JavaScript Data Grid ManualColumnResize

In this article

• Description
• Options
  • manualColumnResize
• Methods
  • clearManualSize
  • destroy
  • disablePlugin
  • enablePlugin
  • isEnabled
  • loadManualColumnWidths
  • saveManualColumnWidths
  • setManualSize
  • updatePlugin

Description

This plugin allows to change columns width. To make columns width persistent the Options#persistentState plugin should be enabled.

The plugin creates additional components to make resizing possibly using user interface:

• handle - the draggable element that sets the desired width of the column.
• guide - the helper guide that shows the desired width as a vertical guide.

Options

manualColumnResize

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manualColumnResize.manualColumnResize : boolean | Array<number>

The manualColumnResize option configures the ManualColumnResize plugin.

You can set the manualColumnResize option to one of the following:

Setting	Description
true	Enable the ManualColumnResize plugin
false	Disable the ManualColumnResize plugin
An array	- Enable the ManualColumnResize plugin - Set initial widths of individual columns

Read more:

• Column width: Column stretching

Default: undefined
Example

// enable the `manualColumnResize` plugin
manualColumnResize: true,

// enable the `manualColumnResize` plugin
// set the initial width of column 0 to 40 pixels
// set the initial width of column 1 to 50 pixels
// set the initial width of column 2 to 60 pixels
manualColumnResize: [40, 50, 60],

Methods

clearManualSize

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manualColumnResize.clearManualSize(column)

Clears the cache for the specified column index.

Param	Type	Description
column	number	Visual column index.

destroy

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manualColumnResize.destroy()

Destroys the plugin instance.

disablePlugin

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manualColumnResize.disablePlugin()

Disables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

enablePlugin

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manualColumnResize.enablePlugin()

Enables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

isEnabled

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manualColumnResize.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 ManualColumnResize#enablePlugin method is called.

loadManualColumnWidths

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manualColumnResize.loadManualColumnWidths() ⇒ Array

Loads the previously saved sizes using the persistentState plugin (the Options#persistentState option has to be enabled).

Emits: Hooks#event:persistentStateLoad

saveManualColumnWidths

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manualColumnResize.saveManualColumnWidths()

Saves the current sizes using the persistentState plugin (the Options#persistentState option has to be enabled).

Emits: Hooks#event:persistentStateSave

setManualSize

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manualColumnResize.setManualSize(column, width) ⇒ number

Sets the new width for specified column index.

Param	Type	Description
column	number	Visual column index.
width	number	Column width (no less than 20px).

Returns: number - Returns new width.

updatePlugin

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manualColumnResize.updatePlugin()

Updates the plugin's state.

This method is executed when updateSettings() is invoked with any of the following configuration options:

• manualColumnResize