<rich:columns> is not working with filterBy/sortBy

[pjmlp]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to make use of <rich:columns> to build a dynamic table that also supports filtering and sorting. Somehow the filterBy and sortBy options do not work.

My table

<f:view locale="#{sessionScope.WW_TRANS_I18N_LOCALE}">
 <h:form id="myform">
 <rich:dataTable value="#{dataBean.dataModel}" var="row">
 <rich:columns value="#{dataBean.columns}" var="col" index="indexCol"
 sortBy='#{row[col.header]}' filterBy='#{row[col.header]}' filterEvent="onkeyup">
 <f:facet name="header">
 <h:outputText value="#{col.header}"/>
 </f:facet>
 <h:outputText value='#{row[col.header]}'/>
 </rich:columns>
 </rich:dataTable>
 </h:form>

</f:view>

The table gets properly rendered and the input fields together with the sorting arrows are made visible, but they fail to work.

Am I doing something wrong here? I am using RichFaces 3.3.0.GA

Thanks in advance,
Paulo

[ilya_shaikovsky]

sortOrder and filter value should be boubnd to some model property.

[pjmlp]

Hi,

thanks for the feedback. I guess my problem is related to this 3.3.0 bug?
http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=151722

Is this going to be fixed or documented?

Anyway I managed to get the sorting funcionality working, althoght it is visibly slower than when using <rich:column>.

But I did not manage to get filtering working. I have defined a property to hold the filterValue to each column and assigned it using the filterValue attribute.

If I type something on the filter field, my table is then empty. Any idea what I might still be missing?

Thanks,
Paulo

[ilya_shaikovsky]

it will be documented. sortOrder definition for columns component with sorting is mandatory since 3.3.0.

we will check about fitering additionally.

[ilya_shaikovsky]

add your comments there https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/RF-6234

[konstantin.mishin]

I am not expert in columns. But I suggest to you to try to set id for them. Example:

<rich:columns index="ind" id="c_id#{ind}" ...

[kavitatipnis]

I am also trying the same sorting for dynamic columns
also referring to
http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=151722

However the TLD says 'id' cannot accept ValueExpression so I cannot specify
a dynamic id.
This is my first time posting, please let me know if I should create a new topic.

[kavitatipnis]

Ok I tried without the id attribute, and the sort ordering works only after I refresh the page.

[kavitatipnis]

The sorting for columns works only in these cases

1) data table is pointing to a list model and not a result set model
2) for a result set model, I have to refresh the page
3) I cannot use a value expression in the id ( I am using 3.3.0) so I am kind of stuck on adding more than one column dynamically for sorting

Thanks,

[kavitatipnis]

"pjmlp" wrote:
Hi everyone,

I am trying to make use of <rich:columns> to build a dynamic table that also supports filtering and sorting. Somehow the filterBy and sortBy options do not work.

My table

<f:view locale="#{sessionScope.WW_TRANS_I18N_LOCALE}">
 <h:form id="myform">
 <rich:dataTable value="#{dataBean.dataModel}" var="row">
 <rich:columns value="#{dataBean.columns}" var="col" index="indexCol"
 sortBy='#{row[col.header]}' filterBy='#{row[col.header]}' filterEvent="onkeyup">
 <f:facet name="header">
 <h:outputText value="#{col.header}"/>
 </f:facet>
 <h:outputText value='#{row[col.header]}'/>
 </rich:columns>
 </rich:dataTable>
 </h:form>

</f:view>

The table gets properly rendered and the input fields together with the sorting arrows are made visible, but they fail to work.

Am I doing something wrong here? I am using RichFaces 3.3.0.GA

Thanks in advance,
Paulo

Paulo,

Can you add more than two columns dynamically? I have a weird case, I can add only two columns dynamically, If I try to add anything more than 2, it shows duplicate id error. (I am using 3.3.0)

[pjmlp]

Hi kavitatipnis,

I don't have any problem with the amount of columns.

Just filtering is still not working.

Currently I am reading RichFaces source code trying to understand what is lacking on the documentation. :(

Can someone please point me on the right direction?

Thanks,
Paulo

[tw]

I can add any number of columns, although performance really suffers with extendedDataTable (scrollabelDataTabel is better).


Sorting with for columns created via columns tag is simply not working in 3.3.0GA. It is broken for both, extendedDataTable and scrollableDataTable. Let's hope this can get fixed for 3.3.1

[ilya_shaikovsky]

Demosite 3.3.1 SNAPSHOT version already has the code for columns usage with sorting/filtering and modifiable interface implementation.

just checkout latest version run on server and open:
http://localhost:8080/richfaces-demo/richfaces/dataTable.jsf?tab=modifiableDataModel

[kavitatipnis]

Sorry, I did not look into this for a week, but today when I just created a simple code, which generates more than two columns, it throws a duplicate component id error, and I cannot do a value bind on the id as it is not in the specs. Hence, I am stuck, I am using a plain rich:datatable and not even and extended datatable. There is no problem with anything in the code, but it just throws the duplicate component id error, if I am adding columns from a result set data model, if I use a simple List for rows and columns,
it works.

Thanks,

[pjmlp]

I have dowloaded the version v.3.3.1.CR1, compiled everything and opened the URL.

http://localhost:8080/richfaces-demo/richfaces/dataTable.jsf?tab=modifiableDataModel

And have found the example about data table tabular data example. Nothing to do with sorting and filtering.

@ilya_shaikovsky:
Was your URL the correct one?

Back to RichFaces source code reading. :(