User interaction

Manual Filtering

Users can be allowed to filter column contents at runtime based on a text value.

Configuring Manual Filter

In the Basic Settings section, select Allow Filter :

Applying Manual Filter

At runtime, a text box appears under each column name, allowing users to filter by this column content :

Only values that start with the input text is filtered.

Clearing Manual Filter

To clear the filter, the User can click on the cross of that text box :

Manual Sorting

When loading a Grid widget, sorting order depends on data binding and sorting configuration.

However, when manual sorting is allowed, the User can click on column titles to manually sort the Grid on that column :
To enable this feature (enabled by default), un-check Allow Sorting under Basic Settings :

Single sorting

Clicking the column header will cycle between 3 states :

not sorted
sorted ascending
sorted descending

Example

Here is the default sorting : Year ascending, continent ascending, (Production ascending) :

When the User clicks on continent, the Grid is now sorted by continent in ascending alphabetical order :

When clicking a second time, the column is now sorted descending :

Number fields can also be sorted manually :

Multiple sorting

Using the Ctrl keyboard key and clicking another column header (Ctrl+click) will combine the sorting clauses in the correct order.
A number icon indicates the order of the sorting clauses.

Example

Clicking on UP twice sorts it in descending order,
Ctrl+click on Count sorts by “UP descending” first, then “Count ascending”
Ctrl+click on Line twice sorts by “UP descending” first, then “Count ascending”, then “Line descending”