Cell

11 Jul 201922 minutes to read

Auto wrap

Auto wrap enables the Grid to wrap the cell content or header content to next line when the content exceeds the boundary of the cell width. To enable auto wrap, set the allowTextWrap property as true.

We can specify the mode of auto wrap using wrapMode property of the textWrapSettings.

Three types of wrapMode are available and they are,

Both
Header
Content

NOTE

By default the wrapMode will be set as both.

NOTE

While using textWrapSettings then it is must to set allowTextWrap as true.

NOTE

For wrapMode property you can assign either string value (both) or enum value (ej.Grid.WrapMode.Both).

Both

When the wrapMode of textWrapSettings property is set as both then the auto wrap will be enabled for both the grid content and header.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true" [allowTextWrap]="true" [textWrapSettings]="textWrapSettings"  >
    <e-columns>
        <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID" width="100"></e-column>
        <e-column field="EmployeeID" headerText="EmployeeID" width="100"></e-column>
         <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight" width="100"></e-column>
        <e-column field="ShipCity" headerText="ShipCity" width="150"></e-column>
        <e-column field="ShipAddress" headerText="Ship Address"width="200"></e-column>
       
    </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        public textWrapSettings;
        constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		   this.textWrapSettings = { wrapMode: "both"};
         }
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Both Wrap Mode

Header

When the wrapMode of textWrapSettings property is set as header then the auto wrap will be enabled only for the grid header alone.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true" [allowTextWrap]="true" [textWrapSettings]="textWrapSettings"  >
    <e-columns>
        <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID" width="100"></e-column>
        <e-column field="EmployeeID" headerText="EmployeeID" width="100"></e-column>
         <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight" width="100"></e-column>
        <e-column field="ShipCity" headerText="ShipCity" width="150"></e-column>
        <e-column field="ShipAddress" headerText="Ship Address"width="200"></e-column>
       
    </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        public textWrapSettings;
        constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		   this.textWrapSettings = { wrapMode: "header"};
         }
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Header Wrap Mode

Content

When the wrapMode of textWrapSettings property is set as content then the auto wrap will be enable only for the grid content alone.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true" [allowTextWrap]="true" [textWrapSettings]="textWrapSettings"  >
    <e-columns>
        <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID" width="100"></e-column>
        <e-column field="EmployeeID" headerText="EmployeeID" width="100"></e-column>
         <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight" width="100"></e-column>
        <e-column field="ShipCity" headerText="ShipCity" width="150"></e-column>
        <e-column field="ShipAddress" headerText="Ship Address"width="200"></e-column>
       
    </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        public textWrapSettings;
        constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		   this.textWrapSettings = { wrapMode: "content"};
         }
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Content Wrap Mode

Cell Merging

The Grid has options to merge the Grid cells based on the required conditions. This can be enabled by setting allowCellMerging property as true and the merge conditions can be defined in mergeCellInfo event. In this event, you can get the column details and data of that particular row and column which is helpful in defining conditions.

You can merge the rows and cells of grid, using rowMerge, colMerge and merge functions available in mergeCellInfo event’s argument.

NOTE

The following features are not supported with Cell Merging

Normal Mode Editing

Inline Mode Editing

Inline TemplateForm Mode Editing

Grouping

Virtual Scrolling

Frozen Columns

Cell Selection Modes

Column Selection

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true" [allowCellMerging]="true" (mergeCellInfo)="mergeCellInfo($event)">
    <e-columns>
        <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID"></e-column>
        <e-column field="EmployeeID" headerText="EmployeeID"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipCity" headerText="ShipCity"></e-column>
        <e-column field="ShipCountry" headerText="ShipCountry"></e-column>
        <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight"></e-column>
       
    </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        public mergeCellInfo(e){ 
	        if (e.column.field == "EmployeeID" && e.rowData.OrderID == 10248)
				e.rowMerge(3);
			else if (e.column.field == "ShipCity" && e.rowData.OrderID == 10252)
				e.colMerge(3);
			else if (e.column.field == "ShipCity" && e.rowData.OrderID == 10255)
				e.merge(0, 3);
	     }
        constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		}
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Cell Merging

Custom Attribute

You can add the custom attribute for the particular column td element by using the customAttributes property of column.

Based on custom attribute you can customize the style and appearance of the td element or handling jQuery functionalities.

You can use JsRender syntax in the template.For more information about JsRender syntax, please refer to this link.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true">
    <e-columns>
         <e-column field="OrderID" headerText="OrderID"></e-column>
		 <e-column field="CustomerID" headerText="CustomerID"></e-column>
         <e-column field="EmployeeID" headerText="EmployeeID"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipCity" headerText="ShipCity" [customAttributes]="customAttributes"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipCountry" headerText="ShipCountry"></e-column>
     </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        public textWrapSettings;
		public customAttributes;
        constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		   this.customAttributes = { "title": "{":EmployeeID }" };
		}
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Custom Attribute

Displaying HTML content

This will helps you to show actual HTML value in the grid content and header. To disable HTML code, set the disableHtmlEncode property of columns as true.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true">
    <e-columns>
         <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID"></e-column>
		 <e-column field="CustomerID"  headerText="<div>Customer ID</div>" [disableHtmlEncode]="true"></e-column>
         <e-column field="EmployeeID" headerText="<div>Employee ID</div>" [disableHtmlEncode]="false"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipCountry" headerText="ShipCountry"></e-column>
     </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        public textWrapSettings;
	    constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		}
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Displaying HTML

When you move the cursor over the particular cell it provides an information about the corresponding cell value.

Template

HTML templates can be specified in the tooltip property of the particular column cell as a string (HTML element) or ID of the template’s HTML element.You can use JsRender syntax in the template. For more information about JsRender syntax, please refer to this link.

NOTE

The tooltip template must contain value property to bind the corresponding cell text in tooltip

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true">
    <e-columns>
         <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID"></e-column>
		 <e-column field="EmployeeID"  headerText="EmployeeID"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipCity" headerText="ShipCity" tooltip="#colTip"></e-column>
         <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight"></e-column>
     </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        public colTip;
	    constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		   this.colTip = "#colTip";
		}
     }

HTML

<script type="text/template" id="colTip">
 {{:value }}  
</script>

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Tooltip

ClipMode

When the cell value contains a long text that will not fit into the grid column cell, the clipMode property is used. By using the clipMode, the cell value will be displayed with ellipsis or with clipped content when the text overflows inside a column cell.

NOTE

By default the clipMode will be set as clip.

NOTE

For clipMode property you can assign either string value (ellipsis) or enum value (ej.Grid.ClipMode.Ellipsis).

List of Enumeration types

Clip
Ellipsis
EllipsisWithTooltip

Clip

When the content overflows, the remaining content will be hidden in the particular cell.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true">
    <e-columns>
         <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID"></e-column>
		 <e-column field="ShipCity"  headerText="ShipCity"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipName" headerText="ShipName" [clipMode]="clip"></e-column>
         <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight"></e-column>
     </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
        constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		}
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Clip

Ellipsis

Ellipsis will be displayed when the content overflows its column width. Here tooltip will not be shown for corresponding columns.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]"true">
    <e-columns>
         <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID"></e-column>
		 <e-column field="ShipCity"  headerText="ShipCity"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipName" headerText="ShipName" [clipMode]="ellipsis"></e-column>
         <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight"></e-column>
     </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
		constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		}
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Ellipsis

Ellipsis will be displayed when the content overflows its column width. Here the tooltip will be shown only for the corresponding column cells that shows ellipsis.

NOTE

If clipMode is set as EllipsisWithTooltip, then tooltip must be given.

The following code example describes the above behavior.

HTML

<script type="text/template" id="colTip">
 {{:value }}  
 </script>

HTML

<ej-grid id="Grid" [dataSource]="gridData" [allowPaging]="true">
    <e-columns>
         <e-column field="OrderID"  headerText="OrderID"></e-column>
		 <e-column field="ShipCity"  headerText="ShipCity"></e-column>
         <e-column field="ShipName" headerText="ShipName" [tooltip]="#colTip" [clipMode]="ellipsiswithtooltip"></e-column>
         <e-column field="Freight" headerText="Freight"></e-column>
     </e-columns>
 </ej-grid>

JAVASCRIPT

import {Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
    @Component({
      selector: 'ej-app',
      templateUrl: 'app/app.component.html',  //give the path file for Grid control html file.
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        public gridData;
		 public colTip;
        constructor()
        {
           //The datasource "window.gridData" is referred from 'http://js.syncfusion.com/demos/web/scripts/jsondata.min.js'
           this.gridData = window.gridData;
		    this.colTip = "#colTip";
		}
     }

The following output is displayed as a result of the above code example.

Ellipsis with Tooltip

Cell

Auto wrap

Both

Header

Content

Cell Merging

Custom Attribute

Displaying HTML content

Tooltip

ClipMode

Clip

Ellipsis

Ellipsis With Tooltip