JavaScript Data GridAutofill values

Copy a cell's value into multiple other cells, using the "fill handle" UI element. Configure the direction of copying, and more, through Handsontable's API.

Autofill in all directions
Autofill in a vertical direction only and creating new rows
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Autofill in all directions

Using the tiny square known as the 'fill handle' in the corner of the selected cell, you can drag it (drag-down) to repeat the values from the cell. Double click the fill handle in cell B4 where the value is 30 to fill the selection down to the last value in neighboring column, just like it would in Excel or Google Sheets.

{
    "name": "handsontable",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "",
    "dependencies": {
      "hyperformula": "^2.4.0",
      "handsontable": "14.6"
    }
  }

<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8" />
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
      <title>Handsontable</title>
    </head>
  
    <body>
      <div id="example1" class="hot "></div>
    </body>
  </html>

import './styles.css'
import Handsontable from 'handsontable';
import 'handsontable/dist/handsontable.full.min.css';

const data = [
  ['', 'Tesla', 'Nissan', 'Toyota', 'Honda'],
  ['2017', 10, 11, 12, 13],
  ['2018', 20, 11, 14, 13],
  ['2019', 30, 15, 12, 13],
  ['2020', '', '', '', ''],
  ['2021', '', '', '', ''],
];

const container = document.querySelector('#example1');
const hot = new Handsontable(container, {
  rowHeaders: true,
  colHeaders: true,
  fillHandle: true,
  height: 'auto',
  autoWrapRow: true,
  autoWrapCol: true,
  licenseKey: 'non-commercial-and-evaluation',
});

// or, use `updateData()` to replace `data` without resetting states
hot.loadData(data);

import Handsontable from 'handsontable';
import 'handsontable/dist/handsontable.full.min.css';

const data = [
  ['', 'Tesla', 'Nissan', 'Toyota', 'Honda'],
  ['2017', 10, 11, 12, 13],
  ['2018', 20, 11, 14, 13],
  ['2019', 30, 15, 12, 13],
  ['2020', '', '', '', ''],
  ['2021', '', '', '', ''],
];

const container = document.querySelector('#example1');
const hot = new Handsontable(container, {
  rowHeaders: true,
  colHeaders: true,
  fillHandle: true,
  height: 'auto',
  autoWrapRow: true,
  autoWrapCol: true,
  licenseKey: 'non-commercial-and-evaluation',
});

// or, use `updateData()` to replace `data` without resetting states
hot.loadData(data);

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/handsontable@14.6/dist/handsontable.full.min.js"></script>
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/handsontable@14.6/dist/handsontable.full.min.css" /> 
<script src="https://handsontable.com/docs/scripts/fixer.js"></script>

<div id="example1" class="hot "></div>

Autofill in a vertical direction only and creating new rows

In this configuration, the fill handle is restricted to move only vertically. New rows are automatically added to the bottom of the table by changing autoInsertRow to true.

{
    "name": "handsontable",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "",
    "dependencies": {
      "hyperformula": "^2.4.0",
      "handsontable": "14.6"
    }
  }

<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8" />
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
      <title>Handsontable</title>
    </head>
  
    <body>
      <div id="example2" class="hot "></div>
    </body>
  </html>

import './styles.css'
import Handsontable from 'handsontable';
import 'handsontable/dist/handsontable.full.min.css';

const data = [
  ['', 'Tesla', 'Nissan', 'Toyota', 'Honda'],
  ['2017', 10, 11, 12, 13],
  ['2018', 20, 11, 14, 13],
  ['2019', 30, 15, 12, 13],
  ['2020', '', '', '', ''],
  ['2021', '', '', '', ''],
];

const container = document.querySelector('#example2');

new Handsontable(container, {
  data,
  rowHeaders: true,
  colHeaders: true,
  fillHandle: {
    direction: 'vertical',
    autoInsertRow: true,
  },
  height: 'auto',
  autoWrapRow: true,
  autoWrapCol: true,
  licenseKey: 'non-commercial-and-evaluation',
});

import Handsontable from 'handsontable';
import 'handsontable/dist/handsontable.full.min.css';

const data = [
  ['', 'Tesla', 'Nissan', 'Toyota', 'Honda'],
  ['2017', 10, 11, 12, 13],
  ['2018', 20, 11, 14, 13],
  ['2019', 30, 15, 12, 13],
  ['2020', '', '', '', ''],
  ['2021', '', '', '', ''],
];

const container = document.querySelector('#example2');

new Handsontable(container, {
  data,
  rowHeaders: true,
  colHeaders: true,
  fillHandle: {
    direction: 'vertical',
    autoInsertRow: true,
  },
  height: 'auto',
  autoWrapRow: true,
  autoWrapCol: true,
  licenseKey: 'non-commercial-and-evaluation',
});

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/handsontable@14.6/dist/handsontable.full.min.js"></script>
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/handsontable@14.6/dist/handsontable.full.min.css" /> 
<script src="https://handsontable.com/docs/scripts/fixer.js"></script>

<div id="example2" class="hot "></div>

JavaScript Data GridAutofill values

Autofill in all directions

Autofill in a vertical direction only and creating new rows

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