Interface Column<C extends Column<C>>

    • Method Detail

      • getAlign

        String getAlign()
        Defines the alignment of column data as either "left", "center", or "right". Default is "left" if not set.
        Returns:
        the alignment
      • getColSpan

        String getColSpan()
        Defines the number of column lengths this column spans. Useful for making a name or description column span multiple column lengths.
        Returns:
        the col span
      • getName

        String getName()
        The name of the property this column will display.
        Returns:
        the name
      • isSortable

        boolean isSortable()
        Whether or not the column is sortable.
        Returns:
        whether or not sortable.
      • getWidth

        String getWidth()
        Defines a fixed width for this column. By default, all columns are auto-sized according to their content.

        Supports width values compatible with the CSS width property, for example:

        • 100px
        • 100
        • 4rem
        • 3em
        • 50%
        Returns:
        the width
      • setAlign

        void setAlign​(String align)
        Sets the alignment.
        Parameters:
        align - the alignment
      • setColSpan

        void setColSpan​(String colSpan)
        Sets the column span.
        Parameters:
        colSpan - the col span
      • setName

        void setName​(String name)
        Sets the name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name
      • setSortable

        void setSortable​(boolean sortable)
        Sets whether or not sortable.
        Parameters:
        sortable - whether or not sortable
      • setWidth

        void setWidth​(String width)
        Sets the width of the column.
        Parameters:
        width - the width
      • align

        default C align​(String align)
        Sets the alignment of the column. This affects the alignment of the data within the column, for example, you could align the data to the "left", "center", or "right".
        Parameters:
        align - the alignment
        Returns:
        this
      • alignLeft

        default C alignLeft()
        Aligns the column data to the "left".
        Returns:
        this
      • alignRight

        default C alignRight()
        Aligns the column data to the "right".
        Returns:
        this
      • alignCenter

        default C alignCenter()
        Aligns the column data to the "center".
        Returns:
        this
      • colSpan

        default C colSpan​(String colSpan)
        Sets the number of column lengths this column spans. Useful for name or description columns that need to be longer relative to the other data columns.
        Parameters:
        colSpan - the col span
        Returns:
        this
      • colSpan

        default C colSpan​(int colSpan)
        Sets the number of column lengths this column spans. Useful for name or description columns that need to be longer relative to the other data columns.
        Parameters:
        colSpan - the col span
        Returns:
        this
      • name

        default C name​(String name)
        Sets the name of the property this column displays.
        Parameters:
        name - the name
        Returns:
        this
      • sortable

        default C sortable​(boolean isSortable)
        Sets this column to be sortable or not.
        Parameters:
        isSortable - whether or not sortable
        Returns:
        this
      • sortable

        default C sortable()
        Sets this column to be sortable.
        Returns:
        this
      • notSortable

        default C notSortable()
        Sets this column to not be sortable.
        Returns:
        this
      • width

        default C width​(String width)
        Sets a fixed width for this column. By default, all columns are auto-sized according to their content.

        Supports width values compatible with the CSS width property, for example:

        • 100px
        • 100
        • 4rem
        • 3em
        • 50%
        Parameters:
        width - the width
        Returns:
        this;
      • filterAndSortAlias

        default C filterAndSortAlias​(String filterAndSortAlias)
        The alias name that is used instead of the original property name. For example, if the business domain contains property "address.postalCode", but the JPA entity has "postalCode" the alias should be "postalCode" to make the sorting and filtering by this column work correctly.
        Parameters:
        filterAndSortAlias - the alias name that should be used instead of the original property name
        Returns:
        this