Spreadsheet Comments

Adding comments in the spreadsheet cells is part of the JSS native methods. This section covers the related methods and events for interacting with the spreadsheet comments.

Documentation

Methods

The following methods can be used to get or set comments in one or multiple cells.

Method	Description
getComments	Get comments from a cell or from the whole table. `spreadsheet.getComments(cellName: String \| null)` @Param mixed - cell identification or null for the whole table.
setComments	Add comment to one or multiple cells. `spreadsheet.setComments(cellName: Mixed \| Array, comments: String=)` @param {string\|Object} - Identification of a cell or an array of objects with multiple comments @param {string=} comments - Comments to be added to the cell

Events

The onbeforecomments can be used to intercept, change or cancel the result of any comments applied by the user.

Event	Description
onbeforecomments	`onbeforecomments(worksheet: Object, newValue: Array) : Array \| null \| false` The method should return an `array` with overwritten values, `false` to cancel the action or `null` to continue with the user action.
oncomments	`oncomments(worksheet: Object, newValue: Array, oldValue: Array) : void`

Initial Settings

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

Property	Description
allowComments: boolean	Enable the user to enter new comments on cells.
comments: array	Array with the initial comments.

Examples

The following example shows how to start the spreadsheet with a few initial comments and allow users to edit or insert new comments using the context menu.

Interact with the cell comments programmatically

To apply comments via JavaScript, you can use the methods setComments or getComments, as follow: Set A1 comments Get A1 comments Reset A1 comments

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v9/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v9/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" />

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

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

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

// Create the spreadsheet
let worksheets = jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    worksheets: [
        {
            data: [
                ['US', 'Cheese', '2019-02-12'],
                ['CA', 'Apples', '2019-03-01'],
                ['CA', 'Carrots', '2018-11-10'],
                ['BR', 'Oranges', '2019-01-12'],
            ],
            columns: [{
                width: '300px',
            }],
            allowComments: true,
            comments: {
                B1:'Initial comments on B1',
                C1:'Iniatial comments on C1'
            },
        }
    ],
    oncomments: function() {
        console.log(arguments);
    }
});

document.getElementById('commentBtn1').onclick = function() { worksheets[0].setComments('A1', 'Test'); };
document.getElementById('commentBtn2').onclick = function() { alert(worksheets[0].getComments('A1')); };
document.getElementById('commentBtn3').onclick = function() { worksheets[0].setComments('A1', ''); };
</script>

<br/>
<button type="button" id="commentBtn1">Set A1 comments</button>
<button type="button" id="commentBtn2">Get A1 comments</button>
<button type="button" id="commentBtn3">Reset A1 comments</button>
</html>