Custom Action

SpreadJS fully supports undo/redo operations and lets the user to define a custom command which supports undo/redo functionality.

If a user wants to perform an undo/redo command, use the startTransaction method. In the following code, the custom command changes will be saved: To end a transaction, use the endTransaction method. In the following code, the custom command changes will be saved: If a user wants to undo the transaction, use the undoTransaction method. In the following code, the command changes will be undone:
import * as React from 'react'; import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'; import './styles.css'; import { AppFunc } from './app-func'; import { App } from './app-class'; // 1. Functional Component sample createRoot(document.getElementById('app')).render(<AppFunc />); // 2. Class Component sample // createRoot(document.getElementById('app')).render(<App />);
import * as React from 'react'; import { SpreadSheets, Worksheet } from '@mescius/spread-sheets-react'; import GC from '@mescius/spread-sheets'; const useState = React.useState; export function AppFunc() { const [spread, setSpread] = useState(null); const initSpread = (spread) => { setSpread(spread); } const undo = () => { let undoManager = spread.undoManager(); undoManager.undo(); } const redo = () => { let undoManager = spread.undoManager(); undoManager.redo(); } const setBackColor = () => { let sheet = spread.getActiveSheet(); let command = { canUndo: true, execute: function (spread, options, isUndo) { let Commands = GC.Spread.Sheets.Commands; if (isUndo) { Commands.undoTransaction(spread, options); return true; } else { Commands.startTransaction(spread, options); spread.suspendPaint(); let selections = options.selections; let value = options.backColor; selections.forEach(function (sel) { sheet.getRange(sel.row, sel.col, sel.rowCount, sel.colCount).backColor(value); }); spread.resumePaint(); Commands.endTransaction(spread, options); return true; } } }; let selections = sheet.getSelections(); let commandManager = spread.commandManager(); commandManager.register('changeBackColor', command); commandManager.execute({ cmd: 'changeBackColor', sheetName: spread.getSheet(0).name(), selections: selections, backColor: 'rgb(130, 188, 0)' }); } return ( <div class="sample-tutorial"> <div class="sample-spreadsheets"> <SpreadSheets workbookInitialized={spread => initSpread(spread)}> <Worksheet> </Worksheet> </SpreadSheets> </div> <Panel undo={() => undo()} redo={() => redo()} setBackColor={() => setBackColor()} ></Panel> </div> ); } function Panel(props) { return ( <div class="options-container"> <div className="option-row"> <label>Please select a range and click 'Set BackColor' button will set backColor for the range, and click 'Undo' button and 'Redo' button will undo and redo the set backColor action.</label> </div> <div className="option-row"> <input type="button" value="Set BackColor" onClick={props.setBackColor} /> </div> <div className="option-row"> <input type="button" value="Undo" onClick={props.undo} /> </div> <div className="option-row"> <input type="button" value="Redo" onClick={props.redo} /> </div> <hr /> <div className="option-row"> <label>Use the keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl-Z' to undo the custom action, and use the keyBoard shortcuts 'Ctrl-Y' to redo the custom action.</label> </div> </div> ); }
import * as React from 'react'; import { SpreadSheets, Worksheet } from '@mescius/spread-sheets-react'; import GC from '@mescius/spread-sheets'; const Component = React.Component; export class App extends Component { constructor(props) { super(props); this.spread = null; } render() { return ( <div class="sample-tutorial"> <div class="sample-spreadsheets"> <SpreadSheets workbookInitialized={spread => this.initSpread(spread)}> <Worksheet> </Worksheet> </SpreadSheets> </div> <Panel undo={() => this.undo()} redo={() => this.redo()} setBackColor={() => this.setBackColor()} ></Panel> </div> ); } initSpread(spread) { this.spread = spread; } undo() { let spread = this.spread; let undoManager = spread.undoManager(); undoManager.undo(); } redo() { let spread = this.spread; let undoManager = spread.undoManager(); undoManager.redo(); } setBackColor() { let spread = this.spread; let sheet = spread.getActiveSheet(); let command = { canUndo: true, execute: function (spread, options, isUndo) { let Commands = GC.Spread.Sheets.Commands; if (isUndo) { Commands.undoTransaction(spread, options); return true; } else { Commands.startTransaction(spread, options); spread.suspendPaint(); let selections = options.selections; let value = options.backColor; selections.forEach(function (sel) { sheet.getRange(sel.row, sel.col, sel.rowCount, sel.colCount).backColor(value); }); spread.resumePaint(); Commands.endTransaction(spread, options); return true; } } }; let selections = sheet.getSelections(); let commandManager = spread.commandManager(); commandManager.register('changeBackColor', command); commandManager.execute({ cmd: 'changeBackColor', sheetName: spread.getSheet(0).name(), selections: selections, backColor: 'rgb(130, 188, 0)' }); } } function Panel(props) { return ( <div class="options-container"> <div className="option-row"> <label>Please select a range and click 'Set BackColor' button will set backColor for the range, and click 'Undo' button and 'Redo' button will undo and redo the set backColor action.</label> </div> <div className="option-row"> <input type="button" value="Set BackColor" onClick={props.setBackColor} /> </div> <div className="option-row"> <input type="button" value="Undo" onClick={props.undo} /> </div> <div className="option-row"> <input type="button" value="Redo" onClick={props.redo} /> </div> <hr /> <div className="option-row"> <label>Use the keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl-Z' to undo the custom action, and use the keyBoard shortcuts 'Ctrl-Y' to redo the custom action.</label> </div> </div> ); }
<!doctype html> <html style="height:100%;font-size:14px;"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="$DEMOROOT$/en/react/node_modules/@mescius/spread-sheets/styles/gc.spread.sheets.excel2013white.css"> <!-- SystemJS --> <script src="$DEMOROOT$/en/react/node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js"></script> <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script> <script> System.import('$DEMOROOT$/en/lib/react/license.js').then(function () { System.import('./src/app'); }); </script> </head> <body> <div id="app"></div> </body> </html>
.sample-tutorial { position: relative; height: 100%; overflow: hidden; } .sample-spreadsheets { width: calc(100% - 280px); height: 100%; overflow: hidden; float: left; } .options-container { float: right; width: 280px; padding: 12px; height: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: #fbfbfb; overflow: auto; } .option-row { font-size: 14px; padding: 5px; } label { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; } input[type=button] { margin-top: 6px; display: block; } body { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; } #app { height: 100%; }
(function (global) { System.config({ transpiler: 'plugin-babel', babelOptions: { es2015: true, react: true }, meta: { '*.css': { loader: 'css' } }, paths: { // paths serve as alias 'npm:': 'node_modules/', 'cdn:': 'https://cdn.mescius.io/demoapps/packages/spreadjs/19.2.4-master-2026-09-29-2130/' }, // map tells the System loader where to look for things map: { '@mescius/spread-sheets': 'cdn:@mescius/spread-sheets/index.js', '@mescius/spread-sheets-react': 'cdn:@mescius/spread-sheets-react/index.js', '@grapecity/jsob-test-dependency-package/react-components': 'npm:@grapecity/jsob-test-dependency-package/react-components/index.js', 'react': 'npm:react/cjs/react.production.js', 'react-dom': 'npm:react-dom/cjs/react-dom.production.js', 'react-dom/client': 'npm:react-dom/cjs/react-dom-client.production.js', 'scheduler': 'npm:scheduler/cjs/scheduler.production.js', 'css': 'npm:systemjs-plugin-css/css.js', 'plugin-babel': 'npm:systemjs-plugin-babel/plugin-babel.js', 'systemjs-babel-build':'npm:systemjs-plugin-babel/systemjs-babel-browser.js' }, // packages tells the System loader how to load when no filename and/or no extension packages: { src: { defaultExtension: 'jsx' }, "node_modules": { defaultExtension: 'js' }, } }); })(this);