The UDDataGrid component is an advanced version of the table that is useful for displaying large amounts of data. It supports many of the same features as the table but also provides complex filtering, row virtualization, multi-column sort and more.
Simple Data Grid
Data grids load their data via the -LoadRows event handler. You will need to return a hashtable that contains the row data and the total number of rows.
Columns are defined using hashtables.
New-UDDataGrid-LoadRows { $Data =@(@{ Name ='Adam'; Number =Get-Random}@{ Name ='Tom'; Number =Get-Random}@{ Name ='Sarah'; Number =Get-Random} ) $Data |Out-UDDataGridData-Context $EventData -TotalRows $Rows.Length} -Columns @(New-UDDataGridColumn-Field nameNew-UDDataGridColumn-Field number) -AutoHeight $true
Columns
Columns are customizable using hashtables. You can find the supported properties below.
Property
Description
Type\Value
Align
How to align the data within the column.
Left, Center, Right
CellClassName
A CSS class to apply to cells in this column
string
ColSpan
The number of columns this column should span.
Integer
Description
A tooltip description of the column
string
DisableColumnMenu
Disable the column menu for this column
boolean
DisableExport
Disable exporting of the data in this column
boolean
Editable
Whether or not this column can be edited
boolean
Field
The field (property) to use when displaying the value in the column.
String
Filterable
Whether this column can be used in filters.
boolean
Flex
The flex property accepts a value between 0 and ∞. It works by dividing the remaining space in the grid among all flex columns in proportion to their flex value.
float
HeaderAlign
How to align header text.
left, center, right
HeaderName
The title to display in the header.
String
Hide
Whether to hide the column
boolean
Hideable
Whether a column can be hidden by the user.
boolean
HideSortIcon
Whether to hide the sort icon for the column
boolean
MaxWidth
The maximum width of the column
integer
MinWidth
The minimum width of the column
integer
Pinnable
Whether the column can be pinned.
boolean
Render
A script block to render components in the column
ScriptBlock
Resizable
Whether the column can be resized
boolean
Sortable
Whether the column can be sorted.
boolean
SortingOrder
A list of sorting options. Can be 'asc', 'desc', or $null
string[]
Type
The type of data within the column
string, number, date, dateTime, boolean, actions
Width
How wide the column should be in pixels.
Integer
Rendering Custom Columns
You can render custom components in columns by specifying render within the column hashtable. You can access the current row's data by using the $EventData or $Row variable
In this example, the number is shown in the name column with a New-UDTypography component.
New-UDDataGrid-LoadRows { $Rows =1..100|% {@{ Name ='Adam'; Number =Get-Random} } $Rows|Out-UDDataGridData-Context $EventData -TotalRows $Rows.Length} -Columns @(New-UDDataGridColumn-Field name -Render {New-UDTypography $EventData.number }New-UDDataGridColumn-Field number) -AutoHeight $true
Flexible Width Columns
Column fluidity or responsiveness can be achieved by setting the flex property of a column.
The flex property accepts a value between 0 and ∞. It works by dividing the remaining space in the grid among all flex columns in proportion to their flex value.
For example, consider a grid with a total width of 500px that has three columns: the first with width: 200; the second with flex: 1; and the third with flex: 0.5. The first column will be 200px wide, leaving 300px remaining. The column with flex: 1 is twice the size of flex: 0.5, which means that final sizes will be: 200px, 200px, 100px.
To set a minimum and maximum width for a flex column set the minWidth and the maxWidth property on the column.
New-UDDataGrid-LoadRows { $Rows =1..100|% { @{ Name = 'Adam'; Number = "This column is a very long string. This column is a very long string. This column is a very long string. This column is a very long string. This column is a very long string. This column is a very long string."}
} $Rows|Out-UDDataGridData-Context $EventData -TotalRows $Rows.Length} -Columns @(New-UDDataGridColumn-Field name -Render {New-UDTypography $EventData.number }New-UDDataGridColumn-Field number -Flex 1.0) -AutoHeight $true
LoadRows
The -LoadRows parameter is used to return data for the data grid. Table state will be provided to the event handler as $EventData. You will find the following properties within the $EventData object.
Property
Description
Type
Filter
A filter object that you can use to construct filters against your data.
Hashtable
Page
The current page. Starts at 0.
Integer
PageSize
The number of records in a page.
Integer
Sort
The sort options for the table
Hashtable
Paging
To implement paging, you can access the page and pageSize properties of the $EventData variable. Out-UDDataGridData automatically implements paging.
New-UDDataGrid-LoadRows { $Rows =1..100|% {@{ Name ='Adam'; Number =Get-Random} } $Rows|Out-UDDataGridData-Context $EventData -TotalRows $Rows.Length} -Columns @(New-UDDataGridColumn-Field nameNew-UDDataGridColumn-Field number) -AutoHeight $true-Pagination
Filtering
The filter hashtable is included in the $EventData for the -LoadRows event handler when a filter is defined. The hashtable has a structure as follows.
The items property contains an array of columns, operators and values. You can use these to filter your data.
Property
Description
Type
ColumnField
The name of the field to filter
String
OperatorValue
The type of operator to use when filtering the data.
String
Value
The value used to filter
Object
LinkOperator
The link operator field is used to specify the link between the filters. This can be and or or.
Sorting
The $EventData object will contain a Sort property when the user sorts the data grid. It contains properties for each column that is sorted. The properties will start as 0 and increment as more columns are sorted.
For example, you can access the first sorted column as follows.
$EventData.Sort.'0'.field
You will also receive the sort direction for each column.
Property
Description
Type
Field
The field to sort.
String
Sort
The direction to sort the field.
asc, desc
Detailed Content
You can use the -LoadDetailedContent event handler to display additional information about the row you are expanding. Information about the current row is available in $EventData.row.
New-UDDataGrid-LoadRows { $Data =@(@{ Name ='Adam'; Number =Get-Random }@{ Name ='Tom'; Number =Get-Random }@{ Name ='Sarah'; Number =Get-Random } ) $Data|Out-UDDataGridData-Context $EventData -TotalRows $Data.Length} -Columns @(New-UDDataGridColumn-Field nameNew-UDDataGridColumn-Field number) -AutoHeight $true-LoadDetailContent {Show-UDToast $BodyNew-UDAlert-Text $EventData.row.Name}
Editing
Tables provide editor support by specifying the -OnEdit event handler. The new row data will be provided as $EventData. You can chose to return updated row information (for example, adjusting something the user has entered) and return it from the event handler. If you do not return anything, the row will reflect what the user entered.
The $EventData has the following format.
@{ newRow =@{} oldRow =@{}}
Ensure that you provide the editable property to each column you wish for the user to edit.
New-UDDataGrid-LoadRows { $Data =@(@{ Name ='Adam'; number =Get-Random }@{ Name ='Tom'; number =Get-Random }@{ Name ='Sarah'; number =Get-Random } ) $Data|Out-UDDataGridData-Context $EventData -TotalRows $Data.Length} -Columns @(New-UDDataGridColumn-Field name -EditableNew-UDDataGridColumn-Field number -Editable) -AutoHeight $true-OnEdit {Show-UDToast"Editing $Body"}
Custom Export
To override the default export functionality, use the -OnExport event handler. $EventData will be an array of rows with their values. You should use Out-UDDataGridExport to return the data from -OnExport.
$Data =@(@{ name ='Adam'; Number =Get-Random}@{ name ='Tom'; Number =Get-Random}@{ name ='Sarah'; Number =Get-Random})New-UDDataGrid-LoadRows {@{ rows = $Data rowCount = $Data.Length }} -Columns @(New-UDDataGridColumn-Field nameNew-UDDataGridColumn-Field number) -OnExport { $ExportContent = $Data |ConvertTo-Csv-NoTypeInformation |Out-StringOut-UDDataGridExport-Data $ExportContent -FileName 'export.csv'}
Example: Static Data
In this example, we generate an array of 10,000 records. We will create a new function, Out-UDDataGridData to manage the paging, sorting and filtering. This function is already included in the Universal module.