Upgrade to version 10


Overview

We tried to keep the best possible compatibility until legacy affected the performance. In those cases, we implemented fundamental changes described in the document below. With that in mind you will get one of the best tools in the market. We have optimized all areas of Jspreadsheet, increasing our test coverage and performance.

What is new?

The highlights for version 10 are:
  • Formula engine based on mapping;
  • Formula Pro integrated with formulajs;
  • Formula Pro supports @ operator and can use column names calculations;
  • Copy formulas cross worksheets;
  • Copy and paste, handler fill includes cell format and style;
  • History to the global level with cascade options;
  • New spreadsheet-level style;
  • We drop support to Jquery syntax; Polyfill is available.
  • Column grouping;
  • Worksheet floating images.

Upgrades

Before you considering upgrade, please be aware that fundamental changes listed below and the impacts that might need on your code.

General changes

Settings

Method Description
textOverflow The textOverflow enables text to overflow into the following cell when there is no data. In version 10, the textOverflow flag now uses the CSS :has. There are known limitations on Firefox, or long text over consecutive blanks.
license worksheet.license and spreadsheet.license are deprecated. Please use jspreadsheet.setLicense(String)
align The cell text align is based on CSS classes.

Events

Event Description
New
When a new error happens.
onerror(spreadsheet: Object, result: Object) => void
Removed
Before the references are changed.
onbeforechangereferences(worksheet: worksheetInstance, affectedTokens: [], deletedTokens: []) => void
Removed
When the references are changed.
onchangereferences(worksheet: worksheetInstance, affectedTokens: [], deletedTokens: []) => void
Removed
Every time data changes.
updateTable(worksheet: worksheetInstance, cell: HTMLElement, x: number, y: number, value: any)

Alternative: oncreatecell() or render()
Updated
Before insert a new row.
onbeforeinsertrow(worksheet: worksheetInstance, affected: Object[]) => boolean | affected[] | void
Updated
After insert a new row.
oninsertrow(worksheet: worksheetInstance, affected: Object[]) => void
Updated
Before insert a new column.
onbeforeinsertcolumn(worksheet: worksheetInstance, affected: Object[]) => boolean | affected[] | void
Updated
After insert a new column.
oninsertcolumn(worksheet: worksheetInstance, affected: Object[]) => void
Updated
Before a row is deleted.
onbeforedeleterow(worksheet: Object, rows: Number[]) => Number[] | Boolean | void
Updated
After a row is deleted.
ondeleterow(worksheet: Object, rows: Number[]) => void
Updated
Before a column is excluded. Return false to cancel the user action.
onbeforedeletecolumn(worksheet: Object, cols: Number[]) => boolean | Number[] | void
Updated
After a column is excluded.
ondeletecolumn(worksheet: Object, cols: Number[]) => void
Updated
Before paste into the spreadsheet.
onbeforepaste(worksheet: worksheetInstance, data: any[], x: number, y: number, properties: object[]) => boolean | []

Methods

Method Description
New
Show the headers of the data grid.
worksheet.showHeaders()
New
Show the headers of the data grid.
worksheet.hideHeaders()
New
Get all validation rules applicable to a cell by its coordinates (x,y).
worksheet.loadValidations(x: Number, y: Number)
New
This method returns true when a cell has not passed all the validations defined for that cell.
worksheet.hasErrors(x: Number, y: Number)
Removed
Reload the data.
worksheet.refresh()
Removed
Move a worksheet tab index position.
worksheet.updateWorksheet(from: Number, to: Number)

Alternative: moveWorksheet(origin: Number, destination: Number, ignoreDomUpdates?: Boolean)
Removed
Reset an internal array.
worksheet.resetArray()
Updated
Get the selected row numbers.
worksheet.getSelectedRows(visibleOnly?: Boolean)
Updated
Get the selected column numbers.
worksheet.getSelectedColumns(visibleOnly?: Boolean)
Updated
Get the selected column numbers.
worksheet.setStyle(cell: string | object, prop?: string, value?: string, forceOverwrite?: boolean)
Updated
Get the meta information
worksheet.getMeta(cellName: String | null)


Style

In order to improve the performance, version 10 brings significant changes to the style management in cells as described in the table below..
Method Description
Style scope While you can still manage cell styles programmatically using the getStyle and setStyle methods, Jspreadsheet now includes a style controller at the spreadsheet level. That allows style strings to be reused across all worksheets.
Toggle behavior Up to version 9, the setStyle method in Jspreadsheet had a toggle behaviour. That behavior is now deprecated.
Overwrite flag When you apply setStyle to a cell, the style passed will be added to any existing style. It is also possible to overwrite all current Styles with a new one using the overwrite flag.


Rows

Updates on the signature of events and methods to make possible manage non-consecutive cells.



Columns

There where several changes and improvements in the columns managements, for example.

  • Insert and delete non-consecutive columns
  • Group a collection of columns
  • render() to transform the value before show to the user.


Formulas

Deprecated Description
worksheet.formula The internal formula control is now deprecated. The formula chain property is part of the cell object worksheet.records[y][x].chain?: Map
onbeforechangereferences This event is deprecated
onchangereferences This event is deprecated
worksheet.updateFormula() This method is deprecated


History

The history feature, which includes undo and redo actions, has been moved from the spreadsheet level to the screen level in the latest version of Jspreadsheet. The main reason for this change is to allow JSS to manage the history of different spreadsheets on the screen that may have relationships with each other, such as cross-formula calculations.
Deprecated Description
worksheet.resetHistory() Please use jspreadsheet.history.reset()
worksheet.setHistory() Please use jspreadsheet.history()


Jquery Polyfill

If you wish to continue using jQuery with Jspreadsheet version 10, please follow the guide below. We have provided a sample code block for your convenience.
// Jquery Support
if (typeof(jQuery) !== 'undefined') {
    (function($){
        $.fn.jspreadsheet = $.fn.jexcel = function(mixed) {
            var container = $(this).get(0);
            if (! container.jspreadsheet) {
                return J($(this).get(0), arguments[0]);
            } else {
                if (typeof(arguments[0]) == 'number') {
                    var n = arguments[0];
                    var i = 2;
                } else {
                    var n = 0;
                    var i = 1;
                }
                return container.jspreadsheet[n][mixed].apply(
                    container.jspreadsheet[n],
                    Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, i)
                );
            }
        };
    })(jQuery);
}