README.md

jquery-editable-table

A small jQuery extension to turn an HTML table editable for fast data entry and validation

Demo

👉 https://jsfiddle.net/torrobinson/63z182vL/ 👈

Config

{
 columns: [], // required
 actions: []  // optional
}

columns

Option	Type	Description
index	int	The index of the column in the physical table
isHidden	bool	Whether or not to hide the column from being seen/edited
name	string	The name of the attribute bound to this column
maxLength	int	The max length allowed to input
classes	array	An array of CSS classes to assign to this column's cells
convertOut	function(internalValue)	A function to take an internal value (most likely a string) to format or cast it when the value is being extracted with getData()
isValid	function(newValue, allData)	A function to validate a new valid being added. Function provides all table data to compare against.
afterChange	function(newValue, cell)	A function that is executed after a cell value is changed (and validated). It provides the new value, as well as the physical table cell holding it.
removeRowIfCleared	bool	If true, when this cell value is cleared for a row, the entire row will be removed.

actions

Option	Type	Description
label	string	HTML for the button or icon for this action
action	function(clickEventArgs, row)	The action to perform when the button/icon is clicked

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Functions

Function	Parameters	Description
getData	()	Returns all table data (array)
setData	(data array)	Accepts data (array) and sets the table to this state
addRow	(newRow)	Accepts an object and adds to the end of table data
clear	()	Clears all data from the table

Example...

 <table id="sample-table">
   <thead>
     <tr>
       <th>Unique Id</th>
       <th>Number</th>
     </tr>
   </thead>
   <tbody>
   </tbody>
</table>

$('#sample-table').editableTable({
    columns: [
        // Example of a field that must be unique
        {
            index: 0,
            name: 'id',
            removeRowIfCleared: true,
            isValid: (newVal, data) => {
                // Ensure the id number is unique
                let allIds = data.map(p => p.id);
                return !allIds.includes(newVal);
            }
        },
        // Example of a number that is validated as an int
        {
            index: 1,
            name: 'number',
            classes: ['text-end'],
            isValid: (val) => {
                val = parseInt(val);
                return !isNaN(val) && Number.isInteger(val);
            }
        }
    ],
    actions: [
    	{
      	label: '<button>Delete</button>',
        action: (e, row) => {
        	 // Remove the row from the table
          row.remove();
        }
      },
    ]
});