Methods

The Methods API of Bootstrap Table.

The calling method syntax: $('#table').bootstrapTable('method', parameter).

append

• Parameter: data

• Detail:

  Append the data to the table.

• Example: Append

check

• Parameter: index

• Detail:

  Check a row. The row index starts with 0.

• Example: Check/Uncheck

checkAll

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Check all current page rows.

• Example: Check/Uncheck All

checkBy

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Check a row by an array of values, the params contain:

  • field: name of the field used to find records.
  • values: array of values for rows to check.
  • onlyCurrentPage (default false): If true, only the visible dataset will be checked. If pagination is used, the other pages will be ignored.

• Example: Check/Uncheck By

checkInvert

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Invert check of current page rows. Triggers onCheckSome and onUncheckSome events.

• Example: Check Invert

collapseAllRows

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Collapse all rows if the detail view option is set to true.

• Example: Expand/Collapse All Rows

collapseRow

• Parameter: index

• Detail:

  Collapse the row with the index passed by parameter if the detail view option is set to true.

• Example: Expand/Collapse Row

collapseRowByUniqueId

• Parameter: uniqueId

• Detail:

  Collapse the row with the uniqueId passed by parameter if the detail view option is set to true.

• Example: Expand/Collapse Row by uniqueId

destroy

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Destroy the Bootstrap Table.

• Example: Destroy

expandAllRows

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Expand all rows if the detail view option is set to true.

• Example: Expand/Collapse All Rows

expandRow

• Parameter: index

• Detail:

  Expand the row that has the index passed by parameter if the detail view option is set to true.

• Example: Expand/Collapse Row

expandRowByUniqueId

• Parameter: uniqueId

• Detail:

  Expand the row with the uniqueId passed by parameter if the detail view option is set to true.

• Example: Expand/Collapse Row by uniqueId

filterBy

• Parameter:
  • filter - An Object of filter Default: {}
  • options - An Object of options Default:

      {
          'filterAlgorithm': 'and'
      }
    

• Detail:

  (Can used only in client-side) Filter data in the table. There are multiple ways to filter:

  • Leave the options blank to use the and filter.
  • Set the filterAlgorithm (see at parameter) to or to use the or filter.
  • Pass a function to the filterAlgorithm (see at parameter) to use a custom filter.

  Filter Algorithm

  • And
    • Filter {age: 10} to show the data only age is equal to 10. You can also filter with an array of values, as in: {age: 10, hairColor: ['blue', 'red', 'green']} to find data where age is equal to 10 and hairColor is either blue, red, or green.
  • Or
    • Filter {age: 10, name: "santa"} to show all Data which has a age of 10 or the name is equals to santa.
  • Custom
    • Filter by your Custom algorithm
    • Function parameters:
      • Row
      • Filters
    • Return true to keep the row and return false to filter the row.
• Example: Filter By

getData

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Get the loaded data of the table at the moment that this method is called

  • useCurrentPage: if set to true, the method will return the data only on the current page.
  • includeHiddenRows: if set to true, the method will include the hidden rows.
  • unfiltered: if set to true, the method will include all data (unfiltered).
  • formatted: get the formatted value from the defined formatter.

• Example: Get Data

getFooterData

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Get the loaded data of the footer at the moment that this method is called

• Example: Get Footer Data

getHiddenColumns

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Get hidden columns.

• Example: Get Visible/Hidden Columns

getHiddenRows

• Parameter: show

• Detail:

  Get all rows hidden, and if you pass the show parameter true, the rows will be shown again. Otherwise, the method only will return the rows hidden.

• Example: Get Hidden Rows

getOptions

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Return the options object.

• Example: Get Options

getRowByUniqueId

• Parameter: id

• Detail:

  Get data from the table, the row that contains the id passed by parameter.

• Example: Get Row By Unique Id

getScrollPosition

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Get the current scroll position. The unit is 'px'.

• Example: Get Scroll Position

getSelections

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Return selected rows. When no record is selected, an empty array will return. The selected rows will be unselected while some actions, e.g., searching or page change. If you want to maintain the selections, please use maintainMetaData.

• Example: Get Selections

getVisibleColumns

• Parameter: -

• Detail:

  Get visible columns.

• Example: Get Visible/Hidden Columns

hideAllColumns

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Hide All the columns.

• Example: Show/Hide All Columns

hideColumn

• Parameter: field

• Detail:

  Hide the specified field column. The parameter can be a string or an array of fields.

• Example: Show/Hide Column

hideLoading

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Hide loading status.

• Example: Show/Hide Loading

hideRow

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Hide the specified row. The params must contain at least one of the following properties:

  • index: the row index.
  • uniqueId: the value of the uniqueId for that row.

• Example: Show/Hide Row

insertRow

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Insert a new row. The params contain the following properties:

  • index: the row index to insert into.
  • row: the row data.

• Example: Insert Row

load

• Parameter: data

• Detail:

  Load the data to the table. The old rows will be removed.

• Example: Load

mergeCells

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Merge some cells into one cell. The params contain the following properties:

  • index: the row index.
  • field: the field name.
  • rowspan: the rowspan count to be merged.
  • colspan: the colspan count to be merged.

• Example: Merge Cells

nextPage

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Go to the next page.

• Example: Select/Prev/Next Page

prepend

• Parameter: data

• Detail:

  Prepend the data to the table.

• Example: Prepend

prevPage

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Go to the previous page.

• Example: Select/Prev/Next Page

refresh

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Refresh/reload the remote server data, you can set {silent: true} to refresh the data silently, and set {url: newUrl, pageNumber: pageNumber, pageSize: pageSize} to change the url (optional), page number (optional) and page size (optional). To supply query params specific to this request, set {query: {foo: 'bar'}}.

• Example: Refresh

refreshOptions

• Parameter: options

• Detail:

  Refresh the table options.

• Example: Refresh Options

remove

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Remove data from the table. The params contain two properties:

  • field: the field name of remove rows. If $index is not in your fields, you can use this special field $index to remove rows by row index.
  • values: the array of values for rows that should be removed. If you use the special field $index, you can pass an array of indexes.

• Example: Remove

removeAll

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Remove all data from the table.

• Example: Remove All

removeByUniqueId

• Parameter: id

• Detail:

  Remove data from the table, the row that contains the id passed by parameter.

• Example: Remove By Unique Id

resetSearch

• Parameter: text

• Detail:

  Set the search text.

• Example: Reset Search

resetView

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Reset the Bootstrap Table view. For example, reset the table height, the params contain:

  • height: the height of the table.

• Example: Reset View

scrollTo

• Parameter: value|object

• Detail:

  • value
    • Scroll to the number value position, the unit is 'px', set 'bottom' means scroll to the bottom.
  • object
    • Scroll to the unit (px or rows (index starts by 0)) Default: {unit: 'px', value: 0}

• Example: Scroll To

selectPage

• Parameter: page

• Detail:

  Go to the specified page.

• Example: Select/Prev/Next Page

showAllColumns

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Show All the columns.

• Example: Show/Hide All Columns

showColumn

• Parameter: field

• Detail:

  Show the specified field column. The parameter can be a string or an array of fields.

• Example: Show/Hide Column

showLoading

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Show loading status.

• Example: Show/Hide Loading

showRow

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Show the specified row. The params must contain at least one of the following properties:

  • index: the row index.
  • uniqueId: the value of the uniqueId for that row.

• Example: Show/Hide Row

sortBy

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Sorts the table by the specified field. The params must contain at least one of the following properties:

  • field: the field name.
  • sortOrder: the sort order, can only be ‘asc’ or ‘desc’.

• Example: Sort By

sortReset

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Resets sort state of the table regardless of whether caused by the user or programmatically.

• Example: Sort reset

toggleDetailView

• Parameter: index

• Detail:

  Toggle the row that has the index passed by parameter if the detail view option is set to true.

• Example: Toggle Detail View

toggleFullscreen

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Toggle fullscreen.

• Example: Toggle Fullscreen

togglePagination

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Toggle the pagination option.

• Example: Toggle Pagination

toggleView

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Toggle the card/table view.

• Example: Toggle View

uncheck

• Parameter: index

• Detail:

  Uncheck a row. The row index starts with 0.

• Example: Check/Uncheck

uncheckAll

• Parameter: undefined

• Detail:

  Uncheck all current page rows.

• Example: Check/Uncheck All

uncheckBy

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Uncheck a row by an array of values. The params contain:

  • field: name of the field used to find records.
  • values: array of values for rows to uncheck.
  • onlyCurrentPage (default false): If true, only the visible dataset will be unchecked. If pagination is used, the other pages will be ignored.

• Example: Check/Uncheck By

updateByUniqueId

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Update the specified row(s). Each param contains the following properties:

  • id: a row id where the id should be the uniqueId field assigned to the table.
  • row: the new row data.
  • replace (optional): set to true to replace the row instead of extending.

• Example: Update By Unique Id

updateCell

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Update one cell. The params contain the following properties:

  • index: the row index.
  • field: the field name.
  • value: the new field value.

  To disable table re-initialization, you can set {reinit: false}.

• Example: Update Cell

updateCellByUniqueId

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Update the specified cell(s). Each param contains the following properties:

  • id: row id where the id should be the uniqueId field assigned to the table.
  • field: field name of the cell to be updated.
  • value: the new value of the cell.

  To disable table re-initialization, you can set {reinit: false}.

• Example: Update Cell By Unique Id

updateColumnTitle

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Update the field title of the column. The params contain the following properties:

  • field: the field name.
  • title: the field title.

• Example: Update Column Title

updateFormatText

• Parameter: formatName, text

• Detail:

  Update the localizations format text.

• Example: Update Format Text

updateRow

• Parameter: params

• Detail:

  Update the specified row(s). Each param contains the following properties:

  • index: the row index to be updated.
  • row: the new row data.
  • replace (optional): set to true to replace the row instead of extending.

• Example: Update Row