What are the available editors in JavaScript Gantt columns?
Besides default columns generated by the JavaScript Gantt control, a user can also add custom columns with the below edit types, using load client side event.
The list of editors available in Gantt for custom columns are:
- String
- Numeric
- Drop down
- Boolean
- Currency
- Percentage
- Mask Edit
Please refer the below code snippets for more details.
<body>
<div id="Gantt" style="position: absolute;"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
$("#Gantt").ejGantt({
//...
load: load
});
});
//Sample Data for dropdown box
var dropDownData = [
{ text: "Open", value: "Open" },
{ text: "Progress", value: "Progress" },
{ text: "Testing", value: "Testing" },
{ text: "Completed", value: "Completed" }];
function load(args) {
var columns = this.getColumns();
//Checkbox column with boolean edit
columns.push(
{
field: "State",
headerText: "State",
editType: "booleanedit",
mappingName: "State",
width: "180px",
});
//Column with drop down list
columns.push(
{
field: "TaskStatus",
headerText: "Task Status",
editType: "dropdownedit",
mappingName: "TaskStatus",
dropdownData: dropDownData,
width: "180px",
});
//Column with String text box
columns.push(
{
field: "Description",
headerText: "Description",
editType: "stringedit",
mappingName: "Description",
width: "180px",
});
//Column with Numeric textbox
columns.push(
{
field: "Value",
headerText: "Value",
editType: "numericedit",
mappingName: "Value",
width: "180px",
});
//Column with NumericEdit currency textbox
columns.push(
{
field: "Amount",
headerText: "Total",
editType: "numericedit",
mappingName: "Amount",
width: "180px",
format: "{0:C2}"
});
//column with NumericEdit percentage textbox
columns.push(
{
field: "Percentage",
headerText: "Percentage",
editType: "numericedit",
mappingName: "Percentage",
width: "180px",
format: "{0:P0}",
editParams: { decimalPlaces: 2, incrementStep: 0.01 }
});
//column with mask edit textbox
columns.push(
{
field: "MaskedColumn",
headerText: "Masked Text",
editType: "maskedit",
mappingName: "MaskedColumn",
width: "180px",
editParams: { maskFormat: "9999" }
});
}
</script>
</body>
Sample link
A sample for updating the dimensions of Gantt chart is available in the following link. Sample
I hope you enjoyed learning about the available editors in JavaScript Gantt columns.
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