JavaScript Data GridProvided Cell Editors
The grid comes with some cell editors provided out of the box. These cell editors are listed here.
- Text Cell Editor
- Large Text Cell Editor
- Select Cell Editor
- Rich Select Cell Editor (AG Grid Enterprise Only)
There are also some additional cell editors that are generally used with Cell Data Types:
Text Cell Editor
Simple text editor that uses the standard HTML input. This editor is the default if none other specified.
Specified with agTextCellEditor and configured with ITextCellEditorParams.
Properties available on the ITextCellEditorParams<TData = any, TValue = any, TContext = any> interface.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agTextCellEditor',
valueFormatter: (params) => '£' + params.value,
cellEditorParams: {
useFormatter: true,
maxLength: 200
}
// ...other props
}
]Large Text Cell Editor
Simple editor that uses the standard HTML textarea. Best used in conjunction with cellEditorPopup=true.
Specified with agLargeTextCellEditor and configured with ILargeTextEditorParams.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agLargeTextCellEditor',
cellEditorPopup: true,
cellEditorParams: {
maxLength: 100,
rows: 10,
cols: 50
}
// ...other props
}
]Select Cell Editor
Simple editor that uses HTML select.
Specified with agSelectCellEditor and configured with ILargeTextEditorParams.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agSelectCellEditor',
cellEditorParams: {
values: ['English', 'Spanish', 'French', 'Portuguese', '(other)'],
valueListGap: 0
}
// ...other props
}
]Note there is no need to specify cellEditorPopup=true for Select Cell Editor as the browsers Select widget will appear on top of the grid.
We have found the standard HTML Select doesn't have an API that's rich enough to play properly with the grid. When a cell is double clicked to start editing, it is desired that the Select is a) shown and b) opened ready for selection. There is no API to open a browsers Select. For this reason to edit there are two interactions needed 1) double click to start editing and 2) single click to open the Select.
We also observed different results while using keyboard navigation to control editing, e.g.
while using Enter to start editing. Some browsers would open the Select, others would not.
This is down to the browser implementation and given there is no API for opening the
Select, there is nothing the grid can do.
If you are unhappy with the additional click required, we advise you don't depend on the
browsers standard Select (ie avoid agSelectCellEditor) and instead use agRichSelectCellEditor or
create your own using a Cell Editor Component.
Rich Select Cell Editor
An alternative to using the browser's select popup for dropdowns inside the grid. Available in AG Grid Enterprise only.
Benefits over browser's select are as follows:
- Uses DOM row visualisation so very large lists can be displayed.
- Integrates with the grid perfectly, avoiding glitches seen with the standard select.
- Uses HTML to render the values: you can provide cell renderers to customise what each value looks like.
- FuzzySearch of values: You can type within the Editor to select a specific record.
Specified with agRichSelectCellEditor and configured with IRichCellEditorParams.
Properties available on the IRichCellEditorParams<TValue = any> interface.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agRichSelectCellEditor',
cellEditorParams: {
values: ['English', 'Spanish', 'French', 'Portuguese', '(other)'],
cellHeight: 20,
formatValue: value => value.toUpperCase(),
cellRenderer: MyCellRenderer,
searchDebounceDelay: 500
}
// ...other props
}
]Number Cell Editor
Simple number editor that uses the standard HTML number input.
Specified with agNumberCellEditor and configured with INumberCellEditorParams.
Properties available on the INumberCellEditorParams<TData = any, TContext = any> interface.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agNumberCellEditor',
cellEditorParams: {
min: 1,
max: 100,
precision: 0,
}
// ...other props
}
]Date Cell Editor
Simple date editor that uses the standard HTML date input. Requires cell values to be of type Date.
Specified with agDateCellEditor and configured with IDateCellEditorParams.
Properties available on the IDateCellEditorParams<TData = any, TContext = any> interface.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agDateCellEditor',
cellEditorParams: {
min: '2000-01-01',
min: '2019-12-31',
}
// ...other props
}
]Date as String Cell Editor
Simple date editor that uses the standard HTML date input. Similar to the Date Cell Editor, but works off of cell values with string type.
The date format is controlled via Cell Data Types and the Date as String Data Type Definition. The default is 'yyyy-mm-dd'.
Specified with agDateStringCellEditor and configured with IDateStringCellEditorParams.
Properties available on the IDateStringCellEditorParams<TData = any, TContext = any> interface.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agDateStringCellEditor',
cellEditorParams: {
min: '2000-01-01',
min: '2019-12-31',
}
// ...other props
}
]Checkbox Cell Editor
Simple boolean editor that uses the standard HTML checkbox input.
Specified with agCheckboxCellEditor.
Generally used in conjunction with the Checkbox Cell Renderer.
columnDefs: [
{
cellEditor: 'agCheckboxCellEditor',
// ...other props
}
]