mDataGrids - Sticky columns, headers & more for Data Grids Widgets
Overview
mDataGrids enables you to create sticky columns on the left or/and right side of a Data Grid, Data Grid 2 and Dynamic Data Grid! Comes with additional features (listed below) to enhance your Data Grids.
Download and add the UI Module, press F4 within Mendix Studio Pro and behold all the Data Grid options within your appearance tab.
Data Grid features:
- Sticky columns: Makes the first or/and last column sticky while scrolling. NOTE: Please use fixed column sizes for this.
- Display full content: Allows you to display the full content/text of a column. You can also limit the amount of content/text to a max number of lines.
- Compact view: Makes the grid compact.
Data Grid 2 features:
- Sticky columns: Makes the first or/and last column sticky while scrolling. NOTE: Please disable Resizing within the Personalization tab.
- Sticky header: Makes the sticky while scrolling. NOTE: this will set a max-height on the data grid.
- Data grid height: Changes the max-height of the data grid set by the sticky header.
- Display full content: Allows you to display the full content/text of a column. You can also limit the amount of content/text to a max number of lines.
- Compact view: Makes the grid compact.
- Column width: Gives each column a minimal width.
- Sticky first column width: Gives sticky first column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
- Sticky last column width: Gives sticky last column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
Dynamic Data Grid features:
- Sticky columns: Makes the first or/and last column sticky while scrolling.
- Sticky header: Makes the sticky while scrolling. NOTE: this will set a max-height on the data grid.
- Data grid height: Changes the max-height of the data grid set by the sticky header.
- Display full content: Allows you to display the full content/text of a column. You can also limit the amount of content/text to a max number of lines.
- Compact view: Makes the grid compact.
- Column width: Gives each column a minimal width.
- Sticky first column width: Gives sticky first column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
- Sticky last column width: Gives sticky last column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
Check out my other UI Modules:
- mInputs – Material Design Inputs: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/207980
- mSnackbar - Material Design Messages (Toast): https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/227741
- mIcons - Material Icons and Symbols: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/205995
- mFonts - Use Google fonts easily within your app: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/206063
- mAnimations - Animate almost every widget: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/209256
- mFlex – CSS Flex Options: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/205993
- mGrid – CCS Grid Options: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/205994
- mDataGrids - Sticky Columns & More for Data Grid (2): https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/212219
Connect with me on
LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauritspdekoning/
Documentation
Typical usage scenario
mDataGrids enables you to create sticky columns on the left or/and right side of a Data Grid, Data Grid 2 and Dynamic Data Grid! Comes with additional features (listed below) to enhance your Data Grids.
Download and add the UI Module, press F4 within Mendix Studio Pro and behold all the Data Grid options within your appearance tab.
Features and limitations
- Works on Data Grid
- Works on Data Grid 2
- Works on Dynamic Data Grid
- Web only
Data Grid features:
- Sticky columns: Makes the first or/and last column sticky while scrolling. NOTE: Please use fixed column sizes for this.
- Display full content: Allows you to display the full content/text of a column. You can also limit the amount of content/text to a max number of lines.
- Compact view: Makes the grid compact.
Data Grid 2 features:
- Sticky columns: Makes the first or/and last column sticky while scrolling. NOTE: Please disable Resizing within the Personalization tab.
- Sticky header: Makes the sticky while scrolling. NOTE: this will set a max-height on the data grid.
- Data grid height: Changes the max-height of the data grid set by the sticky header.
- Display full content: Allows you to display the full content/text of a column. You can also limit the amount of content/text to a max number of lines.
- Compact view: Makes the grid compact.
- Column width: Gives each column a minimal width.
- Sticky first column width: Gives sticky first column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
- Sticky last column width: Gives sticky last column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
Dynamic Data Grid features:
- Sticky columns: Makes the first or/and last column sticky while scrolling.
- Sticky header: Makes the sticky while scrolling. NOTE: this will set a max-height on the data grid.
- Data grid height: Changes the max-height of the data grid set by the sticky header.
- Display full content: Allows you to display the full content/text of a column. You can also limit the amount of content/text to a max number of lines.
- Compact view: Makes the grid compact.
- Column width: Gives each column a minimal width.
- Sticky first column width: Gives sticky first column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
- Sticky last column width: Gives sticky last column a minimal width. This will overwrite 'Column Width' for the sticky columns.
Check out my other UI Modules:
- mInputs – Material Design Inputs: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/207980
- mSnackbar - Material Design Messages (Toast): https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/227741
- mIcons - Material Icons and Symbols: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/205995
- mFonts - Use Google fonts easily within your app: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/206063
- mAnimations - Animate almost every widget: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/209256
- mFlex – CSS Flex Options: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/205993
- mGrid – CCS Grid Options: https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/205994
- mDataGrids - Sticky Columns & More for Data Grid (2): https://marketplace.mendix.com/link/component/212219
Dependencies
- Mendix 9.24.0. and up.
- custom-variables.scss stylesheet to be present in the Theme folder (this should be the default).
Installation
Download and add the UI Module, press F4 within Mendix Studio Pro and behold all the Data Grid options within your appearance tab.
Configuration
Some configuration is required. No worries, this is very easy to do: Data Grid: Please use Pixels instead of Percentage. Otherwise, some buggy behavior might appear. Explanation: to show the scrollbar and sticky columns, it needs to overflow after a certain number of pixels. If you set the units to percentage then no overflow will happen.
Data Grid 2: Please disable the option Resizing. Otherwise, some behavior might appear. Explanation: due the nature of Data Grid 2 it will try to resize, even when this is not possible with the min width of that columns which is need for the sticky columns.
Known bugs
Not a bug, but something to watch out for. When using Sticky first column and Sticky last column, both columns can overlap when the width of the screen is too small. You can try to reduce the column width for these columns and/or disable Sticky last column to remedy this.
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