MultiColumnSorting

Description

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

Options

multiColumnSorting

Source code

multiColumnSorting.multiColumnSorting : boolean | object

The multiColumnSorting option configures the MultiColumnSorting plugin.

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

If you set the multiColumnSorting option to an object, you can set the following MultiColumnSorting plugin options:

Option	Possible settings
`indicator`	`true`: Display the arrow icon in the column header, to indicate a sortable column `false`: Don't display the arrow icon in the column header
`headerAction`	`true`: Enable clicking on the column header to sort the column `false`: Disable clicking on the column header to sort the column
`sortEmptyCells`	`true`: Sort empty cells as well `false`: Place empty cells at the end
`compareFunctionFactory`	A custom compare function

If you set the multiColumnSorting option to an object, you can also sort individual columns at Handsontable's initialization. In the multiColumnSorting object, add an object named initialConfig, with the following properties:

Option	Possible settings	Description
`column`	A number	The index of the column that you want to sort at initialization
`sortOrder`	`'asc'` \| `'desc'`	The sorting order: `'asc'`: ascending `'desc'`: descending

Default: undefined
Example

Methods

clearSort

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multiColumnSorting.clearSort()

Clear the sort performed on the table.

disablePlugin

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multiColumnSorting.disablePlugin()

Disables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

enablePlugin

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multiColumnSorting.enablePlugin()

Enables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

getSortConfig

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multiColumnSorting.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.

Param	Type	Description
[column]	`number`	`optional` Visual column index.

isEnabled

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multiColumnSorting.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 MultiColumnSorting#enablePlugin method is called.

isSorted

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multiColumnSorting.isSorted() ⇒ boolean

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

setSortConfig

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multiColumnSorting.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. Note: Please keep in mind that this method doesn't re-render the table.

Example

Param	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).

sort

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multiColumnSorting.sort(sortConfig)

Sorts the table by chosen columns and orders.

Emits: Hooks#event:beforeColumnSort, Hooks#event:afterColumnSort
Example

Param	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.