Angular PivotGridFieldChooser Properties

Default Value: false

This property is used when the UI component is displayed on a platform whose guidelines include the active state change for UI components.

allowSearch

Specifies whether the field chooser allows searching in the "All Fields" section.

Type:

Default Value: false

applyChangesMode

Specifies when to apply changes made in the UI component to the PivotGrid.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'instantly'

Accepted Values: 'instantly' | 'onDemand'

The following modes are available:

"instantly"
Applies changes immediately.
"onDemand"
Applies or cancels changes only when this is requested from the API - by calling the applyChanges() or cancelChanges() method or by changing the state object.

dataSource

The data source of a PivotGrid UI component.

Type:

PivotGridDataSource

Default Value: null

It is important for the data source of the PivotGridFieldChooser to be the same as the data source of its PivotGrid UI component. This will allow the field chooser to manage data in the pivot grid. Use the PivotGrid's getDataSource method to acquire its data source.

disabled

Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.

Type:

Default Value: false

elementAttr

Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.

Type:

Default Value: {}

jQuery

$(function(){
    $("#pivotGridFieldChooserContainer").dxPivotGridFieldChooser({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-pivot-grid-field-chooser ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-pivot-grid-field-chooser>

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

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxPivotGridFieldChooser ...
        :element-attr="pivotGridFieldChooserAttributes">
    </DxPivotGridFieldChooser>
</template>

<script>
import DxPivotGridFieldChooser from 'devextreme-vue/pivot-grid-field-chooser';

export default {
    components: {
        DxPivotGridFieldChooser
    },
    data() {
        return {
            pivotGridFieldChooserAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';

import PivotGridFieldChooser from 'devextreme-react/pivot-grid-field-chooser';

class App extends React.Component {
    pivotGridFieldChooserAttributes = {
        id: 'elementId',
        class: 'class-name'
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <PivotGridFieldChooser ...
                elementAttr={this.pivotGridFieldChooserAttributes}>
            </PivotGridFieldChooser>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

focusStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.

Type:

Default Value: false

headerFilter

Configures the header filter feature.

Type:

A header filter allows a user to filter individual field's values by including or excluding them from the applied filter. Cicking a header filter icon invokes a popup menu displaying all the unique field values.

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript jQuery Angular Knockout UI component Pivot Grid Field Chooser Header Filter

Assign true to the allowFiltering property to make the icons visible.

The user's filtering preferences are saved in the filterValues property. The header filter's Select All checkbox changes the filterType property.

height

Specifies the UI component's height.

Type:

|

|

Return Value:

|

The UI component's height.

Default Value: 400

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

Number
The height in pixels.
String
A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "inherit".
Function
A function returning either of the above. For example:
JavaScript
```
height: function() {
    return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
}
```

hint

Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

hoverStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it.

Type:

Default Value: false

layout

Specifies the field chooser layout.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 0

Accepted Values: 0 | 1 | 2

The image below shows different layout types.

DevExtreme PivotGrid: Field chooser layouts

The following abbreviations are used on the image.

A — All Fields
F — Filter Fields
R — Row Fields
C — Column Fields
D — Data Fields

onContentReady

A function that is executed when the UI component's content is ready and each time the content is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	PivotGridFieldChooser	The UI component's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	Model data. Available only when using Knockout.

Name

Type

Description

component

PivotGridFieldChooser

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Model data. Available only when using Knockout.

Default Value: null

onContextMenuPreparing

A function that is executed before the context menu is rendered.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
area	String	The clicked area's type.
component	PivotGridFieldChooser	The UI component's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the function to execute. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.
field	PivotGrid Field	The configuration of the field on which the context menu is invoked.
items	Array<Object>	Items to be displayed in the context menu. Their structure is described in the items property description.
model	Object	Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	PivotGridFieldChooser	The UI component's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Name

Type

Description

component

PivotGridFieldChooser

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	PivotGridFieldChooser	The UI component's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Name

Type

Description

component

PivotGridFieldChooser

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
model	Object	Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
fullName	String	The path to the modified property that includes all parent properties.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component	PivotGridFieldChooser	The UI component's instance.
name	String	The modified property if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level property it is nested into.
value	any	The modified property's new value.

Default Value: null

The following example shows how to subscribe to component property changes:

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    $("#pivotGridFieldChooserContainer").dxPivotGridFieldChooser({
        // ...
        onOptionChanged: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

app.component.html

app.component.ts

app.module.ts

<dx-pivot-grid-field-chooser ...
    (onOptionChanged)="handlePropertyChange($event)"> 
</dx-pivot-grid-field-chooser>

import { Component } from '@angular/core'; 

@Component({ 
    selector: 'app-root', 
    templateUrl: './app.component.html', 
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] 
}) 

export class AppComponent { 
    // ...
    handlePropertyChange(e) {
        if(e.name === "changedProperty") { 
            // handle the property change here
        }
    }
}

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

@NgModule({ 
    declarations: [ 
        AppComponent 
    ], 
    imports: [ 
        BrowserModule, 
        DxPivotGridFieldChooserModule 
    ], 
    providers: [ ], 
    bootstrap: [AppComponent] 
}) 

export class AppModule { }

Vue

App.vue

<template> 
    <DxPivotGridFieldChooser ...
        @option-changed="handlePropertyChange"
    />            
</template> 

<script> 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 
import DxPivotGridFieldChooser from 'devextreme-vue/pivot-grid-field-chooser'; 

export default { 
    components: { 
        DxPivotGridFieldChooser
    }, 
    // ...
    methods: { 
        handlePropertyChange: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    } 
} 
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 

import PivotGridFieldChooser from 'devextreme-react/pivot-grid-field-chooser'; 

const handlePropertyChange = (e) => {
    if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
        // handle the property change here
    }
}

export default function App() { 
    return ( 
        <PivotGridFieldChooser ...
            onOptionChanged={handlePropertyChange}
        />        
    ); 
}

rtlEnabled

Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

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Default Value: false

When this property is set to true, the UI component text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript

DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});

searchTimeout

Specifies a delay in milliseconds between when a user finishes typing in the field chooser's search panel, and when the search is executed.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 500

state

The UI component's state.

Type:

Default Value: null

The state includes field configurations, expanded headers, and other settings. The following code shows how to use the state to cancel or apply the settings to the PivotGrid UI component:

jQuery

JavaScript

$(function () {
    var pivotGridDataSource = new DevExpress.data.PivotGridDataSource({
        // ...
    });
    $("#pivotGridContainer").dxPivotGrid({
        dataSource: pivotGridDataSource,
        // ...
    });
    var fieldChooser = $("#fieldChooserContainer").dxPivotGridFieldChooser({
        dataSource: pivotGridDataSource,
        applyChangesMode: "onDemand",
        // ...
    }).dxPivotGridFieldChooser("instance");
    $("#apply").dxButton({
        text: "Apply Changes",
        onClick: function () {
            var state = fieldChooser.option("state");
            pivotGridDataSource.state(state);
        }
    });
    $("#cancel").dxButton({
        text: "Cancel Changes",
        onClick: function () {
            fieldChooser.option("state", pivotGridDataSource.state());
        }
    });
});

Angular

TypeScript

HTML

import {
    DxPivotGridModule,
    DxPivotGridFieldChooserModule, 
    DxButtonModule
} from "devextreme-angular";
import PivotGridDataSource from "devextreme/ui/pivot_grid/data_source";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    pivotGridDataSource: any;
    state: any;
    constructor() {
        this.pivotGridDataSource = new PivotGridDataSource({ ... });
    }
    applyChanges() {
        this.pivotGridDataSource.state(this.state);
    }
    cancelChanges() {
        this.state = this.pivotGridDataSource.state();
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        DxPivotGridModule,
        DxPivotGridFieldChooserModule,
        DxButtonModule,
        // ...
    ],
    // ...
})

<dx-pivot-grid
    ...
    [dataSource]="pivotGridDataSource">
</dx-pivot-grid>
<dx-pivot-grid-field-chooser 
    ...
    [dataSource]="pivotGridDataSource"
    applyChangesMode="onDemand"
    [(state)]="state">
</dx-pivot-grid-field-chooser>
<dx-button
    text="Apply Changes"
    (onClick)="applyChanges()">
</dx-button>
<dx-button
    text="Cancel Changes"
    (onClick)="cancelChanges()">
</dx-button>

tabIndex

Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 0

The value of this property will be passed to the tabindex attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.

texts

Strings that can be changed or localized in the PivotGridFieldChooser UI component.

Type:

visible

Specifies whether the UI component is visible.

Type: