README.md

Backgrid.js - (Re)sizeable columns

Warning! This extension is not production ready yet, just a mere proof of concept. It lacks documentation, automatic testing and edge-case tests.

To discuss this extension, see this backgrid issue.

Demo

Online demo can be found here

Browser support (tested)

• IE8+
• Firefox
• Chrome

Features

• Uses html5 valid colgroup method to (re)size columns
• Supports nonresizeable, width, min and max width
• Trigger event on column resize
• Supports 'renderable' and add/removal of columns
• Supports Grouped columns in header

Example

// Add sizeable columns
var sizeAbleCol = new Backgrid.Extension.sizeAbleColumns({
  collection: pageableTerritories,
  columns: columns
});
$backgridContainer.find('thead').before(sizeAbleCol.render().el);

// Add resize handlers
var sizeHandler = new Backgrid.Extension.sizeAbleColumnsHandlers({
  sizeAbleColumns: sizeAbleCol,
  grid: pageableGrid,
  saveModelWidth: true
});
$backgridContainer.find('thead').before(sizeHandler.render().el);

// Listen to resize events
columns.on('resize', function(columnModel, newWidth, oldWidth) {
  console.log('Resize event on column; name, model, new and old width: ', columnModel.get("name"), columnModel, newWidth, oldWidth);
});

License

Copyright © 2016 Fortes Solutions.

Licensed under the MIT license.

Authors

This extension was created by Wilbert van de Ridder and is currently maintained by Fortes Solutions Team.