Richfaces 3.3.4 in richdatatable column combination of filter and sort not working properly

[nitin.parihar]

Hi,

Currently i am working on richfaces 3.3.4, i have the requirement of getting data based on filter value. the column should have both filter and sorting functionality.

if i am using the default then it is working fine but does not fill my requirement of filtering anywhere in the text not only with starting of text.

Here is the default code :

<r:column sortBy="#{groupData.groupName}"

                            filterBy="#{groupData.groupName}"

                            filterValue="#{ListGroupsManagedBeans.filterValueGroupName}"

                            filterEvent="onkeyup" id="groupFilter"

                            sortOrder="ASCENDING">

                            <h:outputText value="#{groupData.groupName}"

                                action="#{CreateGroupManagedBean.selectedGroup}" />

                            <input type="hidden"

                                name="modifyGroup#{index}"

                                value="#{groupData.groupName}" />

                        </r:column>

This does search from starting of text. To furnish my requirement, i have to make my own custom filter using this code

<r:column sortBy="#{groupData.groupName}"

                            filterBy="#{groupData.groupName}"

                            filterValue="#{ListGroupsManagedBeans.filterValueGroupName}"

  filterExpression="#{fn:containsIgnoreCase(groupData.groupName,ListGroupsManagedBeans.filterValueGroupName)}">

  <f:facet name="header">

  <h:inputText value="#{ListGroupsManagedBeans.filterValueGroupName}">

  <a4j:support event="onkeyup" reRender="dataTable" execute="@this" onComplete="setCaretToEnd(event);" />

  </h:inputText>

  </f:facet>

                            <h:outputText

                                value="#{groupData.groupName}" />

                        </r:column>

If i use this, then filter & sort both combined does not work properly, instead filter box also works as sort.

Please look into this and give some solution asap, also the sort button should be present above filter box in the same column.

[michpetrov]

Default sorting makes the column header clickable, since you're putting an input into the header it becomes clickable as well. You cen stop the click from propagating (onclick="event.stopPropagation()" should work) or you need to implement custom sorting as well.

[nitin.parihar]

Can you tell something about custom sorting?

[michpetrov]

It's all in the showcase, of course you don't have to make it look like that, you can put a button/link in the header.