where you create a new column and just write the config for the new column, after that added the new column at the end of your column array, or somewhere in the middle using splice. The reconfigure function on the grid offers the posibility to reconfigure the store and the columns so is safer then adding the newly created column in the header container.
you have the modified code here http://jsbin.com/otorix/17/edit
I have an application (using SlickGrid) where I need to get the column name or id at any time when user clicks on a cell (this pulls up a menu specific to the data in that column/cell). Grid works fine initially but if the column is moved (drag/drop), the column name/id does not follow the drop but remains mapped to it's initial column position.
Has anyone else seen this and, if so, how did you fix it?
Thanks
Are you trying to reuse the list of columns defined in your html code? You should get the list of columns from the grid instead. The following code should do what you are expecting (i.e. printout the name of the column in which you clicked a cell):
grid.onClick.subscribe(function(e,args) {
var allColumns=grid.getColumns();
console.log(allColumns[args.cell].name);
});
You can add that code in one of the examples provided with the source code (say "example3-editing.html"), drag-drop some columns around and check the console after clicking on a cell.