ui.datatable

An editable table that can easily display huge data sets.

The component is full of various possibilities: filtering, sorting, pagination, editing, navigation, drag-and-drop, internationalization, export to PDF, Excel etc. It also provides the dynamic mode for handling thousands of records in a fast way. Check datatable documentation for more detailed description.

Constructor

var datatable = webix.ui({
    view:"datatable", 
    columns:[
        { id:"rank",    header:"",              width:50},
        { id:"title",   header:"Film title",    width:200},
        { id:"year",    header:"Released",      width:80},
        { id:"votes",   header:"Votes",         width:100}
    ],
    data: [
        { id:1, title:"The Shawshank Redemption", year:1994, votes:678790, rank:1},
        { id:2, title:"The Godfather", year:1972, votes:511495, rank:2}
    ]
});

Where to start

Methods
add adds an item to the store
addCellCss adds a css class to the cell
addCss applied CSS class to a component item
addRowCss adds a css class to the row
addSelectArea adds a select area
addSpan adds a colspan or a rowspan to the datatable
adjust adjusts the component to the size of the parent HTML container
adjustColumn adjusts a column to the width of the content
adjustRowHeight adjusts row height to cell content
attachEvent attaches the handler to an inner event of the component
bind binds components
blockEvent temporarily blocks triggering of ALL events of the calling object
callEvent calls an inner event
clearAll removes all items from the component
clearCss removes CSS class from all items
clearSelection clears selection
clearValidation removes all validation marks from the component
closeSub closes a subrow or a subview for an item with the given id
collectValues returns an array of unique values of the specified column
columnId returns the id of the column at the specified index
copy copies an item to the same or another object
count returns the number of currently visible items
define redefines a single configuration property (or a object with properties)
destructor destructs the calling object
detachEvent detaches a handler from an event (which was attached before by the attachEvent method)
disable disables the calling view (makes it dimmed and unclickable)
eachColumn iterates over all visible columns in the table
eachRow iterates over all rows in the table
edit enables the edit mode for the specified item
editCancel cancels the edit mode and closes all opened editors. The component remains editable.
editCell enables the edit mode for the specified cell
editColumn enables the edit mode for the specified column
editNext closes the current editor and opens one in the next cell of the row
editRow enables the edit mode for the specified row
editStop stops the edit mode and closes all opened editors. The component remains editable.
enable enables the calling view that was disabled by the 'disable' method
exists checks whether an item with the specified ID exists
filter filters the component
filterByAll refilters DataTable by all specified filters
find returns all rows that match the criterion, or only the first one
focusEditor moves focus to the active editor
freezeRow fixes a row at the top of the datatable at runtime
getAllSelectAreas returns an object that contains configuration objects of all select areas in the datatable
getChildViews returns child views of the calling component
getColumnConfig returns the configuration object of the specified column
getColumnIndex returns the index of the column with the specified id
getColumns returns an array of columns
getCss returns the className of a cell
getEditState returns info about active editor object
getEditor returns an editor object
getEditorValue returns the value of the active (currently open) editor
getFilter returns the filter object that is used to filter the values of the specified column
getFirstId returns the ID of the first item
getFooterNode returns an HTML element of the column footer
getFormView returns master form for the input
getHeaderContent returns a set of helpers for header content manipulation
getHeaderNode returns an HTML element of the column header
getIdByIndex returns the ID of the item with the specified index
getIndexById returns the index of the item with the specified ID
getItem gets the object of the data item with the specified ID
getItemNode returns HTML element of the item
getLastId returns the ID of the last item
getNextId returns the ID of an item that is after the specified item, either directly after or after a number of items (defined by the step)
getNode returns the main HTML container for the calling object
getPage returns the currently visible page in case of paged view
getPager returns the pager object associated with the component
getParentView returns the parent view of the component
getPrevId returns the ID of an item that is before the specified item, either directly before or before a number of items (defined by the step)
getScrollState returns the current position of scrolls
getSelectArea returns the object of the select area
getSelectedId returns the selected elements ids
getSelectedItem gets an object of the selected data item
getSpan returns the config array for a span or null, if there are no spans
getSpanNode returns the HTML element of a spanned cell
getState returns the current state of the view
getSubView returns the subview of the item with the given id
getText returns the text value of a cell
getTopParentView returns the top parent view
getVisibleCount counts visible rows
group groups data by the specified data property
hasCss checks if item has specific css class
hasEvent checks whether the component has the specified event handler
hide hides the view
hideColumn hides the specified column
hideOverlay hides the previously defined overlay
ignoreUndo calls a function that will be ignored in the undo history track
isColumnVisible returns false if the column is hidden
isEnabled checks whether the view is enabled
isSelected returns true if the related record is selected
isVisible checks whether the view is visible
load loads data from an external data source
loadNext sends a request to load the specified number of records to the end of the client-side dataset or to the specified position
locate converts an HTML node or event object to in-table position
mapCells applies the callback to a range of cells
mapEvent routes events from one object to another
mapSelection executes a method for all cells in the currently selected block
markSorting marks the sorted column with arrow (asc/desc) in the header
move moves the specified item to a new position
moveBottom moves the specified item to the last position
moveColumn moves a column to different position
moveDown increases the item index and moves the item to the new position
moveSelection moves selection in the specified direction
moveTop moves the specified item to the first position
moveUp decreases the item index and moves the item to the new position
openSub opens a subrow or subview for an item with the given id
parse loads data to the component from an inline data source
queryView returns inner element/elements of a widget that correspond(s) to the defined parameters
refresh repaints the whole view or a certain item
refreshColumns refreshes the structure of DataTable
refreshFilter rebuilds the list of options in the select filter
refreshSelectArea refreshes the selected area in the DataTable
registerFilter adds an external filter for a particular column or data field
remove removes the specified item/items from datastore
removeCellCss removes a css class from the cell of datatable
removeCss removes CSS class from a component item
removeRowCss removes a css class from the row
removeSelectArea removes a select area
removeSpan removes a rowspan/colspan from the datatable
removeUndo removes history about all the operations made to an item
render renders the specified item or the whole component
resize adjusts the view to a new size
resizeSubView adjusts the row size to the size of a subview
scrollTo scrolls the view to the defined position
select selects the specified element
selectAll selects all cells in the DataTable
selectRange selects the specified range of elements
serialize serializes data to an array of JSON objects
setColumnWidth sets the width of the specified column
setPage makes the specified page visible (assuming that the pager was defined )
setRowHeight sets the height of the specified row
setState restores the specified state
show makes the component visible
showCell scrolls the table (if needed) to make the specified cell visible
showColumn shows the column that was previously hidden by method 'hideColumn'
showColumnBatch shows or hides a group of columns
showItem scrolls the table to make the specified row visible
showItemByIndex scrolls the table to make the specified row visible
showOverlay shows the overlay message over the body of DataTable
sort sorts datastore
sync allows syncing two copies of data (all or just a part of it) from one DataCollection to another
unbind breaks "bind" link
unblockEvent cancels events blocking that was enabled by the 'blockEvent' command
undo reverts the previously made change in the component
ungroup ungroups data
unselect cancels selection of the specified element
unselectAll unselects all selected cells in a datatable
updateItem updates the data item with new properties
validate validates one record or all dataset against the validation rules
validateEditor validates data in currently active editor
waitSave allows to catch the moment when a data operation was saved to the server
Events
onAfterAdd fires after adding an item to the datastore
onAfterAreaAdd fires after a select area was added
onAfterAreaRemove fires after a select area was removed
onAfterBlockSelect occurs after block selection
onAfterColumnDrop fires after the column has been dragged and dropped to the target position
onAfterColumnDropOrder fires after the column order was changed with drag-and-drop
onAfterColumnHide fires after a column was hidden in a datatable
onAfterColumnShow fires when a column is shown in datatable
onAfterContextMenu fires after the context menu was called in the item area
onAfterDelete fires after an item is removed
onAfterDrop fires after drag-n-drop was finished
onAfterEditStart fires after edit operation was initiated, editor opened and ready for input
onAfterEditStop fires after the edit operation is finished
onAfterFilter occurs after a datatable was filtered via built-in filters
onAfterLoad fires after data loading is complete
onAfterRender occurs each time after the view is rendered
onAfterScroll occurs when some webix view has been scrolled
onAfterSelect fires after a cell is selected
onAfterSort fires after sorting dataset
onAfterUnSelect fires after a cell is unselected
onAreaDrag fires when area selection is started
onBeforeAdd fires before adding an item to the datastore
onBeforeAreaAdd fires before a select area is added
onBeforeAreaRemove fires before a select area is removed
onBeforeBlockSelect event occurs before block selection
onBeforeColumnDrag fires the moment you start dragging the column from its source position
onBeforeColumnDrop fires the moment you drop the column to its target position
onBeforeColumnDropOrder fires the moment you drop the column over the target area
onBeforeColumnHide fires before a column is hidden in a datatable
onBeforeColumnShow fires before a column is shown in a datatable
onBeforeContextMenu fires before the context menu is called in the item area
onBeforeDelete fires before an item is removed
onBeforeDrag fires before the mouse button is pressed and the cursor is moved over a draggable item
onBeforeDragIn fires before a dragged element is moved over the droppable area
onBeforeDrop fires before a dragged element is released over the droppable area
onBeforeDropOut fires before a dragged element is released over the droppable area outside the source widget
onBeforeEditStart fires before edit operation is initiated
onBeforeEditStop fires before the edit stop command is received
onBeforeFilter called before data are filtered
onBeforeLoad fires immediately before data loading has started
onBeforeRender occurs each time before a view is rendered
onBeforeSelect fires before a cell is selected
onBeforeSort fires before sorting of the dataset
onBeforeUnSelect fires before a cell is unselected
onBindRequest fires when the component is ready to receive data from the master component
onBlur fires when focus is moved out of the view
onCheck fires when a checkbox is checked or unchecked in the datatable item
onCollectValues fires after a datatable has collected options
onColumnGroupCollapse fires when grouped columns are either collapsed or expanded
onColumnResize fires when the width of a column was changed
onDataRequest fires when data from the server is requested for linear data structures (List, DataTable, DataView etc.) to implement dynamic data loading
onDataUpdate fires when a data item is being updated
onDestruct occurs when component destroyed
onDragOut fires when a dragged element is moved outside of the droppable area
onEditorChange fires when the native oninput event occurs for an HTML input (select, text)
onEnter fires when the Enter key has been pressed
onFocus fires when a view gets focus
onHeaderClick fires on clicking the column header
onItemClick fires when a component item was clicked
onItemDblClick fires when a component item was double-clicked
onItemSingleClick allows distinguishing between single and double-click events
onKeyPress occurs when keyboard key is pressed for the control in focus
onLiveEdit fires when data was changed in the editor
onLoadError fires when an error occurs during data loading (invalid server side response)
onLongTouch fires on holding finger in some position for a certain period of time
onMouseMove fires when the mouse was moved over the specified component
onMouseMoving fires when the mouse was moved over the component
onMouseOut fires when the mouse was moved out from the specified item
onPaste fires when the clipboard is enabled and the user presses CTRL+V keys combination
onResize fires when the width or height of DataTable was changed
onRowResize fires when the height of a row was changed
onScrollX fires when the user scrolls the table left or right
onScrollY fires when the user scrolls the table up or down
onSelectChange fires when selection is changed in a DataTable
onStructureLoad fires when the structure of DataTable (columns configuration) is initialized
onStructureUpdate fires when the structure of a datatable was changed (a column was added, hidden or reconfigured)
onSubViewClose fires after a subview or a subrow is closed
onSubViewCreate fires after a subview was created
onSubViewOpen fires after a subview or a subrow is opened
onSubViewRender fires each time a subview is rendered
onSwipeX occurs on a horizontal swipe movement
onSwipeY occurs on a vertical swipe movement
onSyncScroll fires during scrolling on touch devices
onTabFocus fires after a tab focus has been changed
onTimedKeyPress fires after typing has been finished in the field
onTouchEnd occurs when the touch event is ended
onTouchMove occurs during touch movement
onTouchStart fires when some webix view has been touched
onValidationError fires when newly loaded/added/edited data fail to pass validation
onValidationSuccess fires after the newlyloaded/added/edited data has passes validation successfully
onViewResize fires when the size of a view has been changed by resizer
onViewShow fires when any hidden view is shown
Properties
animate defines the type of animation, with which the view is shown, if it is a Multiview cell
areaselect enables/disables area selection
autoConfig datatable adjust configuration to the data
autoheight adjusts the height of Datatable to the its content
autowidth adjusts the width of Datatable to its content
blockselect enables/disables block selection
borderless used to hide the component borders
checkboxRefresh controls behavior of checkbox editors in grid
clipboard enables/disables clipboard support on desktop devices
columnWidth defines the default width for columns (in pixels)
columns configures columns of the table
container an HTML container (or its ID) where the component should be initialized
css the name of the CSS class or the object with styles that will be applied to the view container
data JavaScript array containing data for the component
dataFeed alternative data source for filtered and bound data
datafetch defines the number of records that will be loaded into datatable during the next dynamic loading call
datathrottle sets the polling interval (the time period between the completion of a network request and the next request for data)
datatype the type of loaded data
delimiter sets CSV delimiters for clipboard operations
disabled indicates whether an item is enabled
drag enables or disables drag-and-drop
dragColumn enables drag-and-drop support for columns
dragscroll enables autoscroll of the component during drag-n-drop
editMath enables formula editing
editValue defines which data item is editable (in case of several data items in the cell/line)
editable allows/denies editing in the view
editaction defines the action on which editors will be opened
externalData allows defining custom 'move' logic for the component.
filterMode defines filtering rules in tree-like components
fixedRowHeight defines whether the height should be fixed for all rows or can vary
footer enables/disables the footer in DataTable (disabled, by default)
form linked form
gravity sets the view gravity
header enables/disables the header in DataTable (enabled, by default)
headerRowHeight sets the height of the header and footer rows
headermenu adds a header menu that helps to control the column visibility
height sets the height of the component
hidden defines whether the view will be hidden initially
hover defines a css class for a row-hover in the datatable
id the ID of a widget
keyPressTimeout a delay between the key press and the action
leftSplit the number of the columns fixed to left side of the table (works for the Split Mode)
liveValidation enables validation during cell editing
loadahead sets the number of items that will be loaded on each scroll movement
map defines data mapping
math enables math formulas in DataTable
maxColumnWidth sets the maximum width for a column
maxHeight sets the maximum height for the view
maxRowHeight sets the maximum height for a row
maxWidth sets the maximum width for the view
minColumnWidth sets the minimum width for a column
minHeight sets the minimal height for the view
minRowHeight sets the minimum height for a row
minWidth sets the minimal width for the view
mouseEventDelay the delay between a real mouse action and invoking the related events
multiselect enables the multi selection mode
navigation activates the selection keyboard navigation
on allows attaching custom handlers to inner events of the component
onClick attaches a click handler for component parts with the specified CSS class
onContext a property used to define custom context-click (right click) handlers for elements in the DataTable cells
onDblClick attaches a dblclick behavior for component items with the specified CSS class.
onMouseMove attaches a mousemove behavior for component items with the specified CSS class.
pager defines paging configuration (creates a "ui.pager" object)
prerender invokes the full rendering of data
ready the event handler is called just after the component has been completely initialized
removeMissed defines how to treat items in case of reloading
resizeColumn enables/disables horizontal resizing of columns
resizeRow enables/disables vertical resizing of rows
rightSplit sets the number of the columns fixed to the right side of the table (works for the Split Mode)
rowHeight sets the default height for rows
rowLineHeight defines the default line height for a grid row
rules set of validation rules for the component
save defines URLs for data saving
scheme defines schemes for data processing
scroll enables or disables scroll for the datatable
scrollAlignY enables/disables scrolling the table just by whole rows (i.e. you won't be allowed to scroll along the full length of rows)
scrollX enables/disables horizontal scrolling
scrollY enables/disables vertical scrolling
select sets the selection mode in DataTable
sort enables sorting by header click
spans sets span configurations for the datatable
subRowHeight automatically adjusts the subrow height to the size of the text
subrow sets a subrow template
subview adds a subview configuration into datatable
templateCopy sets the template according to which data will be copied to clipboard from each currently selected cell
tooltip sets a popup message next to the item when the cursor points to it
topSplit defines the number of rows that will be "frozen" at the top of datatable
type used for configuring presentation of items
undo enables reverting changes in datatable
undoLimit limit of the number of operations to revert
url the URL which the component will use to load data after its initialization
width sets the width of a widget
yCount defines the height of the datatable in rows
Other
$customPrint generates custom HTML to print instead of the widget HTML and invokes printing
$drag the method is called when a drag operation is initiated
$dragHTML defines how a dragged item will look
$dragIn the method is called when an item is moved into a possible drop landing during dnd
$dragMark called during drag-n-drop, when some item of the component should be marked as an active drop target
$dragOut the method is called when an item is moved out of a possible drop landing during dnd
$drop the method is called when an item is dragged and dropped on a valid target
$dropAllow can be redefined, if you need custom drop rules
$dropHTML defines how the drop area will look before drop
$getSize returns the current size of the component
$height the current height of the view
$scope scope for resolving event and method names
$setNode defines HTML element for the component
$setSize sets the component size
$skin the method which will be called when skin is defined
$tooltipIn shows a tooltip
$tooltipMove defines the tooltip while the cursor moves over a view or an HTML area
$tooltipOut defines the behavior of a tooltip when the cursor is out of the target widget or HTML area
$touch adjusts datatable for correct behavior on touch devices
$view reference to the top HTML element of the view
$width the current width of the view
config all options from the initial component configuration
data inner DataStore
headerContent a collection of active elements that can be placed in the header
name indicates the name of the component (a read-only property)
on_click redefines default click behavior for component items.
on_context a property used to define custom context-click (right click) handlers for elements in widgets
on_dblclick attaches a dblclick behavior for component items with the specified CSS class
on_mouse_move attaches a mouse move behavior for component items with the specified CSS class
waitData eventual result of an asynchronous operation ('promise' object) for the loaded data
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