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JavaScript/jQuery TreeList - Column Chooser

The column chooser allows a user to change the set of columns at runtime. It is configured using the columnChooser object and may operate in two modes: the default drag and drop mode and the select mode designed for touch devices.

jQuery
JavaScript
$(function() {
    $("#treeListContainer").dxTreeList({
        columnChooser: {
            enabled: true,
            mode: "dragAndDrop" // or "select"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-tree-list ... >
    <dxo-column-chooser
        [enabled]="true"
        mode="dragAndDrop"> <!-- or "select" -->
    </dxo-column-chooser>
</dx-tree-list>
import { DxTreeListModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxTreeListModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxTreeList ... >
        <DxColumnChooser
            :enabled="true"
            mode="dragAndDrop" <!-- or "select" -->
        />
    </DxTreeList>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxTreeList, {
    DxColumnChooser
} from 'devextreme-vue/tree-list';

export default {
    components: {
        DxTreeList,
        DxColumnChooser
    },
    // ...
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import TreeList, {
    ColumnChooser
} from 'devextreme-react/tree-list';

export default function App() {
    return (
        <TreeList ... >
            <ColumnChooser
                enabled={true}
                mode="dragAndDrop" {/* or "select" */}
            />
        </TreeList>
    );
}

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Set a column's allowHiding property to false if it should never be hidden. For columns whose headers should never appear in the column chooser, set the showInColumnChooser property to false.

jQuery
JavaScript
$(function() {
    $("#treeListContainer").dxTreeList({
        columnChooser: { enabled: true },
        columns: [{
            // ...
            allowHiding: false // cannot be hidden
        }, {
            // ...
            showInColumnChooser: false // does not appear in the column chooser even when hidden
        }]
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-tree-list ... >
    <dxo-column-chooser [enabled]="true"></dxo-column-chooser>
    <dxi-column ...
        [allowHiding]="false"> <!-- cannot be hidden -->
    </dxi-column>
    <dxi-column ...
        [showInColumnChooser]="false"> <!-- does not appear in the column chooser even when hidden -->
    </dxi-column>
</dx-tree-list>
import { DxTreeListModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxTreeListModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxTreeList ... >
        <DxColumnChooser
            :enabled="true"
        />
        <DxColumn ...
            :allow-hiding="false" <!-- cannot be hidden -->
        />
        <DxColumn ...
            :show-in-column-chooser="false" <!-- does not appear in the column chooser even when hidden -->
        />
    </DxTreeList>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxTreeList, {
    DxColumnChooser,
    DxColumn
} from 'devextreme-vue/tree-list';

export default {
    components: {
        DxTreeList,
        DxColumnChooser,
        DxColumn
    },
    // ...
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import TreeList, {
    ColumnChooser,
    Column
} from 'devextreme-react/tree-list';

export default function App() {
    return (
        <TreeList ... >
            <ColumnChooser
                enabled={true}
            />
            <Column ...
                allowHiding={false} {/* cannot be hidden */}
            />
            <Column ...
                showInColumnChooser={false}> {/* does not appear in the column chooser even when hidden */}
            />
        </TreeList>
    );
}

Call the showColumnChooser() or hideColumnChooser() method to control the column chooser programmatically.

jQuery
JavaScript
var treeList = $("#treeListContainer").dxTreeList("instance");
treeList.showColumnChooser();
treeList.hideColumnChooser();
Angular
TypeScript
import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxTreeListModule, DxTreeListComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxTreeListComponent, { static: false }) treeList: DxTreeListComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxTreeListComponent) treeList: DxTreeListComponent;
    showColumnChooser () {
        this.treeList.instance.showColumnChooser();
    };
    hideColumnChooser () {
        this.treeList.instance.hideColumnChooser();
    };
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxTreeListModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxTreeList ...
        :ref="treeListRefKey">
    </DxTreeList>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxTreeList from 'devextreme-vue/tree-list';

const treeListRefKey = "my-tree-list";

export default {
    components: {
        DxTreeList
    },
    data() {
        return() {
            treeListRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        showColumnChooser() {
            this.treeList.showColumnChooser();
        },
        hideColumnChooser() {
            this.treeList.hideColumnChooser();
        }
    },
    computed: {
        treeList: function() {
            return this.$refs[treeListRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React, { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import TreeList from 'devextreme-react/tree-list';

export default function App() {
    const treeList = useRef(null);
    const showColumnChooser = () => {
        treeList.current.instance().showColumnChooser();
    }

    const hideColumnChooser = () => {
        treeList.current.instance().hideColumnChooser();
    }

    return (
        <TreeList ref={treeList}>
            {/* ... */ }
        </TreeList>
    );
}

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