TreeGrid documentation index

Short index

TreeGrid basic concepts (read this first !)

Four points to use TreeGrid on web page

a) Prepare HTML page with TreeGrid

b) Prepare XML input data

c) Prepare server script to process uploaded changes in XML (optional)

d) Write your own JavaScript functions and events (optional)

Server communication - AJAX versus Submit

Server side library - TreeGrid.dll

Paging

Limits - How many rows TreeGrid can handle

Frequently Asked Questions

Using and loading / uploading

Settings

JavaScript API

Errors and problems

Security and permissions

Licensing and prices

Using TreeGrid on HTML page

Creating TreeGrid by <treegrid> tag

<treegrid> attributes

<treegrid> data sources

<treegrid> data source attributes

Examples

Recognized input data formats and methods

Static XML file

XML SOAP envelope

XML file

Possible output formats and methods

Methods of data uploading

Form – A standard submit as HTML form

Soap – SOAP envelope

Formats of data uploading

DTD – DTD compatible format

Internal – Shorter and faster format

Creating TreeGrid from JavaScript

TreeGrid function

StartTreeGrid function

TreeGrid files

XML data format - Basic description

XML structure – download

XML structure – upload

XML structure – download changes done on server

XML structure – request

Tag <IO> reference (input requests / output results)

Communication with server

Download of structure

Download of data

Paging

Child paging

Upload of changed data

XML data format - Configuration reference

Persistent configuration - cookies

Tag <Cfg> reference (grid configuration)

Main settings

Paging

Paging in very large tables

Paging in tree

Creating and generating row id

Grid width and height

Debugging

Master / detail relationship

Handling empty numbers and dates

Design settings

Communication with server

Other settings

Tag <Pager> reference (main vertical pager)

Tag <Toolbar> reference (bottom toolbar)

Tag <MenuCfg> reference (configuration menu)

XML data format - Columns reference

Tag <D Name='C'> reference (default column)

Tag <Panel> reference (row left panel with delete and select buttons)

Tag <C> reference (one column definition)

Tag <Header> reference (column captions)

Multiline header

XML data format - Rows reference

Data rows

Default rows

Example of default rows

Tag <D> reference (default row)

Tag <Root> reference (invisible parent root row)

Tag <P> reference (settings for short format)

Tag <B> reference (one page with variable data rows)

Tag <I> reference (one data row)

Master / detail relationship

Internal and short formats

DTD format

Values

Permissions

Overriden column's attributes

Tag <Space> reference

Special row attributes for solid space rows

Special cell attributes for solid space rows

Special rows

Fixed special rows

Tag <User> reference (fixed special row with no special function to show custom html code)

Tag <Filter> reference (fixed special row with user interface for filtering rows according to particular column(s))

Solid special rows

Tag <Search> reference (solid special row with user interface for searching and advanced filtering in grid)

Tag <Group> reference (solid special row with user interface for grouping data rows according to the same values in selected column(s))

Tag <SimplePager> reference (solid special row with user interface for paging - simple horizontal pager with links to all pages)

Tag <Toolbar> reference (solid special row with user interface for controling grid)

XML data format - Image, colors and texts reference

Tag <Img> reference (images settings, image files and sizes)

Tag <Colors> reference (row and cell background state colors)

Base (absolute) color

Fixed (absolute) state colors

Alternate (relative) row colors

Relative state colors

Relative state colors (2)

Search colors

Other colors

Tag <Lang> reference (language settings, all message texts, alerts, menu items and also format settings)

Formatting date and time

Formatting images

Formatting links

Formatting lists

Formatting radio buttons

Mathematical functions

Aggregate functions

Special functions for actions

Custom functions

JavaScript API reference

TreeGrid data structure

Filter and sort events

Design / runtime properties

Runtime only properties

Paging and render methods

Changing styles and images

DragOne.cur, DragMore.cur

TreeGrid server library

Using TreeGrid server

TreeGrid server concepts

Basics

Creating instance

Updating instance

Processing client's request

TreeGrid JSP (Java) framework

Parsing uploaded XML

Generating SQL commands

Updating changes in XML to database

Creating XML

Advanced creating XML