Flexigrid - Lightweight but rich data grid

[eluser]tof[/eluser]
[quote author="paulopmx" date="1217306900"][quote author="tof" date="1217257956"][quote author="paulopmx" date="1216907081"][quote author="tof" date="1216757662"]hello,
i'm going to use flexigrid for my new programs.
however, i would like to dynamically parse the grid's attributes to add new functions to the grids (printing, csv output, etc).
i've passed the all day trying to get the colModel definition but i didnt succeed.
i want to get the colModel definition, the sortname & sortorder attributes, in javascript, so that i can generate the sql command coresponding to the user choices once he had played with the grid appearance...
maybe someone here can help me ?[/quote]

I actually don't understand why you need the grid's attributes to add new functions of (printing, csv output, etc).

But to get the attributes try this custom api method

Code:

$.fn.flexAttr = function(p) {

        return this.each( function() {
                if (this.grid) return this.p;
            });

    };

[/quote]

Thanks for the answer. i need it because i want to know what columns remains after the user had rearrange his grid, and what is the new sort criteria.
i can parse the DOM generated but i think it would be more accurate to get these informations directly from the attributes of the flexigrid component.

I have try to implement your function but when i call it by : jQuery('#mygrid').flexAttr('title'); i get an [Object] instead of the title attribute of the grid.[/quote]

Hi, you don't need to parse this information, sortname and sortorder is always posted on the server, along with paging, please use Firebug to see this.

As for which columns remains, you don't need this as well, just follow the order of your colModel, the grid will hide and reorder the data, according to how the user has changed the grid.

Paulo[/quote]

In fact, I do need to parse the grid, because i use it as a static grid (not a dynamic one with JSON). So when the user reorder the columns, or hide some columns, he does it on the client side and no information is still posted to the server.
I'm implementing outputs like printings, csv output, etc, that must reflect exactly the grid so i have to parse it to know what columns are displayed and the sort criterias.
actually, i'm parsing the generated html, but i would have preferred to access the grid to get the colModel and sortname properties.