JavaScript Data Grid ManualColumnMove
Description
This plugin allows to change columns order. To make columns order persistent the Options#persistentState plugin should be enabled.
API:
moveColumn- move single column to the new position.moveColumns- move many columns (as an array of indexes) to the new position.dragColumn- drag single column to the new position.dragColumns- drag many columns (as an array of indexes) to the new position.
Documentation explain differences between drag and move actions.
Please keep in mind that if you want apply visual changes,
you have to call manually the render method on the instance of Handsontable.
The plugin creates additional components to make moving possibly using user interface:
- backlight - highlight of selected columns.
- guideline - line which shows where columns has been moved.
Options
manualColumnMove
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.manualColumnMove : boolean | Array<number>
The manualColumnMove option configures the ManualColumnMove plugin.
You can set the manualColumnMove option to one of the following:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
true | Enable the ManualColumnMove plugin |
false | Disable the ManualColumnMove plugin |
| An array | - Enable the ManualColumnMove plugin- Move individual columns at initialization |
Read more:
Default: undefined
Example
// enable the `ManualColumnMove` plugin
manualColumnMove: true,
// enable the `ManualColumnMove` plugin
// at initialization, move column 0 to 1
// at initialization, move column 1 to 4
// at initialization, move column 2 to 6
manualColumnMove: [1, 4, 6],
Methods
destroy
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.destroy()
Destroys the plugin instance.
disablePlugin
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.disablePlugin()
Disables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.
dragColumn
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.dragColumn(column, dropIndex) ⇒ boolean
Drag a single column to drop index position.
Emits: Hooks#event:beforeColumnMove, Hooks#event:afterColumnMove
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| column | number | Visual column index to be dragged. |
| dropIndex | number | Visual column index, being a drop index for the moved columns. Points to where we are going to drop the moved elements. To check visualization of drop index please take a look at documentation. |
dragColumns
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.dragColumns(columns, dropIndex) ⇒ boolean
Drag multiple columns to drop index position.
Emits: Hooks#event:beforeColumnMove, Hooks#event:afterColumnMove
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| columns | Array | Array of visual column indexes to be dragged. |
| dropIndex | number | Visual column index, being a drop index for the moved columns. Points to where we are going to drop the moved elements. To check visualization of drop index please take a look at documentation. |
enablePlugin
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.enablePlugin()
Enables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.
isEnabled
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.isEnabled() ⇒ boolean
Checks if the plugin is enabled in the handsontable settings. This method is executed in Hooks#beforeInit
hook and if it returns true then the ManualColumnMove#enablePlugin method is called.
isMovePossible
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.isMovePossible(movedColumns, finalIndex) ⇒ boolean
Indicates if it's possible to move columns to the desired position. Some of the actions aren't possible, i.e. You can’t move more than one element to the last position.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| movedColumns | Array | Array of visual column indexes to be moved. |
| finalIndex | number | Visual column index, being a start index for the moved columns. Points to where the elements will be placed after the moving action. To check the visualization of the final index, please take a look at documentation. |
moveColumn
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.moveColumn(column, finalIndex) ⇒ boolean
Moves a single column.
Emits: Hooks#event:beforeColumnMove, Hooks#event:afterColumnMove
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| column | number | Visual column index to be moved. |
| finalIndex | number | Visual column index, being a start index for the moved columns. Points to where the elements will be placed after the moving action. To check the visualization of the final index, please take a look at documentation. |
moveColumns
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.moveColumns(columns, finalIndex) ⇒ boolean
Moves a multiple columns.
Emits: Hooks#event:beforeColumnMove, Hooks#event:afterColumnMove
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| columns | Array | Array of visual column indexes to be moved. |
| finalIndex | number | Visual column index, being a start index for the moved columns. Points to where the elements will be placed after the moving action. To check the visualization of the final index, please take a look at documentation. |
updatePlugin
Source code (opens new window)manualColumnMove.updatePlugin()
Updates the plugin's state.
This method is executed when updateSettings() is invoked with any of the following configuration options: