Class: MultiColumnSorting

MultiColumnSorting

This plugin sorts the view by columns (but does not sort the data source!). To enable the plugin, set the
Options#multiColumnSorting property to the correct value (see the examples below).

Example
// as boolean
multiColumnSorting: true

// as an object with initial sort config (sort ascending for column at index 1 and then sort descending for column at index 0)
multiColumnSorting: {
  initialConfig: [{
    column: 1,
    sortOrder: 'asc'
  }, {
    column: 0,
    sortOrder: 'desc'
  }]
}

// as an object which define specific sorting options for all columns
multiColumnSorting: {
  sortEmptyCells: true, // true = the table sorts empty cells, false = the table moves all empty cells to the end of the table (by default)
  indicator: true, // true = shows indicator for all columns (by default), false = don't show indicator for columns
  headerAction: true, // true = allow to click on the headers to sort (by default), false = turn off possibility to click on the headers to sort
  compareFunctionFactory: function(sortOrder, columnMeta) {
    return function(value, nextValue) {
      // Some value comparisons which will return -1, 0 or 1...
    }
  }
}

// as an object passed to the `column` property, allows specifying a custom options for the desired column.
// please take a look at documentation of `column` property: https://docs.handsontable.com/pro/Options.html#columns
columns: [{
  multiColumnSorting: {
    indicator: false, // disable indicator for the first column,
    sortEmptyCells: true,
    headerAction: false, // clicks on the first column won't sort
    compareFunctionFactory: function(sortOrder, columnMeta) {
      return function(value, nextValue) {
        return 0; // Custom compare function for the first column (don't sort)
      }
    }
  }
}]```

Methods

clearSort()

Clear the sort performed on the table.

disablePlugin()

Disables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

enablePlugin()

Enables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

getSortConfig(column){undefined|Object|Array}

Get sort configuration for particular column or for all sorted columns. Objects contain column and sortOrder properties.

Note: Please keep in mind that returned objects expose visual column index under the column key. They are handled by the sort function.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
column Number optional

Visual column index.

Returns: {undefined|Object|Array}

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 than the MultiColumnSorting#enablePlugin method is called.

Returns: {Boolean}

isSorted(){Boolean}

Checks if the table is sorted (any column have to be sorted).

Returns: {Boolean}

setSortConfig(sortConfig)

Warn: Useful mainly for providing server side sort implementation (see in the example below). It doesn't sort the data set. It just sets sort configuration for all sorted columns.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
sortConfig undefined | Object | Array

Single column sort configuration or full sort configuration (for all sorted columns).
The configuration object contains column and sortOrder properties. First of them contains visual column index, the second one contains
sort order (asc for ascending, desc for descending).

Example
beforeColumnSort: function(currentSortConfig, destinationSortConfigs) {
  const columnSortPlugin = this.getPlugin('multiColumnSorting');

  columnSortPlugin.setSortConfig(destinationSortConfigs);

  // const newData = ... // Calculated data set, ie. from an AJAX call.

  // this.loadData(newData); // Load new data set.

  return false; // The blockade for the default sort action.
}```

sort(sortConfig)

Sorts the table by chosen columns and orders.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
sortConfig undefined | Object | Array

Single column sort configuration or full sort configuration (for all sorted columns).
The configuration object contains column and sortOrder properties. First of them contains visual column index, the second one contains
sort order (asc for ascending, desc for descending).

Note: Please keep in mind that every call of sort function set an entirely new sort order. Previous sort configs aren't preserved.

Fires:
Example
// sort ascending first visual column
hot.getPlugin('multiColumnSorting').sort({ column: 0, sortOrder: 'asc' });

// sort first two visual column in the defined sequence
hot.getPlugin('multiColumnSorting').sort([{
  column: 1, sortOrder: 'asc'
}, {
  column: 0, sortOrder: 'desc'
}]);