Spreadsheet Headers

This section provides instructions for creating custom headers in spreadsheets and modifying them programmatically. The user can alter the header titles using the context menu or perform a long click on one of the headers.

What's new in Version 11?

Advanced API usage: In the latest update, the internal instance.headers structure within Jspreadsheet has been replaced with instance.cols. This new structure consolidates all column-related information, including references to the DOM elements of each column, into a single, accessible format.

Documentation

Methods

You can update the headers programmatically using the following methods.

Method	Description
getHeaders	Get all headers as an Array of strings or a string separated by commas. @param {mixed} - get all headers a string or as an Array. `getHeader(getAsArray: Boolean) : void`
showHeaders	Show the headers `showHeaders() : void`
hideHeaders	Hide the headers `hideHeaders() : void`
getHeader	Get the header title by column number. @param {mixed} - get the header title by column number starting on zero. `getHeader(column: Number) : void`
setHeader	Set a custom header title. @param {number} - column number starting on zero @param {string} - New title. Empty to reset the headers. `setHeader(colNumber: Number, newValue?: String) : void`

Initial Settings

To customize the headers, you can use the title and tooltip attributes in the column settings.

<script>
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    worksheets: [{
        columns: [
            {
                type: 'text',
                title: 'Country',
                tooltip: 'This is the country',
                width: '300px',
            }
        ]
    }]
});
</script>

Available Events

Event	Description
onchangeheader	When changing the header title. `onchangeheader(worksheet: Object, column: Number, newValue: String, oldValue: String) : void`

Examples

Updates to the headers

The following example starts the spreadsheet with basic headers with the option to update the titles programmatically.

Change the headers programmatically

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<p><select id='col'>
    <option value="0">Column 0</option>
    <option value="1">Column 1</option>
    <option value="2">Column 2</option>
    <option value="3">Column 3</option>
</select>
<input type='button' value='Set' id="btn1" />
<input type='button' value='Get' id="btn2" /></p>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Create the spreadsheet
let table = jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    worksheets: [{
        data: [
            ['BR', 'Cheese', 1],
            ['CA', 'Apples', 0],
            ['US', 'Carrots', 1],
            ['GB', 'Oranges', 0],
        ],
        columns: [
            {
                type: 'autocomplete',
                title: 'Country',
                tooltip: 'Country of origin',
                width: '200px',
                url: '/jspreadsheet/countries'
            },
            {
                type: 'dropdown',
                title: 'Food',
                tooltip: 'Category of food',
                width: '100px',
                source: ['Apples','Bananas','Carrots','Oranges','Cheese']
            },
            {
                type: 'checkbox',
                title: 'Stock',
                tooltip: 'Quantity on stock',
                width: '100px'
            },
            {
                type: 'number',
                title: 'Price',
                tooltip: 'Retail pricing',
                width: '100px'
            },
        ],
    }]
});

document.getElementById("btn1").onclick = () => table[0].setHeader(document.getElementById('col').value)
document.getElementById("btn2").onclick = () => alert(table[0].getHeader(document.getElementById('col').value))
</script>
</html>

import React, {useRef} from "react";
import {Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet} from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

const license = 'MGIzZmVhYTE4NzgwMWMyYTM4YzdmMDdmNzdiZTRiNzI4ZGUwOTcxY2FhNWQ0OWFjOTMxZjRiYzM1YWZkYjc4MmUzNGJmNzUzNzc2NjJlZTAyNTRkZTg5ZjdhZDIzMGQxMjM3ZmRmOTM3MjI3NGZkYzI3NjQ4MDcwNzMzMGFhMzgsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVMk56a3lPVEEyTENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5';

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();
    const select = useRef();
    // Data
    const data = [
        ['BR', 'Cheese', 1],
        ['CA', 'Apples', 0],
        ['US', 'Carrots', 1],
        ['GB', 'Oranges', 0],
    ]
    // Columns settings
    const columns = [
        {
            type: 'autocomplete',
            title: 'Country',
            tooltip: 'Country of origin',
            width: '200px',
            url: 'https://jspreadsheet.com/jspreadsheet/countries'
        },
        {
            type: 'dropdown',
            title: 'Food',
            tooltip: 'Category of food',
            width: '100px',
            source: ['Apples', 'Bananas', 'Carrots', 'Oranges', 'Cheese']
        },
        {
            type: 'checkbox',
            title: 'Stock',
            tooltip: 'Quantity on stock',
            width: '100px'
        },
        {
            type: 'number',
            title: 'Price',
            tooltip: 'Retail pricing',
            width: '100px'
        }
    ];

    // Render component
    return (
        <>
            <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet} license={license}>
                <Worksheet data={data} columns={columns}/>
            </Spreadsheet>
            <select ref={select}>
                <option value="0">Column 0</option>
                <option value="1">Column 1</option>
                <option value="2">Column 2</option>
                <option value="3">Column 3</option>
            </select>
            <input type='button' value='Set'
                   onClick={() => spreadsheet.current[0].setHeader(select.current.value)}/>
            <input type='button' value='Get'
                   onClick={() => spreadsheet.current[0].getHeader(select.current.value)}/>
        </>
    );
}

<template>
  <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet" :license="license">
    <Worksheet :data="data" :columns="columns" />
  </Spreadsheet>
  <select ref="select">
    <option value="0">Column 0</option>
    <option value="1">Column 1</option>
    <option value="2">Column 2</option>
    <option value="3">Column 3</option>
  </select>
  <input type="button" value="Set" @click="setHeader" />
  <input type="button" value="Get" @click="getHeader" />
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from '@jspreadsheet/vue';
import 'jsuites/dist/jsuites.css';
import 'jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css';

const license =
  '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';

// Data
let data = [];
for (let j = 0; j < 50; j++) {
  data[j] = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
    data[j][i] = jspreadsheet.helpers.getColumnNameFromCoords(i, j);
  }
}

export default {
  components: {
    Spreadsheet,
    Worksheet,
  },
  data() {
    // Data
    const data = [
      ['BR', 'Cheese', 1],
      ['CA', 'Apples', 0],
      ['US', 'Carrots', 1],
      ['GB', 'Oranges', 0],
    ];
    // Columns settings
    const columns = [
      {
        type: 'autocomplete',
        title: 'Country',
        tooltip: 'Country of origin',
        width: '200px',
        url: 'https://jspreadsheet.com/jspreadsheet/countries',
      },
      {
        type: 'dropdown',
        title: 'Food',
        tooltip: 'Category of food',
        width: '100px',
        source: ['Apples', 'Bananas', 'Carrots', 'Oranges', 'Cheese'],
      },
      {
        type: 'checkbox',
        title: 'Stock',
        tooltip: 'Quantity on stock',
        width: '100px',
      },
      {
        type: 'number',
        title: 'Price',
        tooltip: 'Retail pricing',
        width: '100px',
      },
    ];

    return {
      columns,
      data,
      license,
    };
  },
  methods: {
    setHeader() {
      const selectedValue = this.$refs.select.value;
      this.$refs.spreadsheet.current[0].setHeader(selectedValue);
    },
    getHeader() {
      const selectedValue = this.$refs.select.value;
      alert(this.$refs.spreadsheet.current[0].getHeader(selectedValue));
    },
  },
};
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Data
let data: any = [];
for (let j = 0; j < 50; j++) {
    data[j] = [];
    for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
        data[j][i] = jspreadsheet.helpers.getColumnNameFromCoords(i, j);
    }
}

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>
        <select #col>
        <option value="0">Column 0</option>
        <option value="1">Column 1</option>
        <option value="2">Column 2</option>
        <option value="3">Column 3</option>
        </select>
        <input type='button' value='Set' (click)="this.worksheets[0].setHeader(this.col.nativeElement.value)" />
        <input type='button' value='Get' (click)="alert(this.worksheets[0].getHeader(this.col.nativeElement.value))" />`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    @ViewChild("col") col: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];
    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
                    ['BR', 'Cheese', 1],
                    ['CA', 'Apples', 0],
                    ['US', 'Carrots', 1],
                    ['GB', 'Oranges', 0],
                ],
                columns: [
                    {
                        type: 'autocomplete',
                        title: 'Country',
                        tooltip: 'Country of origin',
                        width: 200,
                        url: 'https://jspreadsheet.com/jspreadsheet/countries'
                    },
                    {
                        type: 'dropdown',
                        title: 'Food',
                        tooltip: 'Category of food',
                        width: 100,
                        source: ['Apples','Bananas','Carrots','Oranges','Cheese']
                    },
                    {
                        type: 'checkbox',
                        title: 'Stock',
                        tooltip: 'Quantity on stock',
                        width: 100
                    },
                    {
                        type: 'number',
                        title: 'Price',
                        tooltip: 'Retail pricing',
                        width: 100
                    },
                ],
            }]
        });
    }
}

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