Handsontable

Handsontable is a minimalistic approach to Excel-like table editor in HTML & jQuery. Requires jQuery 1.7+. Runs in IE7, IE8, IE9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.

See the demos at http://handsontable.com/ or fork the example on JSFiddle.

Usage

First, include all the dependencies. All the files that you need (apart from jQuery) are in the dist\ directory:

<script src="../lib/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="dist/jquery.handsontable.full.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="dist/jquery.handsontable.full.css">

Then, run handsontable() constructor on an empty div. After that, load some data if you wish:

<div id="dataTable"></div>
<script>
  var data = [
    ["", "Kia", "Nissan", "Toyota", "Honda"],
    ["2008", 10, 11, 12, 13],
    ["2009", 20, 11, 14, 13],
    ["2010", 30, 15, 12, 13]
  ];
  $("#dataTable").handsontable({
    data: data,
    startRows: 6,
    startCols: 8
  });
</script>

Changelog

To see the list of recent changes, see the Changelog wiki page.

Reporting bugs and feature requests

Please follow this guidelines when reporting bugs and feature requests:

1. Use GitHub Issues board to report bugs and feature requests (not my email address)
2. Please always write steps to reporoduce the error. That way I can focus on fixing the bug, not scratching my had how to reproduce it.
3. If possible, please add a JSFiddle link that shows the problem (start by forking this fiddle). It saves me much time.
4. If you can't reproduce it on JSFiddle, please add a screenshot that shows the problem. JSFiddle is much more appreciated because it lets me start fixing straight away.

Thanks for understanding!

Pull Requests

Your contributions to the project are very welcome! To help me merge your pull request, please make sure you follow these points:

1. Describe the problem in the Pull Request description (of course you would do it, why do I mention that?)
2. Please make your fix on a separate branch. This makes merging much easier.
3. Do not edit files jquery.handsontable.js, jquery.handsontable.css, jquery.handsontable.full.js, jquery.handsontable.full.css. Instead, try to edit files inside the src/ directory and then use grunt to make a build. More information about this on wiki page Building.
4. For any change that you make, please try to also add a test case(s) in tests/jasmine/spec/ directory. This helps me understand the issue and make sure that it will stay fixed forever.

Thank you for your commitment!

API Reference

Methods

Option	Role	Description
handsontable(options)	Constructor	Accepts configuration object (see Options)
handsontable('updateSettings', options)	Method	Use it if you need to change configuration after initialization
handsontable('loadData', data)	Method	Reset all cells in the grid to contain data from the data array
handsontable('render')	Method	Rerender the table
handsontable('setDataAtCell', row, col, value)	Method	Set new value to a cell. To change many cells at once, pass an array of changes in format [[row, col, value], ...] as the only parameter. Col is the index of visible column (note that if columns were reordered, the current order will be used)
handsontable('setDataAtRowProp', row, prop, value)	Method	Same as above, except instead of col, you provide name of the object property (eq. [0, 'first.name', 'Jennifer'])
handsontable('getDataAtCell', row, col)	Method	Return cell value at row, col. Col is the index of visible column (note that if columns were reordered, the current order will be used)
handsontable('getDataAtRowProp', row, prop)	Method	Same as above, except instead of col, you provide name of the object property (eq. [0, 'first.name'])
handsontable('countRows')	Method	Return total number of rows in the grid
handsontable('countCols')	Method	Return total number of columns in the grid
handsontable('rowOffset')	Method	Return index of first visible row
handsontable('colOffset')	Method	Return index of first visible column
handsontable('countVisibleRows')	Method	Return number of visible rows
handsontable('countVisibleCols')	Method	Return number of visible columns
handsontable('clear')	Method	Empty all cells
handsontable('clearUndo')	Method	Clear undo history
handsontable('getData', [r, c, r2, c2])	Method	Return the current data object (the same that was passed by data configuration option or loadData method). Optionally you can provide cell range r, c, r2, c2 to get only a fragment of grid data
handsontable('alter', 'insert_row', amount)	Method	Insert new row(s) above the row at given index. Default amount equals 1
handsontable('alter', 'insert_col', amount)	Method	Insert new column(s) before the column at given index. Default amount equals 1
handsontable('alter', 'remove_row', index, amount)	Method	Remove the row(s) at given index. Default amount equals 1
handsontable('alter', 'remove_col', index, amount)	Method	Remove the column(s) at given index. Default amount equals 1
handsontable('getCell', row, col)	Method	Return <td> element for given row,col
handsontable('getCellMeta', row, col)	Method	Return cell properties for given row, col coordinates
handsontable('selectCell', r, c, [r2, c2, scrollToSelection=true])	Method	Select cell r,c or range finishing at r2,c2. By default, viewport will be scrolled to selection
handsontable('deselectCell')	Method	Deselect current selection
handsontable('getSelected')	Method	Return index of the currently selected cells as an array [startRow, startCol, endRow, endCol]. Start row and start col are the coordinates of the active cell (where the selection was started).
handsontable('destroyEditor', [revertOriginal=false])	Method	Destroys current editor, renders and selects current cell. If revertOriginal == false, edited data is saved. Otherwise previous value is restored
handsontable('getRowHeader', [row])	Method	Return array of row headers (if they are enabled). If param row given, return header at given row as string
handsontable('getColHeader', [col])	Method	Return array of col headers (if they are enabled). If param col given, return header at given col as string
handsontable('destroy')	Method	Remove grid from DOM
handsontable('isUndoAvailable')	Method	Return true if undo can be performed, false otherwise
handsontable('isRedoAvailable')	Method	Return true if redo can be performed, false otherwise
handsontable('undo')	Method	Undo last edit
handsontable('redo')	Method	Redo edit (used to reverse an undo)
handsontable('countEmptyRows', [ending])	Method	Returns number of empty rows. If the optional ending parameter is true, returns number of empty rows at the bottom of the table
handsontable('countEmptyCols', [ending])	Method	Returns number of empty columns. If the optional ending parameter is true, returns number of empty columns at right hand edge of the table
handsontable('isEmptyRow', row)	Method	Return true if the row at the given index is empty, false otherwise
handsontable('isEmptyCol', col)	Method	Return true if the column at the given index is empty, false otherwise

Options

The table below presents configuration options that are interpreted by handsontable() constructor:

Option	Type	Default	Description
data	array/object/function	[]	Initial data source that will be bound to the data grid by reference (editing data grid alters the data source. See Understanding binding as reference)
minRows	number	0	Minimum number of rows. At least that many of rows will be created during initialization
minCols	number	0	Minimum number of columns. At least that many of columns will be created during initialization
maxRows	number	Infinity	Maximum number of rows
maxCols	number	Infinity	Maximum number of columns
startRows	number	5	Initial number of rows. Notice: This option only has effect in Handsontable constructor and only if data is not provided
startCols	number	5	Initial number of columns. Notice: This option only has effect in Handsontable constructor and only if data is not provided
rowHeaders	boolean/array	false	Defines if the row headers (1, 2, 3, ...) should be displayed. You can just set it to true or specify custom a array ["First", "Second", "Third", ...]
colHeaders	boolean/array	false	Defines if the column headers (A, B, C, ...) should be displayed. You can just set it to true or specify custom a array ["First Name", "Last Name", "Address", ...]
colWidths	array	[50, ..]	Defines if the column widths in pixels (array of numbers)
columns	array	undefined	Defines the cell properties and data binding for certain columns. Notice: Using this option sets a fixed number of columns (options startCols, minCols, maxCols will be ignored). See demo/datasources.html for examples
cells	function(row, col, prop)	undefined	Defines the cell properties for given row, col, prop coordinates
dataSchema	object	like first row	Defines the structure of a new row when data source is an object. See demo/datasources.html for examples
minSpareCols	number	0	When set to 1 (or more), Handsontable will add a new column at the end of grid if there are no more empty columns
minSpareRows	number	0	When set to 1 (or more), Handsontable will add a new row at the end of grid if there are no more empty rows
multiSelect	boolean	true	If true, selection of multiple cells using keyboard or mouse is allowed
fillHandle	boolean/string	true	Defines if the fill handle (drag-down and copy-down) functionality should be enabled. Possible values: true (to enable in all directions), "vertical" or "horizontal" (to enable in one direction), false (to disable completely).
contextMenu	boolean/array	false	Defines if the right-click context menu should be enabled. Context menu allows to create new row or column at any place in the grid. Possible values: true (to enable basic options), false (to disable completely) or array of available strings: row_above, row_below, col_left, col_right, remove_row, remove_col, undo, redo, sep1, sep2, sep3.
undo	boolean	true	If true, undo/redo functionality is enabled
outsideClickDeselects	boolean	true	If true, mouse click outside the grid will deselect the current selection
enterBeginsEditing	boolean	true	If true, ENTER begins editing mode (like Google Docs). If false, ENTER moves to next row (like Excel) and adds new row if necessary. TAB adds new column if necessary.
enterMoves	object/function	{row: 1, col: 0}	Defines cursor move after Enter is pressed (Shift+Enter uses negative vector). Can be an object or a function that returns an object
tabMoves	object/function	{row: 0, col: 1}	Defines cursor move after Tab is pressed (Shift+Tab uses negative vector). Can be an object or a function that returns an object
autoWrapRow	boolean	false	If true, pressing TAB or right arrow in the last column will move to first column in next row
autoWrapCol	boolean	false	If true, pressing ENTER or down arrow in the last row will move to first row in next column
autoComplete	array	undefined	Autocomplete definitions. See Defining autocomplete
copyRowsLimit	number	1000	Maximum number of rows than can be copied to clipboard using CTRL+C
copyColsLimit	number	1000	Maximum number of columns than can be copied to clipboard using CTRL+C
stretchH	string	hybrid	Column stretching mode. Possible values: none, hybrid, last, all. Hybrid mode works as none where there is no horizontal scrollbar, and as last when the horizontal scrollbar is present.
isEmptyRow	function(r)	undefined	Lets you overwrite the default isEmptyRow method
isEmptyCol	function(c)	undefined	Lets you overwrite the default isEmptyCol method
manualColumnResize	boolean	false	Turn on Manual column resize
manualColumnMove	boolean	false	Turn on Manual column move
columnSorting	boolean	false	Turn on Column sorting
currentRowClassName	string	undefined	Class name for all visible rows in current selection
currentColClassName	string	undefined	Class name for all visible columns in current selection
onSelection	function(r, c, r2, c2)	undefined	Callback fired while one or more cells are being selected (on mouse move). Parameters: r selection start row c selection start column r2 selection end column c2 selection end column
onSelectionByProp	function(r, p, r2, p2)	undefined	The same as above, but data source object property name is used instead of the column number
onSelectionEnd	function(r, c, r2, c2)	undefined	Callback fired after one or more cells are selected (on mouse up). Parameters: r selection start row c selection start column r2 selection end column c2 selection end column
onSelectionEndByProp	function(r, p, r2, p2)	undefined	The same as above, but data source object property name is used instead of the column number
onBeforeChange	function(changes)	undefined	Callback fired before one or more cells is changed. Its main purpose is to validate the input. Parameters: changes is a 2D array containing information about each of the edited cells [ [row, prop, oldVal, newVal], ... ]. You can disregard a single change by setting changes[i][3] to false, or cancel all edit by returning false.
onChange	function(changes, source)	undefined	Callback fired after one or more cells is changed. Its main use case is to save the input. Parameters: changes is a 2D array containing information about each of the edited cells [ [row, prop, oldVal, newVal], ... ]. source is one of the strings: "alter", "empty", "edit", "populateFromArray", "loadData", "autofill", "paste". Note: for performance reasone, the changes array is null for "loadData" source.
onCopyLimit	function()	undefined	Callback fired if copyRowsLimit or copyColumnsLimit was reached. Callback parameters are: selectedRowsCount, selectedColsCount, copyRowsLimit, copyColsLimit

Similar projects

This is a free world so I invite you to check out alternative projects. I would love to receive feedback if you would like to import some of their features to Handsontable.

• DataTables
• SlickGrid
• jqGrid
• jTable
• jui_datagrid

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2012 Marcin Warpechowski <marcin@nextgen.pl>

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