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    GroupPanel Class
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    File
    wijmo.grid.grouppanel.js
    Module
    wijmo.grid.grouppanel
    Base Class
    Control

    The GroupPanel control provides a drag and drop UI for editing groups in a bound FlexGrid control.

    It allows users to drag columns from the FlexGrid into the panel and to move groups within the panel. Users may click the group markers in the panel to sort based on the group column or to remove groups.

    In order to use a GroupPanel, add it to a page that contains a FlexGrid control and set the panel's grid property to the FlexGrid control. For example:

    import { FlexGrid } from '@mescius/wijmo.grid';
    import { GroupPanel } from '@mescius/wijmo.grid.grouppanel';

    // create a FlexGrid let theGrid = new FlexGrid('#theGrid', { itemsSource: getData(); });
    // add a GroupPanel to edit data groups let thePanel = new GroupPanel('#thePanel', { grid: theGrid, placeholder: 'Drag columns here to create Groups.' });

    The example below shows how you can use a GroupPanel control to add Outlook-style grouping to a FlexGrid control:

    {@sample Grid/Grouping/GroupPanel/purejs Example}

    Constructor

    constructor

    constructor(element: any, options?: any): GroupPanel
    

    Initializes a new instance of the GroupPanel class.

    Parameters
    • element: any

      The DOM element that hosts the control, or a CSS selector for the host element (e.g. '#theCtrl').

    • options: any Optional

      The JavaScript object containing initialization data for the control.

    Returns
    GroupPanel

    Properties

    collectionView

    Gets the ICollectionView whose groups are being managed by this GroupPanel.

    Type
    ICollectionView

    Static controlTemplate

    Gets or sets the template used to instantiate GroupPanel controls.

    Type
    any

    filter

    Gets or sets the FlexGridFilter to use for filtering the grid data.

    If you set this property to a valid filter, the group descriptors will display filter icons that can be used to see and edit the filer conditions associated with the groups.

    Type
    FlexGridFilter

    grid

    Gets or sets the FlexGrid that is connected to this GroupPanel.

    Once a grid is connected to the panel, the panel displays the groups defined in the grid's data source. Users can drag grid columns into the panel to create new groups, drag groups within the panel to re-arrange the groups, or delete items in the panel to remove the groups.

    Type
    FlexGrid

    groupDescriptionCreator

    Gets or sets a GroupDescription creator function used to create group descriptions when users drag columns into the group.

    For example, the code below defines a groupDescriptionCreator function that groups dates by year and values in ranges:

    thePanel.groupDescriptionCreator = (prop: string) => {
        switch (prop) {
            case 'date':
                return new PropertyGroupDescription(prop, (item, prop) => {
                    return Globalize.formatDate(item[prop], 'yyyy');
                });
            case 'sales':
                return new PropertyGroupDescription(prop, (item, prop) => {
                    let value = item[prop];
                    if (value > 50000) return 'High';
                    if (value > 25000) return 'Medium';
                    return 'Low';
                });
        }
        return null; // default
    }
    
    

    Type
    IGroupDescriptionCreator

    hideGroupedColumns

    Gets or sets a value indicating whether the panel hides grouped columns in the owner grid.

    The FlexGrid displays grouping information in row headers, so it is usually a good idea to hide grouped columns since they display redundant information.

    The default value for this property is **true**.

    Type
    boolean

    hostElement

    Gets the DOM element that is hosting the control.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Type
    HTMLElement

    isDisabled

    Gets or sets a value that determines whether the control is disabled.

    Disabled controls cannot get mouse or keyboard events.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Type
    boolean

    isTouching

    Gets a value that indicates whether the control is currently handling a touch event.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Type
    boolean

    isUpdating

    Gets a value that indicates whether the control is currently being updated.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Type
    boolean

    maxGroups

    Gets or sets the maximum number of groups allowed.

    Setting this property to -1 allows any number of groups to be created. Setting it to zero prevents any grouping.

    The default value for this property is **6**.

    Type
    number

    placeholder

    Gets or sets a string to display in the control when it contains no groups.

    The default value for this property is **null**, which causes the control to use a localized version of the string "Drag and Drop columns here to create Groups." as a placeholder.

    Set this property to a custom string if you want, or set it to an empty string to remove the placeholder message, or set it to null to restore the default message.

    Type
    string

    rightToLeft

    Gets a value indicating whether the control is hosted in an element with right-to-left layout.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Type
    boolean

    showDragGlyphs

    Gets or sets a value that determines whether the control should add drag glyphs to the group marker elements.

    The default value for this property is **true**.

    Type
    boolean

    tabOrder

    Gets or sets a value of the **tabindex** attribute associated with the control.

    **tabindex** attribute value can be defined statically for a Wijmo control by specifying it on the control's host HTML element. But this value can't be changed later during application lifecycle, because Wijmo controls have complex structure, and the control may need to propagate this attribute value to its internal element to work properly.

    Because of this, to read or change control's **tabindex** dynamically, you should do it using this property.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Type
    number

    Methods

    addEventListener

    addEventListener(target: EventTarget, type: string, fn: any, capture?: boolean, passive?: boolean): void
    

    Adds an event listener to an element owned by this Control.

    The control keeps a list of attached listeners and their handlers, making it easier to remove them when the control is disposed (see the dispose and removeEventListener methods).

    Failing to remove event listeners may cause memory leaks.

    The passive parameter is set to false by default, which means the event handler may call event.preventDefault(). If you are adding passive handlers to touch or wheel events, setting this parameter to true will improve application performance.

    For details on passive event listeners, please see Improving scrolling performance with passive listeners.

    Parameters
    • target: EventTarget

      Target element for the event.

    • type: string

      String that specifies the event.

    • fn: any

      Function to execute when the event occurs.

    • capture: boolean Optional

      Whether the listener should be handled by the control before it is handled by the target element.

    • passive: boolean Optional

      Indicates that the handler will never call preventDefault().

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    applyTemplate

    applyTemplate(classNames: string, template: string, parts: Object, namePart?: string): HTMLElement
    

    Applies the template to a new instance of a control, and returns the root element.

    This method should be called by constructors of templated controls. Therefore, this method is not available. It is responsible for binding the template parts to the corresponding control members.

    For example, the code below applies a template to an instance of an InputNumber control. The template must contain elements with the 'wj-part' attribute set to 'input', 'btn-inc', and 'btn-dec'. The control members '_tbx', '_btnUp', and '_btnDn' will be assigned references to these elements.

    this.applyTemplate('wj-control wj-inputnumber', templateString, {
      _tbx: 'input',
      _btnUp: 'btn-inc',
      _btnDn: 'btn-dec'
    }, 'input');
    
    
    ```

    Parameters
    • classNames: string

      Names of classes to add to the control's host element.

    • template: string

      An HTML string that defines the control template.

    • parts: Object

      A dictionary of part variables and their names.

    • namePart: string Optional

      Name of the part to be named after the host element. This determines how the control submits data when used in forms.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    HTMLElement

    beginUpdate

    beginUpdate(): void
    

    Suspends notifications until the next call to endUpdate.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    containsFocus

    containsFocus(): boolean
    

    Checks whether this control contains the focused element.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    boolean

    deferUpdate

    deferUpdate(fn: Function): void
    

    Executes a function within a beginUpdate/endUpdate block.

    The control will not be updated until the function has been executed. This method ensures endUpdate is called even if the function throws an exception.

    Parameters
    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    dispose

    dispose(): void
    

    Disposes of the control by removing its association with the host element.

    The dispose method automatically removes any event listeners added with the addEventListener method.

    Calling the dispose method is important in applications that create and remove controls dynamically. Failing to dispose of the controls may cause memory leaks.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    Static disposeAll

    disposeAll(e?: HTMLElement): void
    

    Disposes of all Wijmo controls contained in an HTML element.

    Parameters
    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    endUpdate

    endUpdate(shouldInvalidate?: boolean): void
    

    Resumes notifications suspended by calls to beginUpdate.

    Parameters
    • shouldInvalidate: boolean Optional

      should invalidate the control. Default value for this parameter is true.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    focus

    focus(): void
    

    Sets the focus to this control.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    Static getControl

    getControl(element: any): Control
    

    Gets the control that is hosted in a given DOM element.

    Parameters
    • element: any

      The DOM element that hosts the control, or a CSS selector for the host element (e.g. '#theCtrl').

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    Control

    getTemplate

    getTemplate(): string
    

    Gets the HTML template used to create instances of the control.

    This method traverses up the class hierarchy to find the nearest ancestor that specifies a control template. For example, if you specify a prototype for the ComboBox control, which does not specify a template, it will override the template defined by the DropDown base class (the nearest ancestor that does specify a template).

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    string

    hitTest

    hitTest(e: MouseEvent | Element): GroupDescription
    

    Gets the GroupDescription at a given mouse position or represented by a given HTML element.

    Parameters
    • e: MouseEvent | Element

      Element to test.

    Returns
    GroupDescription

    initialize

    initialize(options: any): void
    

    Initializes the control by copying the properties from a given object.

    This method allows you to initialize controls using plain data objects instead of setting the value of each property in code.

    For example:

    grid.initialize({
      itemsSource: myList,
      autoGenerateColumns: false,
      columns: [
        { binding: 'id', header: 'Code', width: 130 },
        { binding: 'name', header: 'Name', width: 60 } 
      ]
    });



    // is equivalent to grid.itemsSource = myList; grid.autoGenerateColumns = false; // etc.

    The initialization data is type-checked as it is applied. If the initialization object contains unknown property names or invalid data types, this method will throw.

    Parameters
    • options: any

      Object that contains the initialization data.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    invalidate

    invalidate(fullUpdate?: boolean): void
    

    Invalidates the control causing an asynchronous refresh.

    Parameters
    • fullUpdate: boolean Optional

      Whether to update the control layout as well as the content.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    Static invalidateAll

    invalidateAll(e?: HTMLElement): void
    

    Invalidates all Wijmo controls contained in an HTML element.

    Use this method when your application has dynamic panels that change the control's visibility or dimensions. For example, splitters, accordions, and tab controls usually change the visibility of its content elements. In this case, failing to notify the controls contained in the element may cause them to stop working properly.

    If this happens, you must handle the appropriate event in the dynamic container and call the invalidateAll method so the contained Wijmo controls will update their layout information properly.

    Parameters
    • e: HTMLElement Optional

      Container element. If set to null, all Wijmo controls on the page will be invalidated.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    onGotFocus

    onGotFocus(e?: EventArgs): void
    

    Raises the gotFocus event.

    Parameters
    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    onInvalidInput

    onInvalidInput(e: CancelEventArgs): void
    

    Raises the invalidInput event.

    If the event handler cancels the event, the control will keep the invalid input and the focus.

    Parameters
    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    onLostFocus

    onLostFocus(e?: EventArgs): void
    

    Raises the lostFocus event.

    Parameters
    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    onRefreshed

    onRefreshed(e?: EventArgs): void
    

    Raises the refreshed event.

    Parameters
    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    onRefreshing

    onRefreshing(e?: EventArgs): void
    

    Raises the refreshing event.

    Parameters
    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    refresh

    refresh(): void
    

    Updates the panel to show the current groups.

    Returns
    void

    Static refreshAll

    refreshAll(e?: HTMLElement): void
    

    Refreshes all Wijmo controls contained in an HTML element.

    This method is similar to invalidateAll, except the controls are updated immediately rather than after an interval.

    Parameters
    • e: HTMLElement Optional

      Container element. If set to null, all Wijmo controls on the page will be invalidated.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    void

    removeEventListener

    removeEventListener(target?: EventTarget, type?: string, fn?: any, capture?: boolean): number
    

    Removes one or more event listeners attached to elements owned by this Control.

    Parameters
    • target: EventTarget Optional

      Target element for the event. If null, removes listeners attached to all targets.

    • type: string Optional

      String that specifies the event. If null, removes listeners attached to all events.

    • fn: any Optional

      Handler to remove. If null, removes all handlers.

    • capture: boolean Optional

      Whether the listener is capturing. If null, removes capturing and non-capturing listeners.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Returns
    number

    Events

    gotFocus

    Occurs when the control gets the focus.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Arguments
    EventArgs

    invalidInput

    Occurs when invalid input is detected.

    Invalid input may occur when the user types or pastes a value that cannot be converted to the proper type, or a value that is outside the valid range.

    If the event handler cancels the event, the control will retain the invalid content and the focus, so users can correct the error.

    If the event is not canceled, the control will ignore the invalid input and will retain the original content.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Arguments
    CancelEventArgs

    lostFocus

    Occurs when the control loses the focus.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Arguments
    EventArgs

    refreshed

    Occurs after the control has refreshed its contents.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Arguments
    EventArgs

    refreshing

    Occurs when the control is about to refresh its contents.

    Inherited From
    Control
    Arguments
    EventArgs