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DevExtreme Angular - Editing

NOTE

You must specify the DataGrid's keyExpr or the Store's key option to ensure that editing works properly.

User Interaction

The DataGrid widget allows a user to add, delete and update data. Assign true to the corresponding field of the editing object to enable an operation. You can set a column's allowEditing option to false if its data should not be edited.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            allowUpdating: true, 
            allowAdding: true, 
            allowDeleting: true 
        },
        columns: [
            { dataField: 'id', allowEditing: false },
            // ...
        ]
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxo-editing
        [allowUpdating]="true"
        [allowAdding]="true"
        [allowDeleting]="true">
    </dxo-editing>
    <dxi-column dataField="id" [allowEditing]="false"></dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

With the DataGrid you can edit data in several modes. Use the editing.mode option to specify it.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            mode: 'row' // 'batch' | 'cell' | 'form' | 'popup'
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxo-editing
        mode="row"> <!-- 'batch' | 'cell' | 'form' | 'popup' -->
    </dxo-editing>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

The following sections detail the DataGrid's appearance and behavior in each editing mode.

Row Mode

In this mode a user edits data row by row. When a user clicks an "Edit" button, the corresponding row enters the editing state, and the "Save" and "Cancel" buttons appear in the editing column. The widget saves changes only if the "Save" button is clicked. If a user starts editing another row, sorts or filters data, it discards the changes.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout Widget DataGrid Editing Row Mode Editing State

Clicking a "Delete" button invokes the confirmation dialog that allows a user to cancel row deletion. Use the code below to hide this dialog.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            // ...
            mode: 'row',
            allowDeleting: true,
            texts: {
                confirmDeleteMessage: null
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxo-editing mode="row" [allowDeleting]="true">
        <dxo-texts [confirmDeleteMessage]="null"></dxo-texts>
    </dxo-editing>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

View Demo

Cell Mode

In the cell mode, a user edits data cell by cell. Changes are saved once a cell loses the focus, or discarded if a user presses Esc. An added row is saved only when the focus is shifted from it. Choose this mode if any changes should be saved to the data source immediately.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout Widget DataGrid Editing Cell Mode

If you validate data, a cell is locked in the editing state until a user enters a valid value or clicks the "Cancel Changes" button.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout Widget DataGrid Editing Cell Mode Validation

Clicking a "Delete" button invokes the confirmation dialog that allows a user to cancel row deletion. Use the code below to hide this dialog.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            mode: 'cell', 
            texts: {
                confirmDeleteMessage: null
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxo-editing mode="cell" [allowDeleting]="true">
        <dxo-texts [confirmDeleteMessage]="null"></dxo-texts>
    </dxo-editing>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

View Demo

Batch Mode

In the batch mode, like in the cell mode, a user edits data cell by cell. However, in this mode, the widget stores changes in a buffer until a user clicks the global "Save" button instead of saving them immediately. This mode is useful when you need to defer saving multiple changes.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout Widget DataGrid Editing Batch Mode

When a user clicks a row's "Delete" button, the widget only marks the row as deleted. Users can restore this row by clicking the "Undelete" button if they have not saved the changes yet. They can also discard all unsaved changes by clicking the "Revert" button.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout Widget DataGrid Editing Batch Mode Deletion

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Form Mode

In form edit mode, row cells become editable form fields. Form fields are sorted like columns in the columns array.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout Widget DataGrid Editing Form Mode

Configure the form using the editing.form object. The DataGrid uses the DevExtreme Form widget, so you can specify any Form options in this object except those listed in its description.

For example, you can specify the items array to reorder editable fields (or "simple items", as they are called in the Form widget), or organize them in groups and tabs.

In the following code, the items with the specified dataField are simple items. Identical dataFields connect a simple item with a column:

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            allowUpdating: true,
            mode: "form",
            form: {
                items: [{
                    itemType: "group",
                    caption: "Personal Data",
                    items: [
                        { dataField: "Prefix" },
                        { dataField: "Full_Name" },
                        { dataField: "Position" },
                        { dataField: "Duties", editorType: "dxTextArea" }
                    ]
                    // or just
                    // items: ["Prefix", "Full_Name", "Position"]
                }, {
                    itemType: "group",
                    caption: "Contacts",
                    items: ["Email", "Skype"]
                }]
            }
        },
        columns: [ 
            { dataField: "Full_Name" }, 
            { dataField: "Prefix" },
            { dataField: "Position" },
            { dataField: "Duties" },
            { dataField: "Email" },
            { dataField: "Skype" } 
        ]
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxo-editing
        [allowUpdating]="true"
        mode="form">
        <dxo-form>
            <dxi-item itemType="group" caption="Personal Data">
                <dxi-item dataField="Prefix"></dxi-item>
                <dxi-item dataField="Full_Name"></dxi-item>
                <dxi-item dataField="Position"></dxi-item>
                <dxi-item dataField="Duties" editorType="dxTextArea"></dxi-item>
            </dxi-item>
            <dxi-item itemType="group" caption="Contacts">
                <dxi-item dataField="Email"></dxi-item>
                <dxi-item dataField="Skype"></dxi-item>
            </dxi-item>
        </dxo-form>
    </dxo-editing>
    <dxi-column dataField="Full_Name"></dxi-column>
    <dxi-column dataField="Prefix"></dxi-column>
    <dxi-column dataField="Position"></dxi-column>
    <dxi-column dataField="Duties"></dxi-column>
    <dxi-column dataField="Email"></dxi-column>
    <dxi-column dataField="Skype"></dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

ASP.NET MVC Controls

Razor C#

@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
    // ...
    .Editing(e => e
        .AllowUpdating(true)
        .Mode(GridEditMode.Form)
        .Form(f => f
            .Items(i => {
                i.AddGroup()
                    .Caption("Personal Data")
                    .Items(groupItems => {
                        groupItems.AddSimple().DataField("Prefix");
                        groupItems.AddSimple().DataField("Full_Name");
                        groupItems.AddSimple().DataField("Position");
                        groupItems.AddSimple().DataField("Duties")
                            .Editor(e => e.TextArea());
                    });
                i.AddGroup()
                    .Caption("Contacts")
                    .Items(groupItems => {
                        groupItems.AddSimple().DataField("Email");
                        groupItems.AddSimple().DataField("Skype");
                    });
            })
        )
    )
    .Columns(cols => {
        cols.Add().DataField("Full_Name");
        cols.Add().DataField("Prefix");
        cols.Add().DataField("Position");
        cols.Add().DataField("Duties");
        cols.Add().DataField("Email");
        cols.Add().DataField("Skype");
    })
)

Popup Mode

The popup mode is the form mode with the form placed in a popup window.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout Widget DataGrid Editing Popup Mode

Use the editing.popup object to customize the popup window. This object can contain the Popup widget's fields. However, you should refer to the popup object's description for information on restrictions that apply.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            allowUpdating: true,
            mode: "popup",
            form: {
                labelLocation: "top"
            },
            popup: {
                showTitle: true,
                title: "Row in the editing state"
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxo-editing
        [allowUpdating]="true"
        mode="popup">
        <dxo-form labelLocation="top"></dxo-form>
        <dxo-popup [showTitle]="true" title="Row in the editing state"></dxo-popup>
    </dxo-editing>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Since the popup and form modes are very similar, you can use the same columns.formItem and editing.form options to customize items and layout in both modes. See the Form Mode topic for more details on form customization.

View Demo

API

Add

Use the addRow() method to add an empty row.

jQuery

JavaScript

$("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid("addRow");

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxDataGridModule, DxDataGridComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent, { static: false }) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    addRow () {
       this.dataGrid.instance.addRow();
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

You can specify initial values for a newly added row in the onInitNewRow event handler.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        columns: [{
            dataField: "Hire_Date",
            dataType: "date"
        },
            // ...
        ],
        onInitNewRow: function(e) {
            e.data.Hire_Date = new Date();
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ...
    (onInitNewRow)="onInitNewRow($event)">
    <dxi-column dataField="Hire_Date" dataType="date"></dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    onInitNewRow (e) {
        e.data.Hire_Date = new Date();
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Update

The cellValue (rowIndex, visibleColumnIndex, value) method updates a cell's value. This cell can be located using its row and column indexes. If the cell's data field is known, you can pass it instead of the column index. After a value is updated, save it to the data source by calling the saveEditData() method.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({ ... });

    $("#updateCellButton").dxButton({
        text: "Update Cell",
        onClick: function() {
            $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid("cellValue", 1, "Position", "CTO");
            $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid("saveEditData");
        }
    });
});

Angular

TypeScript

HTML

import { DxDataGridModule, DxButtonModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent, { static: false }) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    updateCell () {
        this.dataGrid.instance.cellValue(1, "Position", "CTO");
        this.dataGrid.instance.saveEditData();
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule,
        DxButtonModule
    ],
    // ...
})

<dx-data-grid ... ></dx-data-grid>
<dx-button
    text="Update Cell"
    (onClick)="updateCell()">
</dx-button>

The DataGrid widget allows you to process an updated cell value in the columns.setCellValue function before this value is saved to the data source.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            allowUpdating: true, 
            allowAdding: true
        },
        columns: [
            { dataField: "ID", visible: false },
            {
                dataField: "Full_Name",
                setCellValue: function (rowData, value) {
                    rowData.ID = value + Math.random() * 100;
                    rowData.Full_Name = value;
                }
            }
            // ...
        ]
    });
});

Angular

TypeScript

HTML

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    setCellValue (rowData, value) {
        rowData.ID = value + Math.random() * 100;
        rowData.Full_Name = value;
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

<dx-data-grid>
    <dxo-editing
        [allowUpdating]="true"
        [allowAdding]="true">
    </dxo-editing>
    <dxi-column dataField="ID" [visible]="false"></dxi-column>
    <dxi-column dataField="Full_Name" [setCellValue]="setCellValue"></dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

Call the hasEditData() to check if there are any unsaved changes. You can save or cancel them using the saveEditData() or cancelEditData() method, respectively.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({ ... });

    $("#saveChangesButton").dxButton({
        text: "Save changes",
        onClick: function() {
            var dataGrid = $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid("instance");
            if (dataGrid.hasEditData()) {
                // Implement your logic here
                dataGrid.saveEditData();
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

TypeScript

HTML

import { DxDataGridModule, DxButtonModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent, { static: false }) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    saveEditData () {
        if (this.dataGrid.instance.hasEditData()) {
            // Implement your logic here
            this.dataGrid.instance.saveEditData();
        }
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule,
        DxButtonModule
    ],
    // ...
})

<dx-data-grid ... ></dx-data-grid>
<dx-button
    text="Save changes"
    (onClick)="saveEditData()">
</dx-button>

Delete

Call the deleteRow(rowIndex) method to delete a specific row from the data source. This method invokes a confirmation dialog that allows a user to cancel deletion. The following code hides this dialog, thus a row is instantly deleted from the data source:

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    var dataGrid = $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        editing: {
            mode: "row", 
            allowDeleting: true,
            texts: {
                // Hides the confirmation dialog
                confirmDeleteMessage: null
            }
        }
    }).dxDataGrid("instance");

    $("#deleteRowButton").dxButton({
        text: "Delete Row",
        onClick: function() {
            // Deletes the second row
            dataGrid.deleteRow(1);
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid>
    <dxo-editing
        mode="row"
        [allowDeleting]="true">
        <dxo-texts [confirmDeleteMessage]="null"></dxo-texts>
    </dxo-editing>
</dx-data-grid>
<dx-button
    text="Delete Row"
    (onClick)="deleteRow()">
</dx-button>

import { DxDataGridModule, DxButtonModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent, { static: false }) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    deleteRow () {
        // Deletes the second row
        this.dataGrid.instance.deleteRow(1);
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule,
        DxButtonModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Note that in the batch mode a row is only marked as deleted. To save changes, call the saveEditData() method. Calling the undeleteRow(rowIndex) method cancels row deletion.

jQuery

JavaScript

$("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid("undeleteRow", 1);

Angular

TypeScript

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent, { static: false }) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent;
    undeleteRow () {
        this.dataGrid.instance.undeleteRow(1);
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Get Current Cell Values

To get current cell values, call the cellValue(rowIndex, dataField) method. If a cell is being edited, this method returns the unsaved cell value.

The cellValue(rowIndex, dataField) method requires a row index. Use the getRowIndexByKey(key) method to use a key to get the row index. Obtaining the key to use depends on your particular scenario. If you want to get the key of the row being edited, you can use the parameter passed to the onEditingStart event handler:

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    var currentRowIndex;
    var dataGridInstance = $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        onEditingStart: function(e) {
            currentRowIndex = e.component.getRowIndexByKey(e.key);
        }
    }).dxDataGrid("instance");
    // ...
    var cellValue = dataGridInstance.cellValue(currentRowIndex, "EmployeeName");
});

Angular

app.component.html

app.component.ts

app.module.ts

<dx-data-grid ...
    (onEditingStart)="onEditingStart($event)">
</dx-data-grid>

import { Component, ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxDataGridComponent } from "devextreme-angular";

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent, { static: false }, { static: false }) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxDataGridComponent, { static: false }) dataGrid: DxDataGridComponent

    currentRowIndex: number;

    onEditingStart(e) {
        this.currentRowIndex = e.component.getRowIndexByKey(e.key);
        // ...
    }

    getCellValue() {
        return this.dataGrid.instance.cellValue(this.currentRowIndex, "EmployeeName")
    }
}

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

import { DxDataGridModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

To access a cell value after the user has edited it, but before it is saved to the data source, use the setCellValue function as an alternative. In addition to edited cell values, it allows you to get the cell values before user edits. setCellValue is set individually for each column.

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        columns: [
            // ...
            {
                dataField: "EmployeeName",
                setCellValue: function(newData, value, currentRowData) {
                    // currentRowData contains the row data before the edit
                    // value contains the edited value
                }
            }
        ]
    });
});

Angular

app.component.html

app.component.ts

app.module.ts

<dx-data-grid ...
    (onEditingStart)="onEditingStart($event)">
    <dxi-column
        dataField="EmployeeName"
        [setCellValue]="setCellValue">
    </dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

import { Component } from "@angular/core";
import { DxDataGridComponent } from "devextreme-angular";

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    setCellValue (newData, value, currentRowData) {
        // currentRowData contains the row data before the edit
        // value contains the edited value
    }
}

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

import { DxDataGridModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

Events

The DataGrid widget raises events before and after a row is inserted, updated or removed from the data source. If the event handlers are going to remain unchanged during the widget's lifetime, assign them to corresponding onEventName options:

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function(){
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        onRowInserting: function(e) {
            // Handler of the "rowInserting" event
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ...
    (onRowInserting)="onRowInserting($event)">
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    onRowInserting (e) {
        // Handler of the "rowInserting" event
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

If you are going to change the event handlers at runtime, or if you need to attach several handlers to a single event, subscribe to this event using the on(eventName, eventHandler) method. This approach is more typical of jQuery.

JavaScript

var rowUpdatingEventHandler1 = function(e) {
    // First handler of the "rowUpdating" event
};

var rowUpdatingEventHandler2 = function(e) {
    // Second handler of the "rowUpdating" event
};

$("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid("instance")
    .on("rowUpdating", rowUpdatingEventHandler1)
    .on("rowUpdating", rowUpdatingEventHandler2);

In addition, the DataGrid raises the initNewRow event when a new row is added and the editingStart event when a row enters the editing state. These events can be handled just like others - using the onEventName option or the on(eventName, eventHandler) method. In the following example, the onInitNewRow event handler specifies initial values for an added row:

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function () {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        onInitNewRow: function(e) { // Handler of the "initNewRow" event
            // Sets an initial value for the "Hire_Date" field
            e.data.Hire_Date = new Date();
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ...
    (onInitNewRow)="onInitNewRow($event)">
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    onInitNewRow (e) { // Handler of the "initNewRow" event
        // Sets an initial value for the "Hire_Date" field
        e.data.Hire_Date = new Date();
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Customize Editors

The columns's dataType defines a cell's editor that can be configured using the editorOptions object. However, this object cannot be used to change the editor's type or onValueChanged event handler. Instead, use the onEditorPreparing function as shown in the following code. The function's parameter provides the editorName and editorOptions fields for changing the used editor and its configuration.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        columns: [{
            dataField: "Note",
            editorOptions: {
                height: 200
            }
        }, // ...
        ],
        onEditorPreparing: function(e) {
            if (e.dataField == "Note") {
                e.editorName = "dxTextArea"; // Changes the editor's type
                e.editorOptions.onValueChanged = function (args) {
                    // Implement your logic here

                    e.setValue(args.value); // Updates the cell value
                }
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ...
    (onEditorPreparing)="onEditorPreparing($event)">
    <dxi-column
        dataField="Note"
        [editorOptions]="{ height: 200 }">
    </dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule, DxTextAreaModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    onEditorPreparing (e) {
        if (e.dataField == "Note") {
            e.editorName = "dxTextArea"; // Changes the editor's type
            e.editorOptions.onValueChanged = function (args) {
                // Implement your logic here

                e.setValue(args.value); // Updates the cell value
            }
        }
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule,
        DxTextAreaModule
    ],
    // ...
})

ASP.NET MVC Controls

Razor C#

@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
    // ...
    .Columns(cols => {
        // ...
        cols.Add().DataField("Note")
            .EditorOptions(new { height = 200 });
    })
    .OnEditorPreparing("dataGrid_editorPreparing")
)

<script type="text/javascript">
    function dataGrid_editorPreparing(e) {
        if (e.dataField == "Note") {
            e.editorName = "dxTextArea"; // Changes the editor's type
            e.editorOptions.onValueChanged = function (args) {
                // Implement your logic here

                e.setValue(args.value); // Updates the cell value
            }
        }
    }
</script>

Implement the column's editCellTemplate for more extensive customization. In this template, you should specify your custom component's appearance and behavior in full. The following code uses the template to substitute the Switch widget for a default editor. This configuration may be useful in batch editing mode.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        columns: [{
            dataField: "isChecked",
            editCellTemplate: function(cellElement, cellInfo) {
                $("<div />").dxSwitch({
                    width: 50,
                    switchedOnText: "YES",
                    switchedOffText: "NO",
                    value: cellInfo.value,
                    onValueChanged: function(e) {
                        cellInfo.setValue(e.value);
                    }
                }).appendTo(cellElement);
            }
        }],
        editing: {
            mode: "batch",
            allowUpdating: true
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxi-column
        dataField="isChecked"
        editCellTemplate="editCellTemplate">
    </dxi-column>
    <div *dxTemplate="let cellInfo of 'editCellTemplate'">
        <dx-switch
            [width]="50"
            switchedOnText="YES"
            switchedOffText="NO"
            [(value)]="cellInfo.value"
            (onValueChanged)="setEditedValue($event, cellInfo)">
        </dx-switch>
    </div>
    <dxo-editing mode="batch" [allowUpdating]="true"></dxo-editing>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule, DxSwitchModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    setEditedValue (valueChangedEventArg, cellInfo) {
        cellInfo.setValue(valueChangedEventArg.value);
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule,
        DxSwitchModule
    ],
    // ...
})

ASP.NET MVC Controls

Razor C#

@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
    // ...
    .Columns(cols => {
        // ...
        cols.Add().DataField("isChecked")
            .EditCellTemplate(new TemplateName("edit-cells"));
    })
    .Editing(m => m.Mode(GridEditMode.Batch).AllowUpdating(true))
)

@using (Html.DevExtreme().NamedTemplate("edit-cells")) {
    @(Html.DevExtreme().Switch()
        .Width(50)
        .SwitchedOnText("YES")
        .SwitchedOffText("NO")
        .Value(new JS("value"))
        .OnValueChanged("function(e) { setValue(e.value) }")
    )
}

Editors are displayed in cells in the normal state too if you set the columns.showEditorAlways option to true.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        columns: [{
            dataField: "Hidden",
            dataType: "boolean",
            showEditorAlways: true
        }]
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxi-column
        dataField="Hidden"
        dataType="boolean"
        [showEditorAlways]="true">
    </dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

ASP.NET MVC Controls

Razor C#

@(Html.DevExtreme().DataGrid()
    // ...
    .Columns(cols => {
        // ...
        cols.Add().DataField("Hidden")
            .DataType(GridColumnDataType.Boolean)
            .ShowEditorAlways(true);
    })
)

Data Validation

User input is validated against a set of validation rules. You can configure them in a column's validationRules array. Validation rules are attached to the editors and do not depend on the current edit mode.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        columns: [{
            dataField: "Full_Name",
            validationRules: [{ type: "required" }]
        }, {
            dataField: "Login",
            validationRules: [{ 
                type: "stringLength", 
                min: 3, 
                message: "Login should be longer than 3 symbols" 
            }]
        },
        // ...
        ]
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-data-grid ... >
    <dxi-column dataField="Full_Name">
        <dxi-validation-rule type="required"></dxi-validation-rule>
    </dxi-column>
    <dxi-column dataField="Login">
        <dxi-validation-rule
            type="stringLength"
            [min]="3"
            message="Login should be longer than 3 symbols" >
        </dxi-validation-rule>
    </dxi-column>
</dx-data-grid>

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

The onRowValidating handler allows you to perform an action before a notification that a validation rule has been broken is displayed. For instance, you can perform additional checks in this handler and change the validation result by changing the handler parameter's isValid field.

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $("#dataGridContainer").dxDataGrid({
        // ...
        onRowValidating: function (e) {
            if (e.isValid && e.newData.Login === "Administrator") {
                e.isValid = false;
                e.errorText = "Your cannot log in as Administrator";
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

TypeScript

HTML

import { DxDataGridModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    barAdministratorLogin (e) {
        if (e.isValid && e.newData.Login === "Administrator") {
            e.isValid = false;
            e.errorText = "Your cannot log in as Administrator";
        }
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDataGridModule
    ],
    // ...
})

<dx-data-grid ...
    (onRowValidating)="barAdministratorLogin($event)">
</dx-data-grid>

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Row Mode

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Cell Mode

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Batch Mode

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Form Mode

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API

Add

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Update

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Delete

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Get Current Cell Values

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Events

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Customize Editors

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Data Validation

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