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You can also do the following tasks with
cfgrid
:
•
Sort data in the grid alphanumerically
•
Update, insert, and delete data
•
Display images in the grid
Users can sort the grid entries in ascending order by double-clicking any column header. Double-
clicking again sorts the grid in descending order. You can also add sort buttons to the grid control.
When users select grid data and submit the form, ColdFusion passes the selection information as
form variables to the application page specified in the
cfform
action
attribute.
Just as the
cftree
tag uses
cftreeitem
,
cfgrid
uses the
cfgridcolumn
and
cfgridrow
tags.
You can define a wide range of row and column formatting options, as well as a column name,
data type, selection options, and so on. You use the
cfgridcolumn
tag to define individual
columns in the grid or associate a query column with a grid column.
Use the
cfgridrow
tag to define a grid that does not use a query as the source for row data. If a
query attribute is specified in
cfgrid
, the
cfgridrow
tags are ignored.
The
cfgrid
tag provides many attributes that control grid behavior and appearance. This chapter
describes only the most important of these attributes. For detailed information on these
attributes, see
CFML Reference
.
Working with a data grid and entering data
The following figure shows an example grid created using the
cfgrid
tag:
The following table describes some navigating tips:
Action
Procedure
Sorting grid rows
Double-click the column header to sort a column in ascending order.
Double-click again to sort the rows in descending order.
Rearranging columns
Click any column heading and drag the column to a new position.
Determining editable grid
areas
When you click an editable cell, it is surrounded by a yellow box.
Determining noneditable
grid areas
When you click a cell (or row or column) that you cannot edit, its
background color changes. The default color is salmon pink.
Summary of Contents for COLDFUSION MX 61-DEVELOPING COLDFUSION MX
Page 1: ...Developing ColdFusion MX Applications...
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Page 52: ...52 Chapter 2 Elements of CFML...
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Page 218: ...218 Chapter 10 Writing and Calling User Defined Functions...
Page 250: ...250 Chapter 11 Building and Using ColdFusion Components...
Page 264: ...264 Chapter 12 Building Custom CFXAPI Tags...
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Page 314: ...314 Chapter 14 Handling Errors...
Page 344: ...344 Chapter 15 Using Persistent Data and Locking...
Page 349: ...About user security 349...
Page 357: ...Security scenarios 357...
Page 370: ...370 Chapter 16 Securing Applications...
Page 388: ...388 Chapter 17 Developing Globalized Applications...
Page 408: ...408 Chapter 18 Debugging and Troubleshooting Applications...
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Page 426: ...426 Chapter 19 Introduction to Databases and SQL...
Page 476: ...476 Chapter 22 Using Query of Queries...
Page 534: ...534 Chapter 24 Building a Search Interface...
Page 556: ...556 Chapter 25 Using Verity Search Expressions...
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Page 582: ...582 Chapter 26 Retrieving and Formatting Data...
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