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Columns Types

The column settings define the behavior of all cells in that column. It is possible to specify the input data type and many other properties such as read-only, masks, render, and much more. There are several methods and events related to the columns.

Documentation

Methods

The following methods interact with the columns programmatically.

Method Description
getWidth Get the column width or the width of all columns.
getWidth(colNumber?: Number) => number | array
setWidth Set the column width.
setWidth(colNumber: Number, width: Number) => void
getColumnIdByName Get the column position number by name.
getColumnIdByName(cellName: String) => Number
getColumn Get the column settings by number.
getColumn(colNumber: Number) => Object
getColumnIdByName Get the column position number by name.
getColumnIdByName(cellName: String) => Number
getPrimaryKey Get a column in which the primaryKey property is defined as true. Return false if no column is defined as the primaryKey
getPrimaryKey() => mixed
getSelectedColumns Get the selected columns.
getSelectedColumns() => Array
moveColumn Change the position of one column.
moveColumn(columnNumber: Number, newPositionNumber: Number) => void
insertColumn Create one or more new columns.
insertColumn(mixed: Mixed, columnNumber: Number, insertBefore: Boolean, properties: Array, data: Array) => void
@param {number|array} - number of columns to be added | array with the data to be added (it will create a new single column with this data)
@param {number?} columnNumber - The new column reference position | null refers to the last column in the spreadsheet
@param {boolean} insertBefore - The new column(s) should be included before or after the columnNumber defined
@param {array} properties - Array with the new columns settings
@param {array} data - Array with the new column data
deleteColumn Delete one or more columns.
deleteColumn(columnNumber: Number, numOfColumns: Number) => void
@param {number} columnNumber - Which column should be excluded starting on zero
@param {number} numOfColumns - Number of columns to be excluded from the defined column reference
showColumn Show a column by number.
showColumn(columnNumber: Number) => void
@param {number} columnNumber - Show column by the number
hideColumn Hide a column by number.
hideColumn(columnNumber: Number) => void
@param {number} columnNumber - Hide column by the number
showIndex Show the index column for the spreadsheet.
showIndex() => void
hideIndex Hide the index column for the spreadsheet.
hideIndex(columnNumber: Number) => void
getProperties Get the column settings by number.
getProperties(colNumber: Number) => object
setProperties Set the column settings by number.
setProperties(colNumber: Number, Properties: Object) => object

Events

There are several events related to the column in your spreadsheet. There are a few onbefore events you can use to intercept, validate or cancel a user action.

Event Description
onbeforeinsertcolumn onbeforeinsertcolumn(worksheet: Object, columnNumber: Number, numOfColumns: Number, insertBefore: Boolean) => Boolean
Before a new column is inserted. Return false to cancel the user action.
oninsertcolumn oninsertcolumn(worksheet: Object, columnNumber: Number, numOfColumns: Number, historyRecords: Array, insertBefore: Boolean)
After a new column is inserted.
onbeforedeletecolumn onbeforedeletecolumn(worksheet: Object, columnNumber: Number, numOfColumns: Number)
Before a column is excluded. Return false to cancel the user action.
ondeletecolumn ondeletecolumn(worksheet: Object, columnNumber: Number, numOfColumns: Number, affectedDOMElements: Array, historyProperties: Array, cellAttributes: Array)
After a column is excluded.
onmovecolumn onmovecolumn(worksheet: Object, origin: Number, destination: Number)
After a column is moved to a new position.
onresizecolumn onresizecolumn(worksheet: Object, column: Mixed, width: Mixed, oldWidth: Mixed)
After a column width change for one or more columns.
oncreatecolumn oncreatecolumn(worksheet: Object, columnNumber: number, td: HTMLElement, options: Object)
When a new column is created.

Initial Settings

The following column-related properties are available through the initialization of the online spreadsheet.

Property Description
allowInsertColumn: boolean Enable the user to enter new columns. Default: true
allowManualInsertColumn: boolean A new column is automatically inserted when the user presses the tab key in the last column. Default: true
allowDeleteColumn: boolean Allow the user to delete columns. Default: true
allowRenameColumn: boolean Allow the user to rename columns. Default: true
columnDrag: boolean Allow the user to change the position of one column by dragging and dropping. Default: true
columnSorting: boolean Allow the user to sort columns. Default: true
columnResize: boolean Allow the user to resize columns. Default: true
defaultColWidth: number The default column width. Default: 100px (version 8+) or 50px (version7 and before).
~~defaultColAlign: string~~ ~~The default column text alignment. Default: center.~~ Deprecated from v8.2.0+ (the default is based on a CSS class)
minSpareCols: number The mandatory number of blank columns at the end of the spreadsheet. Default: none.

Available properties

Please bear in mind that each column type can hold specific properties. The following are the most commonly available.

Property Description
type: string|function Defines the column type. Can be a string to define a native editor, or a method to define the custom editor plugin.
title: string Defines the column header title.
name: string The name or a path of a property when the data is a JSON object.
tooltip: string Defines the onmouseover tooltip for the column header.
width: string Defines the width of a cell in pixels. Default: 100px
visible: boolean Visibility of the column.
align: string Text alignment: left|center|right. Default: center
filterOptions: function A method to overwrite the column definitions in real-time just before the cell edition.
url: string Load the items in the dropdown from a remote URL.
source: array Defines the items in the dropdown and autocomplete column type.
multiple: boolean Defines whether the dropdown or autocomplete accept multiple options.
delimiter: character Defines the dropdown delimiter. Default: ';'
mask: string Defines the input mask for the data cell.
decimal: string Decimal representation character.
truncate: number Truncate the string in the cell by any number of characters.
disabledMaskOnEdition: boolean Disable the mask when editing.
render: string|function Defines a renderer method or rule for the cell content.
format: string Defines the format of the date or numbers in the cell. Default for the calendar: DD/MM/YYYY

For more valid calendar formats, please visit the JavaScript calendar quick reference
options: object Extended configuration for one column.
readOnly: boolean The column is read-only
process: boolean Process the raw data when copied or downloaded. Default: true
autoCasting: boolean Try to extract numbers from a string. Default: true
shiftFormula: boolean To update formulas on data cloning when the column is a custom editor. Default: true
wrap: boolean Wrap the text inside the column.

Examples

A basic spreadsheet and a few programmatic methods available.

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v8/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v8/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />

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

<ol class='example cursor'>
    <li><a id="insertColumnButton">Insert a new blank column at the end</a></li>
    <li><a id="insertTwoColumnsButton">Insert two new blank columns at the beginning</a></li>
    <li><a id="insertColumnWithValuesButton">Click to insert a new column with pre-populated values at the end of the table</a></li>
    <li><a id="deleteColumnButton">Click to delete the last column</a></li>
    <li><a id="moveColumnButton">Click to move the first column to the third position</a></li>
    <li><a id="hideColumnButton">Hide the first column</a></li>
    <li><a id="showColumnButton">Show the first column</a></li>
</ol>

<script>
// Set the JSS spreadsheet license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Create the spreadsheet
let worksheets = jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    worksheets: [{
        data: [
            ['US', 'Cheese', 1000 ],
            ['CA', 'Apples', 1200 ],
            ['CA', 'Carrots', 2000 ],
            ['BR', 'Oranges', 3800 ],
        ]
    }],
});

// Add onclick events programmatically
document.getElementById('insertColumnButton').onclick = () => worksheets[0].insertColumn();
document.getElementById('insertTwoColumnsButton').onclick = () => worksheets[0].insertColumn(2, 0, 1);
document.getElementById('insertColumnWithValuesButton').onclick = () => worksheets[0].insertColumn(['0.99', '1.22', '3.11', '2.21']);
document.getElementById('deleteColumnButton').onclick = () => worksheets[0].deleteColumn();
document.getElementById('moveColumnButton').onclick = () => worksheets[0].moveColumn(0, 2);
document.getElementById('hideColumnButton').onclick = () => worksheets[0].hideColumn(0);
document.getElementById('showColumnButton').onclick = () => worksheets[0].showColumn(0);
</script>
</html>