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        The DataTable widget is responsible for rendering columnar data into a
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        functionality of DataTable is to visualize structured data as a table.
        A variety of class extensions can then be used to add features to the
        table such as sorting and scrolling.
    </p>
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<h2 id="getting-started">Getting Started</h2>

<p>
To include the source files for DataTable and its dependencies, first load
the YUI seed file if you haven't already loaded it.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&lt;script src=&quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;yui.yahooapis.com&#x2F;3.10.3&#x2F;build&#x2F;yui&#x2F;yui-min.js&quot;&gt;&lt;&#x2F;script&gt;</pre>


<p>
Next, create a new YUI instance for your application and populate it with the
modules you need by specifying them as arguments to the <code>YUI().use()</code> method.
YUI will automatically load any dependencies required by the modules you
specify.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&lt;script&gt;
&#x2F;&#x2F; Create a new YUI instance and populate it with the required modules.
YUI().use(&#x27;datatable&#x27;, function (Y) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; DataTable is available and ready for use. Add implementation
    &#x2F;&#x2F; code here.
});
&lt;&#x2F;script&gt;</pre>


<p>
For more information on creating YUI instances and on the
<a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/YUI.html#method_use"><code>use()</code> method</a>, see the
documentation for the <a href="../yui/index.html">YUI Global Object</a>.
</p>


<p>
<strong>Note:</strong> be sure to add the <code>yui3-skin-sam</code> classname to the
page's <code>&lt;body&gt;</code> element or to a parent element of the widget in order to apply
the default CSS skin. See <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/tutorials/skins/">Understanding Skinning</a>.
</p>

<div class="notice">
    <h2 id="migration-intro">Upgrading from version 3.4.1 or older?</h2>

    <p>
        DataTable was refactored for 3.5.0.  Some APIs were changed in backward
        incompatible ways.
    </p>

    <p>
        Read the <a href="migration.html">3.5.0 Migration Guide</a> for tips to
        avoid unpleasant surprises.  If you still run into issues, please
        <a href="../../../projects/yui3/newticket/">file a ticket</a>.
    </p>

    <p>
        If you are unable to upgrade due to unresolvable issues, you can use the
        <a href="../datatable-deprecated/index.html"><code>datatable-deprecated</code></a>
        module suite, which is equivalent to the 3.4.1 implementation.  But be
        aware that these modules will be removed in a future version of YUI.
    </p>
</div>

<h2 id="using">DataTable Basics</h2>

<p>
    A basic DataTable is made of columns and rows. Define the columns you
    want to display in your DataTable with the <code>columns</code> attribute. Rows are
    created for you based on the data you provide to the <code>data</code> attribute.
</p>

<p>
    Under the hood, the DataTable class uses a
    <a href="../model-list/index.html">ModelList</a> instance to manage the row
    data properties.  Read the <a href="#data">Table Data Configuration</a>
    section below for details about how to load, configure, and work with the
    table data.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Columns must match data object property names
var data = [
    { id: &quot;ga-3475&quot;, name: &quot;gadget&quot;,   price: &quot;$6.99&quot;, cost: &quot;$5.99&quot; },
    { id: &quot;sp-9980&quot;, name: &quot;sprocket&quot;, price: &quot;$3.75&quot;, cost: &quot;$3.25&quot; },
    { id: &quot;wi-0650&quot;, name: &quot;widget&quot;,   price: &quot;$4.25&quot;, cost: &quot;$3.75&quot; }
];

var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&quot;id&quot;, &quot;name&quot;, &quot;price&quot;],
    data: data,

    &#x2F;&#x2F; Optionally configure your table with a caption
    caption: &quot;My first DataTable!&quot;,

    &#x2F;&#x2F; and&#x2F;or a summary (table attribute)
    summary: &quot;Example DataTable showing basic instantiation configuration&quot;
});

table.render(&quot;#example&quot;);</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="basic-example" class="yui3-skin-sam"></div>

<script>
YUI({ filter: 'raw' }).use('datatable-base', function (Y) {
    // Columns must match data object property names
    var data = [
        { id: "ga-3475", name: "gadget",   price: "$6.99", cost: "$5.99" },
        { id: "sp-9980", name: "sprocket", price: "$3.75", cost: "$3.25" },
        { id: "wi-0650", name: "widget",   price: "$4.25", cost: "$3.75" }
    ];

    var table = new Y.DataTable({
        columns: ["id", "name", "price"],
        data: data,
        caption: "My first DataTable!",
        summary: "Example DataTable showing basic instantiation configuration"
    });

    table.render("#basic-example");
});
</script>

<h2 id="columns">Column Configuration</h2>

<p>
    The <code>columns</code> attribute takes an array of field names that correspond to
    property names in the <code>data</code> objects.  These field names are called "keys".
    As long as these keys exist in your data, DataTable will display the
    values in the table.  By default, the key is also used as the label of the
    column header.
</p>


<p>
    Use objects instead of key strings to customize how the cells in a column
    display.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Columns must match data object property names
var data = [
    { id: &quot;ga-3475&quot;, name: &quot;gadget&quot;,   price: &quot;$6.99&quot;, cost: &quot;$5.99&quot; },
    { id: &quot;sp-9980&quot;, name: &quot;sprocket&quot;, price: &quot;$3.75&quot;, cost: &quot;$3.25&quot; },
    { id: &quot;wi-0650&quot;, name: &quot;widget&quot;,   &#x2F;* missing *&#x2F;   cost: &quot;$3.75&quot; }
];

var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [
        &quot;id&quot;,
        { key: &quot;name&quot;, label: &quot;part name&quot; },
        { key: &quot;price&quot;, allowHTML: true, emptyCellValue: &quot;&lt;em&gt;(not set)&lt;&#x2F;em&gt;&quot; },
        &quot;cost&quot;
    ],
    data: data
});

table.render(&quot;#example&quot;);</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="column-example1" class="yui3-skin-sam"></div>

<script>
YUI().use('datatable-base', function (Y) {
    // Columns must match data object property names
    var data = [
        { id: "ga-3475", name: "gadget",   price: "$6.99", cost: "$5.99" },
        { id: "sp-9980", name: "sprocket", price: "$3.75", cost: "$3.25" },
        { id: "wi-0650", name: "widget",                   cost: "$3.75" }
    ];

    var table = new Y.DataTable({
        columns: [
            "id",
            { key: "name", label: "part name" },
            { key: "price", allowHTML: true, emptyCellValue: "<em>(not set)</em>" },
            "cost"
        ],
        data: data
    });

    table.render("#column-example1");
});
</script>

<p>
    Some column configurations affect the table headers and others affect the
    data cells.
</p>

<p>
    Use the <code>key</code> property to reference the associated data field when
    configuring columns with objects.  Other supported configuration
    properties are listed in <a href="#column-config">Appendix A</a> below.
</p>


<h3 id="nested">Stacked Column Headers</h3>

<p>
    Use the <code>children</code> column configuration to create multiple rows of column
    headers.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var columns = [
    &#x27;username&#x27;,
    {
        &#x2F;&#x2F; Important: Parent columns do NOT get a key...

        &#x2F;&#x2F; but DO get a label
        label: &quot;Access&quot;,

        &#x2F;&#x2F; Pass an array of column configurations (strings or objects) as children
        children: [
            &#x27;read&#x27;,
            &#x27;write&#x27;,
        ]
    }
];

var data = [
    { username: &quot;root&quot;, read: true, write: true },
    { username: &quot;spilgrim&quot;, read: true, write: false },
    { username: &quot;fizzgig&quot;, read: false, write: false }
];

var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: columns,
    data   : data
}).render(&quot;#example&quot;);</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="nested-example" class="yui3-skin-sam"></div>

<script>
YUI().use('datatable-base', function (Y) {
var data = [
    { username: "root", read: true, write: true },
    { username: "spilgrim", read: true, write: false },
    { username: "fizzgig", read: false, write: false }
];

var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [
        'username',
        {
            // Important: Parent columns do NOT get a key...

            // but DO get a label
            label: "Access",

            // Pass an array of column configurations (strings or objects) as children
            children: [
                'read',
                'write'
            ]
        }
    ],
    data   : data
}).render("#nested-example");
});
</script>

<p>
    <code>children</code> takes an array of column configurations, just like the <code>columns</code>
    attribute itself. The columns defined in the <code>children</code> property will have
    header cells rendered below the parent column's header.
</p>

<p>
    Columns that have <code>children</code> don't relate directly to the data cells in the
    table rows, so they <strong>should not</strong> have a <code>key</code> configured.
    They should, however, include a <code>label</code> to provide the header's content.
</p>

<h3 id="formatters">Formatting Cell Data</h3>

<p>
    Customizing the content of the cells in your table is done using column
    configurations.  The most common formatting-related column configurations
    are:
</p>

<ul>
    <li>
        <code>allowHTML</code> - set this to <code>true</code> if your cell data, <code>emptyCellValue</code>, or
        <code>formatter</code> outputs HTML.  By default, cell data is HTML escaped for
        security.
    </li>
    <li>
        <code>emptyCellValue</code> - string to populate cells where no data (empty
        string, <code>undefined</code>, or <code>null</code>) is available in a record.
    </li>
    <li>
        <code>formatter</code> - string or function used to translate the raw record data
        for each cell in a given column into a format better suited to display.
    </li>
    <li>
        <code>nodeFormatter</code> - function used to customize the DOM structure of a
        cell, its row, or its surrounding elements.  Use with caution.
    </li>
</ul>

<p>
    When the <code>formatter</code> configuration setting contains a string it will be assumed
    to be the key into the hash of formatting functions at <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView.Formatters</code>.
    If any such function is found, it will be used, otherwise, the string will be
    presumed to be a template which may contain placeholders for data enclosed
    in curly braces.   The <code>{value}</code> placeholder would use the value destined for
    the current cell.  The values of other fields in the record corresponding
    to the current row can be shown by providing their name enclosed in curly braces.
    These other fields
    don't need to have column definitions of their own, they will simply be read
    from the underlying Model instance.
</p>
<p>
    The <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView.Formatters</code> is empty for the developers to provide
    their own formatting functions.  A basic set is provided in module
    <code>datatable-formatters</code> that has to be explicitly loaded.  Some of these
    named formatters accept extra configuration settings in the column definition,
    as described in their
    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/DataTable.BodyView.Formatters.html">
        API docs</a>.
</p>
<p>
    <code>formatter</code> functions are expected to return the string content to populate each
    cell in that column, and <code>nodeFormatter</code>s are provided with the cell Nodes
    and expected to populate them using the Node API.
</p>

<p>
    For best performance, <strong><a href="#formatter-vs-nodeformatter">avoid
    <code>nodeFormatter</code>s unless absolutely necessary</a></strong>.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var columns = [
    {
        key: &#x27;item&#x27;,
        formatter: &#x27;&lt;a href=&quot;#{value}&quot;&gt;{value}&lt;&#x2F;a&gt;&#x27;,
        allowHTML: true &#x2F;&#x2F; Must be set or the html will be escaped
    },
    {
        key: &#x27;cost&#x27;,
        formatter: &#x27;${value}&#x27; &#x2F;&#x2F; formatter template string
    },
    {
        key: &#x27;price&#x27;,
        formatter: function (o) {
            if (o.value &gt; 3) {
                o.className += &#x27;expensive&#x27;;
            }

            return &#x27;$&#x27; + o.value.toFixed(2);
        }
    },
    {
        label: &#x27;profit&#x27;,
        nodeFormatter: function (o) {
            var profit = o.data.price - o.data.cost,
                prefix = &#x27;$&#x27;,
                row;

            if (profit &lt; 0) {
                prefix = &#x27;-&#x27; + prefix;
                profit = Math.abs(profit);
                row = o.cell.ancestor();

                o.cell.addClass(&#x27;negative&#x27;);

                &#x2F;&#x2F; Assign a rowspan to the first cell and add a new row
                &#x2F;&#x2F; below this one to span the last three columns
                row.one(&#x27;td&#x27;).setAttribute(&#x27;rowspan&#x27;, 2);

                row.insert(
                    &#x27;&lt;tr class=&quot;auth&quot;&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#x27; +
                        &#x27;&lt;button class=&quot;ok&quot;&gt;authorize&lt;&#x2F;button&gt;&#x27; +
                        &#x27;&lt;button class=&quot;stop&quot;&gt;discontinue&lt;&#x2F;button&gt;&#x27; +
                    &#x27;&lt;&#x2F;td&gt;&lt;&#x2F;tr&gt;&#x27;,
                    &#x27;after&#x27;);
            }

            o.cell.set(&#x27;text&#x27;, prefix + profit.toFixed(2));
        }
    }
];</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="formatter-example" class="yui3-skin-sam">
    <style scoped>
        .yui3-datatable .yui3-datatable-data .expensive {
            background-color: #ffe;
        }
        .yui3-skin-sam .yui3-datatable-data .auth td {
            border-bottom: 1px dashed #cbcbcb;
        }
        .negative {
            color: #700;
            font-weight: 700;
        }
        tr.auth td {
            text-align: right;
            background-color: #fff;
            border-top: 1px dashed #cbcbcb;
            border-left: 1px solid #cbcbcb;
            padding-right: 5px;
        }
    </style>
</div>

<script>
YUI().use('datatable-base', function (Y) {
    var columns = [
        {
            key: 'item',
            formatter: '<a href="#{value}">{value}</a>',
            allowHTML: true // Must be set or the html will be escaped
        },
        {
            key: 'cost',
            formatter: '${value}' // formatter template string
        },
        {
            key: 'price',
            formatter: function (o) {
                if (o.value > 10) {
                    o.className += 'expensive';
                }

                return '$' + o.value.toFixed(2);
            }
        },
        {
            label: 'profit',
            nodeFormatter: function (o) {
                var profit = o.data.price - o.data.cost,
                    prefix = '$',
                    row;

                if (profit < 0) {
                    prefix = '-' + prefix;
                    profit = Math.abs(profit);
                    row = o.cell.ancestor();

                    o.cell.addClass('negative');

                    row.one('td').setAttribute('rowspan', 2);

                    row.insert(
                        '<tr class="auth"><td colspan="3">' +
                            '<button class="ok">authorize</button>' +
                            '<button class="stop">discontinue</button>' +
                        '</td></tr>',
                        'after');
                }

                o.cell.setHTML(prefix + profit.toFixed(2));
            }
        }
    ];

    var data = [
        { item: "widget",   cost: 23.57, price: 47.5 },
        { item: "gadget",   cost: 0.11, price: 6.99 },
        { item: "sprocket", cost: 4.08, price: 3.75 },
        { item: "nut",      cost: 0.01, price: 0.25 }
    ];

    var table = new Y.DataTable({
        columns: columns,
        data   : data
    }).render("#formatter-example");
});
</script>

<p>
    The parameters passed to <code>formatter</code> functions and <code>nodeFormatter</code>
    functions are described in <a href="#formatter-props">Appendix B</a> and <a
    href="#nodeformatter-props">Appendix C</a>, respectively. Also look for
    what can be passed in to the columns in
    <a href="#column-config">Appendix A</a>.
</p>

<p>
    <strong>Note</strong>: It's highly recommended to keep the data in the
    underlying <code>data</code> ModelList as pure data, free from presentational
    concerns.  For example, use real numbers, not numeric strings, and store
    link urls and labels either in separate data fields or in a single data
    field, but as separate properties of a value object.  This allows the data
    to be used for calculations such as sorting or averaging.
</p>

<h4 id="formatter-function">Setting content with <code>formatter</code> functions</h4>

<p>
    Set the cell content with column <code>formatter</code>s by returning the desired
    content string from the function.  Alternately, just update <code>o.value</code> with
    the new value in the object passed as an argument to the <code>formatter</code>.  When
    updating <code>o.value</code> <em>do not include a return statement</em>.
</p>

<p>
    <code>formatters</code> are very powerful because not only do they have access to the
    record's value for that column's field, but they also receive the rest of
    the record's data, the record Model instance itself, and the column
    configuration object.  This allows you to include any extra configurations
    in your column configuration that might be useful to customizing how cells
    in the column are rendered.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">function currency(o) {
    return Y.DataType.Number.format(o.value, {
        prefix            : o.column.currencySymbol     || &#x27;$&#x27;,
        decimalPlaces     : o.column.decimalPlaces      || 2,
        decimalSeparator  : o.column.decimalSeparator   || &#x27;.&#x27;,
        thousandsSeparator: o.column.thousandsSeparator || &#x27;,&#x27;
    });
}

var cols = [
    { key: &quot;price&quot;, formatter: currency, decimalPlaces: 3 },
    ...</pre>

<p>
    If such a formatter will be used regularly, it is best to store it in the
    <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView.Formatters</code> hash. The formatter can later be used
    by its name.
</p>
<p>
    Named formatters are structured slightly differently in
    order to improve performance:
</p>
<pre class="code prettyprint">Y.DataTable.BodyView.Formatters.currency = function (col) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; This is done just once per rendering cycle:
    var fn = Y.DataType.Number.format,
        format = {
            prefix            : col.currencySymbol     || &#x27;$&#x27;,
            decimalPlaces     : col.decimalPlaces      || 2,
            decimalSeparator  : col.decimalSeparator   || &#x27;.&#x27;,
            thousandsSeparator: col.thousandsSeparator || &#x27;,&#x27;
        };
    return function (o) {
        &#x2F;&#x2F; This is done once per row:
        return fn(o.value, format);
    }
}</pre>

<p>
    The function stored in the <code>Formatters</code> table is not the formatter function
    itself, instead, it returns the formatting function.  The outer function is called just
    once per rendering cycle and does any preliminary setup usually based on the
    column configuration which it receives as its only argument, storing any
    information in local variables.  The returned formatting function is then
    run once per row accessing all the setup information via closure.
</p>
<p>
    An optional <code>datatable-formatters</code> module provides
    a collection of such formatters.
    See the <a href="../api/classes/DataTable.BodyView.Formatters.html">API docs</a>
    for more information on them.
</p>
<p>
    See <a href="#formatter-props">Appendix B</a> for a list of all properties
    passed to <code>formatter</code> functions.
</p>

<h4 id="nodeformatters">Setting content with <code>nodeFormatter</code> functions</h4>

<p>
    Unlike <code>formatters</code> which can effectively default to the normal rendering
    logic by leaving <code>o.value</code> unchanged, <code>nodeFormatters</code> must assign content
    to the cells themselves.  The cell's initial classes will be set up, but
    that's it.  Everything else is your responsibility.
</p>

<p>
    <strong><code>nodeFormatter</code>s should return <code>false</code></strong>.
    <a href="formatter-vs-nodeformatter">See below</a> for details.
</p>

<p>
    While there are <a href="#formatter-vs-nodeformatter">few scenarios that
    require <code>nodeFormatter</code>s</a>, they do have the benefits of having the Node
    API for constructing more complex DOM subtrees and the ability to access
    all nodes in the <code>&lt;tbody&gt;</code>. This means they can reference, and even modify,
    cells in other rows.
</p>

<p>
    Like <code>formatters</code>, <code>nodeFormatters</code> are provided with the data field value,
    the record data, the record Model instance, and the column configuration
    object.
</p>

<p>
    See <a href="#nodeformatter-props">Appendix C</a> for a list of all
    properties passed to <code>nodeFormatter</code> functions.
</p>

<h4 id="formatter-vs-nodeformatter">Why <code>formatter</code> and <code>nodeFormatter</code>?</h4>

<p>
    For good rendering performance and memory management, DataTable creates
    table content by assembling <code>innerHTML</code> strings from templates, with
    <code>{placeholder}</code> tokens replaced with your data.  However, this means that
    the Nodes don't exist yet when a column's <code>formatter</code>s are applied.
</p>

<p>
    To minimize the need to create Nodes for each cell, the default rendering
    logic supports the addition of cell classes as well as row classes via
    <code>formatter</code> functions.  Event subscriptions should be
    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/event/delegation.html">delegated</a>
    from the DataTable instance itself using the
    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/DataTable.html#method_delegate"><code>delegate()</code> method</a>.
</p>

<p>
    On the rare occasion that you <em>must</em> use Nodes to supply the cell
    data, DataTable allows a second pass over the generated DOM elements once
    the initial string concatenation has been completed and the full HTML
    content created.
</p>

<p>
    It is important to note that <code>nodeFormatters</code> will necessarily create a
    Node instance for each cell in that column, which will increase the memory
    footprint of your application.  If the Node instance wrappers around the
    DOM elements don't need to be maintained beyond the life of the
    <code>nodeFormatter</code>, return <code>false</code> to remove them from the internal object
    cache.  <strong>This will not remove the rendered DOM, but it will remove
    event subscriptions made on those Nodes</strong>.
</p>

<p>
    In general, <code>nodeFormatter</code>s should only be used if absolutely necessary,
    and should <em>always return <code>false</code></em>.
</p>

<h4 id="formatters-vs-empty">Formatters vs. <code>emptyCellValue</code></h4>

<p>
    The <code>emptyCellValue</code> configuration is useful to provide fallback content in
    the case of missing or empty column data, but it interacts with each type of
    formatter differently.
</p>

<p>
    String formatters will only be applied if the field data for that cell is
    not <code>undefined</code>.  This allows the <code>emptyCellValue</code> to populate the cell.
</p>

<p>
    Function formatters are applied before the return value or (potentially
    altered) <code>o.value</code> property is tested for <code>undefined</code>, <code>null</code>, or the empty
    string.  In any of these cases, the <code>emptyCellValue</code> populates the cell.
</p>

<p>
    The <code>emptyCellValue</code> configuration is ignored by columns configured with
    <code>nodeFormatter</code>s.
</p>


<h2 id="data">Table Data Configuration</h2>

<p>
    Each record in the table is stored as a
    <a href="../model/index.html">Model</a> instance, where the
    keys of the record objects become Model attributes.  This allows you to
    interact with the models as you would any other <a
    href="../base/index.html">Base</a>-based class, with <code>get(attr)</code>,
    <code>set(attr, value)</code>, and subscribing to attribute change events.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var data = [
    { item: &quot;widget&quot;,   cost: 23.57, price: 47.5 },
    { item: &quot;gadget&quot;,   cost: 0.11, price: 6.99 },
    { item: &quot;sprocket&quot;, cost: 4.08, price: 3.75 },
    { item: &quot;nut&quot;,      cost: 0.01, price: 0.25 }
];

var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&quot;item&quot;, &quot;cost&quot;, &quot;price&quot;],
    data: data
});

var sprocket = table.getRecord(2);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Fires a costChange event, and the table is updated if rendered
sprocket.set(&#x27;cost&#x27;, 2.65);</pre>


<p>
    The Model class used to store the record data is created for you, based on
    the objects in the <code>data</code> array.  If <code>data</code> is not set, the column keys
    identified in the <code>columns</code> configuration is used.
</p>

<h3 id="recordtype">Specifying the Record Model</h3>

<p>
    To use a custom Model for your records, pass your Model subclass to the
    <code>recordType</code> attribute.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var pieTable = new Y.DataTable({
    recordType: Y.PieModel,
    columns: [&#x27;slices&#x27;, &#x27;type&#x27;],
    data: [
        &#x2F;&#x2F; Y.PieModel has attributes &#x27;slices&#x27;, which defaults to 6, and &#x27;type&#x27;,
        &#x2F;&#x2F; which defaults to &#x27;apple&#x27;. Records can use these defaults.
        { type: &#x27;lemon meringue&#x27; },
        { type: &#x27;chocolate creme&#x27;, slices: 8 },
        {} &#x2F;&#x2F; equivalent to { type: &#x27;apple&#x27;, slices: 6 }
    ]
});

&#x2F;&#x2F; Y.PieModel has its idAttribute assigned to &#x27;type&#x27;, overriding the default
&#x2F;&#x2F; of &#x27;id&#x27;.  Fetch a PieModel by its id.
var applePie = pieTable.getRecord(&#x27;apple&#x27;);

&#x2F;&#x2F; eatSlice is a method on the Y.PieModel prototype
applePie.eatSlice();</pre>


<p>
    Alternately, <code>recordType</code> will accept an array of attribute strings or an
    <code>ATTRS</code> configuration object to make it easier to create custom attribute
    behaviors without needing to explicitly build the Model subclass.
</p>

<p>
    If the <code>columns</code> configuration is omitted, but the <code>recordType</code> is set, the
    <code>columns</code> will default to the <code>recordType</code>'s attributes.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var data = [
    { item: &quot;widget&quot;,   cost: 23.57, price: 47.5 },
    { item: &quot;gadget&quot;,   cost: 0.11, price: 6.99 },
    { item: &quot;sprocket&quot;, cost: 4.08, price: 3.75 },
    { item: &quot;nut&quot;,      cost: 0.01, price: 0.25 }
];

&#x2F;&#x2F; Effectively synonymous with setting the columns attribute if no special
&#x2F;&#x2F; column configuration is needed.
var table = new Y.DataTable({
    recordType: [ &#x27;item&#x27;, &#x27;cost&#x27;, &#x27;price&#x27; ],
    data: data
});

&#x2F;&#x2F; Or for more control, pass an ATTRS configuration object
var table = new Y.DataTable({
    recordType: {
        item: {},
        cost: {
            value: 0,
            setter: function (val) { return +val || 0; }
        },
        price: {
            valueFn: function () { return (this.get(&#x27;cost&#x27;) + 0.1) * 10; },
            setter: function (val) { return +val || 0; }
        }
    },
    data: data
});</pre>


<p>
    When the table data is loaded asychronously, it is often a good idea to
    configure the <code>recordType</code>.  This can prevent the generation of a record
    Model that is missing fields that are omitted from the <code>columns</code>
    configuration because they aren't intended for viewing.
</p>

<h3 id="modellist">The <code>data</code> ModelList</h3>

<p>
    The record Models are stored in a
    <a href="../model-list/index.html">ModelList</a>, which is assigned to the
    <code>data</code> <em>property</em> on the instance (for easier access than going through <code>table.get(&#x27;data&#x27;)</code>).
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var records = [
    { item: &quot;widget&quot;,   cost: 23.57, price: 47.5 },
    { item: &quot;gadget&quot;,   cost: 0.11, price: 6.99 },
    { item: &quot;sprocket&quot;, cost: 4.08, price: 3.75 }
];

var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&quot;item&quot;, &quot;cost&quot;, &quot;price&quot;],
    data   : records
});

&#x2F;&#x2F; Add a new Model using the ModelList API. This will fire
&#x2F;&#x2F; events and change the table if rendered.
table.data.add({ item: &quot;nut&quot;, cost: 0.01, price: 0.25 });</pre>


<p>
    When assigning the DataTable's <code>data</code> attribute with an array, a ModelList
    is created for you.  But you can also pass a ModelList instance if you are
    sharing a ModelList between widgets on the page, or you have created custom
    Model and ModelList classes with additional logic, such as adding a
    <a href="../model-list/#implementing-a-list-sync-layer">data sync layer</a>.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&#x27;type&#x27;, &#x27;slices&#x27;],
    data: new Y.PieList()
});

&#x2F;&#x2F; The Y.PieList class implements a sync layer, enabling its load() method
table.data.load(function () {
    table.render(&#x27;#pies&#x27;);
});</pre>


<h3 id="getting-data">Getting Remote Table Data</h3>

<p>
    To fetch remote data, you have three options:
</p>

<ol>
    <li>
        <p>
            <strong>For quick one-offs</strong>, you can load and parse the
            data manually, using <code>Y.io(...)</code>, <code>Y.jsonp(...)</code>, etc., then assign
            that data to the DataTable's <code>data</code> attribute.  This isn't very
            elegant or maintainable, so is best avoided for anything other than
            proofs of concept.
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        <p>
            <strong>For the most control</strong>, better maintainability, and
            better encapsulation of business logic, create Model and ModelList
            subclasses that
            <a href="../model-list/#implementing-a-list-sync-layer">implement a
            sync layer</a> as suggested above.
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        <p>
            <strong>For common read-only scenarios</strong>, use the
            <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/Plugin.DataTableDataSource.html"><code>Y.Plugin.DataTableDataSource</code></a>
            plugin to bind your table to a
            <a href="../datasource/index.html"><code>DataSource</code></a> instance.  Use
            plugins to add DataSource features.
        </p>
    </li>
</ol>


<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Create a JSONP DataSource to query YQL
var myDataSource = new Y.DataSource.Get({
    source: &#x27;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;query.yahooapis.com&#x2F;v1&#x2F;public&#x2F;yql?format=json&amp;&#x27; +
            &#x27;env=store%3A%2F%2Fdatatables.org%2Falltableswithkeys&amp;q=&#x27;
});

myDataSource.plug(Y.Plugin.DataSourceJSONSchema, {
        schema: {
            resultListLocator: &#x27;query.results.Result&#x27;,
            resultFields: [
                &#x27;Title&#x27;,
                &#x27;Phone&#x27;,
                {
                    &#x2F;&#x2F; Important that record fields NOT include &quot;.&quot;, so
                    &#x2F;&#x2F; extract nested data with locators
                    key: &#x27;Rating&#x27;,
                    locator: &quot;Rating.AverageRating&quot;
                }
            ]
        }
    })
    .plug(Y.Plugin.DataSourceCache, {
        max: 3
    });

&#x2F;&#x2F; No data is provided at construction because it will load via the
&#x2F;&#x2F; DataTableDataSource plugin
var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&#x27;Title&#x27;, &#x27;Phone&#x27;, &#x27;Rating&#x27;],
    summary: &#x27;Pizza places near 98089&#x27;
});

table.plug(Y.Plugin.DataTableDataSource, {
    datasource: myDataSource
})

&#x2F;&#x2F; Initially render an empty table and show a loading message
table.render(&#x27;#pizza&#x27;)
     .showMessage(&#x27;loadingMessage&#x27;);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Load the data into the table
table.datasource.load({
    request: encodeURIComponent(
        &#x27;select *&#x27; +
        &#x27; from   local.search&#x27; +
        &#x27; where  zip=&quot;94089&quot;&#x27; +
        &#x27; and    query=&quot;pizza&quot;&#x27;);
});</pre>


<h2 id="features">DataTable Modules and Features</h2>

<p>
    For a basic, stripped down <code>Y.DataTable</code> class, include the <code>datatable-base</code>
    module in your <code>use()</code>.
</p>

<p>
    Feature modules, such as <code>datatable-sort</code>, will bring in <code>datatable-base</code>
    automatically.  By including only feature modules in your <code>use()</code>, you will
    get a <code>Y.DataTable</code> that supports specifically those features, without
    extra code for other features you won't be using.
</p>

<p>
    The <code>datatable</code> module is a bundle of <code>datatable-base</code> plus a set of common
    feature modules.  Other feature modules need to be included explicitly in
    <code>use()</code>.
</p>

<table>
<thead>
    <tr>
        <th>Module</th>
        <th>Description</th>
        <th>In <code>datatable</code>?</th>
    </tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-core.html"><code>datatable-core</code></a></td>
        <td>
            The core API for DataTable, implemented as a class extension, used
            by <code>datatable-base</code> to create <code>Y.DataTable</code> and <code>Y.DataTable.Base</code>.
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-base.html"><code>datatable-base</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable</code> and <code>Y.DataTable.Base</code> classes, and
            defaults the <code>headerView</code> and <code>bodyView</code> to <code>Y.DataTable.HeaderView</code>
            and <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView</code> respectively.
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-head.html"><code>datatable-head</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable.HeaderView</code> class as a subclass of
            <code>Y.View</code>.  DataTable defers rendering of the <code>&lt;thead&gt;</code> content to
            this View when it is passed as the DataTable's <code>headerView</code>
            attribute (the default, as set by <code>datatable-base</code>).
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-body.html"><code>datatable-body</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView</code> class as a subclass of
            <code>Y.View</code>.  DataTable defers rendering of the <code>&lt;tbody&gt;</code> content to
            this View when it is passed as the DataTable's <code>bodyView</code>
            attribute (the default, as set by <code>datatable-base</code>).
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-message.html"><code>datatable-message</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable.Message</code> class extension and adds
            <code>showMessage</code> and <code>hideMessage</code> methods to <code>Y.DataTable</code>.
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-column-widths.html"><code>datatable-column-widths</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable.ColumnWidths</code> class extension, and adds
            support for the <code>width</code> property in column configuration objects
            to <code>Y.DataTable</code>.
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-mutable.html"><code>datatable-mutable</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable.Mutable</code> class extension and adds methods
            such as <code>addRow</code>, <code>removeRow</code>, and <code>moveColumn</code> to <code>Y.DataTable</code>.
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-sort.html"><code>datatable-sort</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable.Sortable</code> class extension and adds methods
            <code>sort</code> and <code>toggleSort</code> as well as attributes <code>sortable</code> and
            <code>sortBy</code> to <code>Y.DataTable</code>.  Enables sorting the table rows by
            clicking on column headers.
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-datasource.html"><code>datatable-datasource</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.Plugin.DataTableDataSource</code> plugin for binding a
            DataSource instance to the table as its source of record data.
        </td>
        <td>yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-scroll.html"><code>datatable-scroll</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Creates the <code>Y.DataTable.Scroll</code> class extension and adds attribute
            <code>scrollable</code> to <code>Y.DataTable</code>.  Adds support for vertically and/or
            horizontally scrolling table rows within fixed table dimensions.
        </td>
        <td>no</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-formatters.html"><code>datatable-formatters</code></a></td>
        <td>
            Populates <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView.Formatters</code> with a collection of
            cell formatting functions.
        </td>
        <td>no</td>
    </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3 id="base">Features in <code>DataTable.Base</code></h3>

<p>
    By including only <code>datatable-base</code> in your <code>use()</code> line, you get both
    <code>Y.DataTable</code> and <code>Y.DataTable.Base</code> classes.  With no other module
    inclusion, these classes are effectively the same.  When additional
    DataTable related modules are included, those modules' features will
    usually be added to <code>Y.DataTable</code>, but <strong>never</strong> to
    <code>Y.DataTable.Base</code>.
</p>

<p>
    Though it can be instantiated, the purpose of <code>Y.DataTable.Base</code> is
    primarily as a superclass to a custom DataTable implementation that has a
    locked set of features that will not be modified, as <code>Y.DataTable</code> can be,
    by the inclusion of other modules.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Create a custom DataTable that includes only the core set of APIs, plus
&#x2F;&#x2F; sorting and message support.
Y.MyDataTable = Y.Base.create(&#x27;myTable&#x27;, Y.DataTable.Base,
    [ Y.DataTable.Sortable, Y.DataTable.Message ]);

Y.use(&#x27;datatable-scroll&#x27;, function (Y) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Y.DataTable now has support for scrolling
    var table = new Y.DataTable({ scrollable: &#x27;y&#x27;, ... });

    &#x2F;&#x2F; Y.MyDataTable does not (the config does nothing)
    var myTable = new Y.MyDataTable({ scrollable: &#x27;y&#x27;, ... });
});</pre>


<p>
    <code>Y.DataTable.Base</code> includes the <code>columns</code>, <code>data</code>, <code>caption</code>, and other
    basic table attributes, the underlying ModelList and View rendering
    architecture, as well as methods to fetch rows and cells or columns and
    records.
</p>

<p>
    Rendering features include most column configurations, such as <code>children</code>
    and <code>allowHTML</code>, as well as column formatting options <code>formatter</code>,
    <code>nodeFormatter</code>, <code>cellTemplate</code>, etc.
</p>

<h3 id="datatable-message">Table Messages</h3>

<p>
    The <code>datatable-message</code> module adds the ability to display a message in the
    table body.  By default, the "emptyMessage" will display when the table's
    ModelList has no data records.  The message will hide when data is added.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&quot;id&quot;, &quot;name&quot;, &quot;price&quot;],
    data: []
}).render(&#x27;#example&#x27;);</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="message-example" class="yui3-skin-sam"></div>

<script>
YUI({ filter: 'raw' }).use('datatable-message', function (Y) {
    var table = new Y.DataTable({
        columns: ["id", "name", "price"],
        data: []
    }).render('#message-example');
});
</script>

<p>
    Use <code>table.showMessage(&quot;message&quot;)</code> and <code>table.hideMessage()</code> to toggle the
    message display.
</p>

<p>
    <code>showMessage</code> supports internationalized strings by using a few named
    strings, which are registered in the language packs for the
    <code>datatable-message</code> module .  These strings are currently:
</p>

<ul>
    <li>
        <code>table.showMessage(&quot;emptyMessage&quot;)</code> defaults to "No data to display".
    </li>
    <li>
        <code>table.showMessage(&quot;loadingMessage&quot;)</code> defaults to "Loading...".
    </li>
</ul>

<p>
    Other values passed to <code>showMessage</code> will pass that content directly
    through to the message Node.
</p>

<h3 id="colwidths">Column Width Configuration</h3>

<p>
    The <code>datatable-column-widths</code> module adds basic support for specifying
    column widths.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [
        { key: &#x27;item&#x27;, width: &#x27;125px&#x27; },
        { key: &#x27;cost&#x27;, formatter: &#x27;${value}&#x27; },
        ...
    ],
    data   : data
}).render(&quot;#example&quot;);</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="colwidths-example" class="yui3-skin-sam"></div>

<script>
YUI({ filter: 'raw' }).use('datatable-column-widths', function (Y) {
    var data = [
        { item: "widget",   cost: 23.57, price: 47.5 },
        { item: "gadget",   cost: 0.11, price: 6.99 },
        { item: "sprocket", cost: 4.08, price: 3.75 },
        { item: "nut",      cost: 0.01, price: 0.25 }
    ];

    var table = new Y.DataTable({
        columns: [
            { key: 'item', width: '125px' },
            { key: 'cost', formatter: '${value}' },
            { key: 'price', formatter: '${value}' },
            { key: 'profit', formatter: function (o) {
                    var price = o.data.price,
                        cost  = o.data.cost;

                    return (((price - cost) / cost) * 100).toFixed(2) + '%';
                }
            }
        ],
        data   : data
    }).render("#colwidths-example");
});
</script>

<p>
    <strong>CAVEAT</strong>: Column widths will expand beyond the configured
    value if column cells contain data that is long and can't line-wrap.  Also,
    column widths may be reduced below the configured value if the table width
    (by configuring the DataTable's <code>width</code> attribute, or constrained by a
    narrow containing element) is too narrow to fit all data at the configured
    widths.
</p>

<p>
    To force column widths, including cell data truncation and allowing the
    table to spill beyond its configured or inherited width, wrap the cell
    content in a <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> either by configuring the column's <code>formatter</code> or
    <code>cellTemplate</code>, then assign the <code>&lt;div&gt;</code>'s CSS style with the desired width
    (or "inherit"), plus <code>overflow: hidden;</code>.  Then set the DataTable column's
    <code>width</code> configuration accordingly.
</p>

<h3 id="sorting">Column sorting</h3>

<p>
    The <code>datatable-sort</code> module adds support for sorting the table rows either
    through the added APIs or by clicking on the table headers.
</p>

<p>
    By default, when <code>datatable-sort</code> is included, DataTables will inspects
    the <code>columns</code> objects, looking for <code>sortable: true</code> to enable table sorting
    by those columns, triggered by clicking on their respective headers.
</p>
<pre class="code prettyprint">var cols = [
    { key: &quot;Company&quot;, sortable: true },
    { key: &quot;Phone&quot; },
    { key: &quot;Contact&quot;, sortable: true }
];</pre>


<p>
    For convenience, you can enable header-click sorting for all columns by
    setting the <code>sortable</code> attribute to <code>true</code>, or pass an array of column keys
    to enable just those column's headers.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Set all columns to be sortable
var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&quot;Company&quot;, &quot;Phone&quot;, &quot;Contact&quot;],
    data: ...
    sortable: true
}).render(&quot;#example&quot;);</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="sort-example1" class="yui3-skin-sam"></div>

<script>
YUI({ filter: 'raw' }).use('datatable-sort', function (Y) {
    var table = new Y.DataTable({
        columns: ['Company', 'Phone', 'Contact'],
        data: [
            { Company: "Company Bee", Phone: "415-555-1234", Contact: "Sally Spencer"},
            { Company: "Acme Company", Phone: "650-555-4444", Contact: "John Jones"},
            { Company: "Indutrial Industries", Phone: "408-555-5678", Contact: "Robin Smith"}
        ],
        sortable: true
    }).render('#sort-example1');
});
</script>

<p>
    Hold down the <code>shift</code> key while clicking on column headers to subsort by
    that column.  Doing so repeatedly will toggle the subsort direction.
</p>

<p>
    As long as the <code>datatable-sort</code> module has been included, you will always
    be able to sort the table data through the API, even by columns that aren't
    configured to accept header-click sorting.
</p>

<p>
    When a table is sorted, any new records added to the DataTable's ModelList
    will be inserted at the proper sorted index, as will the created table
    rows.
</p>

<p>
    Disable header-click sorting by setting <code>sortable</code> to <code>false</code>.
</p>
<p>
    The default sort order is case insensitive, the sort order can be set to case sensitive
    by using the <code>caseSensitive</code> attribute, see <a href="#column-config">Appendix A</a> below.
</p>

<h4 id="customsort">Custom Sorting</h4>

<p>
    Assign a function to a column's <code>sortFn</code> to support customized sorting.  The
    function will receive the two records being compared and a boolean flag
    indicating a descending sort was requested.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var columns = [
    {
        key: &#x27;id&#x27;,
        label: &#x27;&amp;#9679;&#x27;, &#x2F;&#x2F; a big dot
        formatter: function (o) {
            return o.value ? &#x27;&#x27; : &#x27;&amp;#9679;&#x27;; &#x2F;&#x2F; only new records have a dot
        },
        sortable: true,
        sortFn: function (a, b, desc) {
            var aid   = a.get(&#x27;id&#x27;),
                bid   = b.get(&#x27;id&#x27;),
                acid  = a.get(&#x27;clientId&#x27;),
                bcid  = b.get(&#x27;clientId&#x27;),
                order = &#x2F;&#x2F; existing records are equivalent
                        (aid &amp;&amp; bid) ? 0 :
                        &#x2F;&#x2F; new records are grouped apart from existing records
                        (aid &amp;&amp; -1) || (bid &amp;&amp; 1) ||
                        &#x2F;&#x2F; new records are sorted by insertion order
                        (acid &gt; bcid) ? 1 : -(acid &lt; bcid);

            return desc ? -order : order;
        }
    },
    ...</pre>


<p>
    The function must return 1, 0, or -1.  1 specifies that the Model passed as
    the first parameter should sort below the Model passed as the second
    parameter.  -1 for above, and 0 if they are equivalent for the purpose of
    this sort.
</p>


<h4 id="sortapi">Sorting Methods</h4>

<p>
    To sort the table in the code, call <code>table.sort(NAME OR KEY)</code>.  To
    toggle the sort direction, call <code>table.toggleSort(NAME OR KEY)</code>.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Sorts the table by values in the price field in ascending order
table.sort(&#x27;price&#x27;);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Flips to descending
table.toggleSort(&#x27;price&#x27;);</pre>


<p>
    To sort by multiple columns, pass an array of column keys to <code>sort</code> or
    <code>toggleSort</code>.
</p>

<p>
    Calling <code>toggleSort</code> with no arguments will reverse all current sort
    directions.  Calling with specific column names or keys will toggle only
    those columns.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Sort first by author, subsort by title in ascending order
table.sort([&#x27;author&#x27;, &#x27;title&#x27;]);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Now descending by author then title
&#x2F;&#x2F; same as table.toggleSort([&#x27;author&#x27;, &#x27;title&#x27;]);
table.toggleSort();

&#x2F;&#x2F; Now ascending by author, descending by title
table.toggleSort(&#x27;author&#x27;);</pre>


<p>
    To specify a sort direction, pass an object instead of a string to <code>sort</code>.
    The object should have the column name as the key, and sort direction as its
    value.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Explicitly sort by price in descending order
table.sort({ price: &#x27;desc&#x27; });

&#x2F;&#x2F; Each column gets its own object
table.sort([{ author: &#x27;desc&#x27; }, { title: &#x27;desc&#x27; }]);</pre>


<p>
    Acceptable values for the sort direction are "asc", "desc", 1, and -1. 1 is
    equivalent to "asc", and -1 to "desc".
</p>

<h4 id="sortby">The <code>sortBy</code> Attribute</h4>

<p>
    Every sort operation updates the <code>sortBy</code> attribute.  You can also trigger
    a sort by setting this attribute directly.  It accepts the same values as
    the <code>sort</code> method.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Sort by author in descending order, then by title in ascending order
table.set(&#x27;sortBy&#x27;, [{ author: -1 }, &#x27;title&#x27;]);</pre>


<p>
    To specify an initial sort order for your table, assign this attribute
    during instantiation.  This will sort the data as soon as it is added
    to the table's ModelList.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Pre-sort the data
var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&#x27;item&#x27;, &#x27;cost&#x27;, &#x27;price&#x27;],
    data: [...],
    sortBy: { price: -1 }
});</pre>


<h4 id="sortevent">The <code>sort</code> Event</h4>

<p>
    Clicking on a column header, or calling the <code>sort</code> or <code>toggleSort</code> methods
    will fire a <code>sort</code> method containing an <code>e.sortBy</code> property that
    corresponds to the requested sort column and direction.  The value will be
    in either string or object format, depending on how each method was used.
</p>

<p>
    Preventing the <code>sort</code> event will prevent the <code>sortBy</code> attribute from being
    updated.  Updating the <code>sortBy</code> attribute directly will not fire the <code>sort</code>
    event, but will still sort the data and update the table.
</p>

<h3 id="mutation">Table Mutation APIs (<code>addRow</code>, etc)</h3>

<p>
    The <code>datatable-mutable</code> module adds APIs for adding, removing, and
    modifying records and columns.
</p>

<h4 id="column-mutation">Column Mutation Methods</h4>

<p>
    Use the methods <code>addColumn</code>, <code>removeColumn</code>, <code>modifyColumn</code>, and
    <code>moveColumn</code> to update the table's configured <code>columns</code>.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Insert a column for the profit field in the data records as the third column
table.addColumn(&#x27;profit&#x27;, 2);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Actually, make that the fourth column
table.moveColumn(&#x27;profit&#x27;, 3);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Actually, strike that.  Don&#x27;t show it after all
table.removeColumn(&#x27;profit&#x27;);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Instead, add a formatter to the price column that includes the profit data
table.modifyColumn(&#x27;price&#x27;, {
    formatter: function (o) {
        return o.value + &#x27; (&#x27; + (o.data.profit &#x2F; o.data.cost).toFixed(2) + &#x27;%)&#x27;;
    }
});</pre>


<p>
    Each column mutation method fires an identically named event.  See
    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/DataTable.html">the API docs</a> for details.
</p>

<h4 id="row-mutation">Row Mutation Methods</h4>

<p>
    Use the methods <code>addRow</code>, <code>addRows</code>, <code>removeRow</code>, and <code>modifyRow</code> to update
    the table's ModelList.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">table.addRow({ item: &#x27;collet&#x27;, cost: 0.42, price: 2.65 });

table.addRows([
    { item: &#x27;nut&#x27;,    cost: 0.42, price: 2.65 },
    { item: &#x27;washer&#x27;, cost: 0.01, price: 0.08 },
    { item: &#x27;bit&#x27;,    cost: 0.19, price: 0.97 }
]);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Remove table records by their Model, id, clientId, or index
table.removeRow(0);

&#x2F;&#x2F; Modify a record by passing its id, clientId, or index, followed by an
&#x2F;&#x2F; object with new field values
table.modifyRow(&#x27;record_4&#x27;, { cost: 0.74 });</pre>

<p>
    Everything that's done by these methods can be accomplished through the
    table's ModelList instance methods, but having methods on the table itself
    can make the code more readable.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Same as table.addRow(...);
table.data.add({ item: &#x27;collet&#x27;, cost: 0.42, price: 2.65 });</pre>


<p>
    By default, changes made to the table are only local, they don't update the
    server or other data origin if the data was served remotely.  However, if
    your table's ModelList is built with a sync layer, the mutation methods
    can also trigger the appropriate sync behavior by passing an additional
    argument to the methods, an object with the property <code>sync</code> set to <code>true</code>.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Tell the server we&#x27;re down to one slice of apple pie!
table.modifyRow(&#x27;apple&#x27;, { slices: 1 }, { sync: true });

&#x2F;&#x2F; Uh oh, make that 0.  No more apple pie :(
table.removeRow(&#x27;apple&#x27;, { sync: true });</pre>


<p>
    If all modifications are destined for the server/origin, you can set the
    <code>autoSync</code> attribute to <code>true</code>, and the row mutation methods will
    automatically call into the sync layer.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">var pies = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&#x27;type&#x27;, &#x27;slices&#x27;],
    data: new Y.PieList()
    autoSync: true
});

pies.data.load(function () {

    pies.render(&#x27;#pie-cart&#x27;);

    &#x2F;&#x2F; The new PieModel&#x27;s save() method is called, notifying the server
    pies.addRow({ type: &#x27;pecan&#x27;, slices: 8 });

    &#x2F;&#x2F; Let us eat some pie!
    pies.modifyRow(&#x27;lemon meringue&#x27;, { slices: 5 });
});</pre>


<h3 id="scrolling">Scrolling</h3>

<p>
    <strong>Note:</strong> Scrolling is not currently supported on the Android
    WebKit browser.
</p>

<p>
    Scrolling functionality can be added to <code>Y.DataTable</code> by including
    <code>datatable-scroll</code> module in your <code>use()</code>.  <code>datatable-scroll</code> is
    <strong>NOT</strong> included in the <code>datatable</code> rollup module, so must be
    included separately.
</p>

<p>
    Enable scrolling by setting the <code>scrollable</code> attribute, which accepts values
    "x", "y", "xy", <code>true</code> (same as "xy"), or <code>false</code> (the default).
</p>

<p>
    Note, vertical scrolling also requires the table's <code>height</code> attribute to be
    set, and horizontal scrolling requires the <code>width</code> to be set.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Data from the seafoodwatch YQL table as of 3&#x2F;16&#x2F;2012
var data = [
    { &quot;fish&quot;: &quot;Barramundi (Imported Farmed in Open Systems)&quot;, &quot;recommendation&quot;: &quot;avoid&quot; },
    { &quot;fish&quot;: &quot;Caviar, Paddlefish (Wild caught from U.S.)&quot;, &quot;recommendation&quot;: &quot;avoid&quot; },
    { &quot;fish&quot;: &quot;Caviar, Sturgeon (Imported Wild-caught)&quot;, &quot;recommendation&quot;: &quot;avoid&quot; },
    ...
];

&#x2F;&#x2F; Enable vertical scrolling with scrollable &quot;y&quot;. The width is also set, but
&#x2F;&#x2F; because scrollable is not &quot;x&quot; or &quot;xy&quot;, this just sets the table width.
var table = new Y.DataTable({
    caption: &#x27;Seafood tips for the US West Coast&#x27;,
    columns: [&#x27;fish&#x27;, &#x27;recommendation&#x27;],
    data: data,
    scrollable: &quot;y&quot;,
    height: &quot;200px&quot;,
    width:  &quot;400px&quot;
}).render(&quot;#scroll&quot;);</pre>


<p>This code produces this table:</p>

<div id="scroll-example" class="yui3-skin-sam"></div>

<script>
YUI().use('datatable-scroll', function (Y) {
// Data from the seafoodwatch YQL table as of 3/16/2012
var data = [
    { "fish": "Barramundi (Imported Farmed in Open Systems)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Caviar, Paddlefish (Wild caught from U.S.)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Caviar, Sturgeon (Imported Wild-caught)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Chilean Seabass", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Cobia (Imported Farmed)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Cod, Atlantic (Trawl-caught from Canadian and U.S. Atlantic)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Cod, Pacific (Imported)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Crab, King (Imported)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Dab, Common (Danish Seine from Iceland)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Flounder (Wild-caught from U.S. Atlantic, Except Summer Flounder)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Hake, White", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Halibut, Atlantic (Wild-caught from U.S.)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Lobster, Caribbean Spiny (Brazil)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Mahi Mahi (Imported Longline)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Marlin, Blue (Imported)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Marlin, Striped", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Monkfish", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Octopus (Philippines)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Orange Roughy", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Plaice, American (Wild-caught from U.S. Atlantic)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Pollock, Atlantic (Danish Seine and Trawl from Iceland)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Salmon (Farmed including Atlantic Except U.S. Farmed in Tank Systems)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Sardines, Atlantic (Mediterranean)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Shad, American (U.S. Atlantic Gillnet)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Shark (Except Common Thresher and Shortfin Mako, from California and Hawaii)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Shrimp (Imported Farmed Except Thailand Farmed in Fully Reciruclating Systems)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Shrimp (Imported Wild-Caught Except Canadian)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Shrimp (Mexico Farmed in Open Systems)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Skates", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Snapper, Red (U.S. Gulf of Mexico Wild-caught)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Snapper, Red (Imported Wild-caught)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Sole (Wild-caught from U.S Atlantic)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Sturgeon (Imported Wild-caught)", "recommendation": "avoid" },
    { "fish": "Swordfish (Imported)", "recommendation": "avoid" }
];

var table = new Y.DataTable({
    caption: 'Seafood tips for the US West Coast',
    columns: ['fish', 'recommendation'],
    data: data,
    scrollable: "y",
    height: "200px",
    width:  "400px" // scrollable is not set to x or xy, so no scrolling
}).render("#scroll-example");
});
</script>

<h2 id="events">DataTable Events</h2>

<p>
    DataTable is a composition of supporting class instances and extensions, so
    to centralize event reporting, it is a bubble target for its <code>data</code>
    ModelList as well as the View instances used for rendering.
</p>

<p>
    In other words, some events you may need to subscribe to using an event
    prefix to be notified.  Often, using a wildcard prefix is the simplest
    method to ensure your subscribers will be notified, even if classes change.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; The sort event is from an extension, so it originates from DataTable
table.after(&#x27;sort&#x27;, function (e) { ... });

&#x2F;&#x2F; Model changes originate from the record&#x27;s Model instance, propagate to the
&#x2F;&#x2F; table&#x27;s ModelList, then finally to the DataTable, so they must be
&#x2F;&#x2F; subscribed with an event prefix.  In this case, we&#x27;ll use a wildcard
&#x2F;&#x2F; prefix.
table.after(&#x27;*:priceChange&#x27;, function (e) { ... });</pre>


<p>
    DataTable generates a custom Model class with the "record" event prefix, if
    you want to be more specific.  Otherwise, if your table uses a custom Model
    class for its <code>recordType</code>, you can prefix Model events with the appropriate
    prefix.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Allow DataTable to generate the Model class automatically
var table = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&#x27;items&#x27;, &#x27;cost&#x27;, &#x27;price&#x27;],
    data: [
        { item: &quot;widget&quot;, cost: 23.57, price: 47.5 },
        { item: &quot;gadget&quot;, cost: 0.11, price: 6.99 },
        ...
    ]
});

&#x2F;&#x2F; generated Model classes have prefix &quot;record&quot;
table.after(&#x27;record:change&#x27;, function (e) { ... });

&#x2F;&#x2F; PieList uses PieModels, which have a prefix of, you guessed it, &quot;pie&quot;
var pies = new Y.DataTable({
    columns: [&#x27;type&#x27;, &#x27;slices&#x27;],
    data: new Y.PieList()
});

pies.on(&#x27;pie:slicesChange&#x27;, function (e) {
    if (e.target.get(&#x27;type&#x27;) === &#x27;chocolate creme&#x27;) {
        &#x2F;&#x2F; Oh no you don&#x27;t!
        e.preventDefault();
    }
});</pre>


<p>
    The full list of events is included in <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/DataTable.html#events">the DataTable API docs</a>.
</p>

<h2 id="knownissues">Known Issues</h2>

<ul>
    <li>
        Scrolling is
        <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/projects/yui3/ticket/2529761">not
        currently supported on Android</a> WebKit browser.
    </li>
    <li>
        Scrolling DataTable
        <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/projects/yui3/ticket/2531047">may not
        appear scrollable</a> on iOS browsers or OS X 10.7 depending on the
        system preference "Show scroll bars" (General).
    </li>
</ul>

<h2 id="column-config">Appendix A: Column Configurations</h2>

<p>
    The properties below are supported in the column configuration objects
    passed in the <code>columns</code> attribute array.
</p>

<div id="column-config-table" class="yui3-skin-sam">
    <table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th scope="col">Configuration</th>
            <th scope="col">Description</th>
            <th scope="col">Module</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>key</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{ key: &#x27;username&#x27; }</pre>

                <p>
                    Binds the column values to the named property in the <code>data</code>.
                <p>
                <p>
                    Optional if <code>formatter</code>, <code>nodeFormatter</code>, or <code>cellTemplate</code>
                    is used to populate the content.
                </p>
                <p>It should not be set if <code>children</code> is set.</p>
                <p>
                    The value is used for the <code>_id</code> property unless the <code>name</code>
                    property is also set.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>name</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{ name: &#x27;fullname&#x27;, formatter: ... }</pre>


                <p>
                    Use this to assign a name to pass to <code>table.getColumn(NAME)</code>
                    or style columns with class "yui3-datatable-col-NAME" if a
                    column isn't assigned a <code>key</code>.
                </p>
                <p>
                    The value is used for the <code>_id</code> property.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>field</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{ field: &#x27;fullname&#x27;, formatter: ... }</pre>


                <p>An alias for <code>name</code> for backward compatibility.</p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>id</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  name: &#x27;checkAll&#x27;,
  id: &#x27;check-all&#x27;,
  label: ...
  formatter: ...
}</pre>

                <p>
                    Overrides the default unique id assigned <code>&lt;th id=&quot;HERE&quot;&gt;</code>.
                </p>
                <p>
                    <em>Use this with caution</em>, since it can result in
                    duplicate ids in the DOM.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>label</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{ key: &#x27;MfgPrtNum&#x27;, label: &#x27;Part Number&#x27; }</pre>


                <p>HTML to populate the header <code>&lt;th&gt;</code> for the column.</p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>children</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    Used to create stacked headers.
                    <a href="#nested">See the example above</a>.
                </p>

                <p>
                    Child columns may also contain <code>children</code>. There is no limit
                    to the depth of nesting.
                </p>

                <p>
                    Columns configured with <code>children</code> are for display only and
                    <strong>should not</strong> be configured with a <code>key</code>.
                    Configurations relating to the display of data, such as
                    <code>formatter</code>, <code>nodeFormatter</code>, <code>emptyCellValue</code>, etc. are
                    ignored.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>abbr</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  key  : &#x27;forecast&#x27;,
  label: &#x27;1yr Target Forecast&#x27;,
  abbr : &#x27;Forecast&#x27;
}</pre>


                <p>Assigns the value <code>&lt;th abbr=&quot;HERE&quot;&gt;</code>.</p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>title</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  key  : &#x27;forecast&#x27;,
  label: &#x27;1yr Target Forecast&#x27;,
  title: &#x27;Target Forecast for the Next 12 Months&#x27;
}</pre>


                <p>Assigns the value <code>&lt;th title=&quot;HERE&quot;&gt;</code>.</p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>headerTemplate</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  headerTemplate:
    &#x27;&lt;th id=&quot;{id}&quot; &#x27; +
        &#x27;title=&quot;Unread&quot; &#x27; +
        &#x27;class=&quot;{className}&quot; &#x27; +
        &#x27;{_id}&gt;&amp;#9679;&lt;&#x2F;th&gt;&#x27;
}</pre>


                <p>
                    Overrides the default
                    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/DataTable.HeaderView.html#property_CELL_TEMPLATE">CELL_TEMPLATE</a>
                    used by <code>Y.DataTable.HeaderView</code> to render the header cell
                    for this column.  This is necessary when more control is
                    needed over the markup for the header itself, rather than
                    its content.
                </p>

                <p>
                    Use the <code>label</code> configuration if you don't need to
                    customize the <code>&lt;th&gt;</code> iteself.
                </p>

                <p>
                    Implementers are strongly encouraged to preserve at least
                    the <code>{id}</code> and <code>{_id}</code> placeholders in the custom value.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>cellTemplate</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  key: &#x27;id&#x27;,
  cellTemplate:
    &#x27;&lt;td class=&quot;{className}&quot;&gt;&#x27; +
      &#x27;&lt;input type=&quot;checkbox&quot; &#x27; +
             &#x27;id=&quot;{content}&quot;&gt;&#x27; +
    &#x27;&lt;&#x2F;td&gt;&#x27;
}</pre>


                <p>
                    Overrides the default
                    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/DataTable.BodyView.html#property_CELL_TEMPLATE">CELL_TEMPLATE</a>
                    used by <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView</code> to render the data cells
                    for this column.  This is necessary when more control is
                    needed over the markup for the <code>&lt;td&gt;</code> itself, rather than
                    its content.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>formatter</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    Used to customize the content of the data cells for this
                    column.
                </p>

                <p>
                    <a href="#formatters">See the example above</a>
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>nodeFormatter</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    Used to customize the content of the data cells for this
                    column.
                </p>

                <p>
                    <a href="#formatters">See the example above</a>
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>emptyCellValue</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  key: &#x27;price&#x27;,
  emptyCellValue: &#x27;???&#x27;
}</pre>


                <p>
                    Provides the default value to populate the cell if the data
                    for that cell is <code>undefined</code>, <code>null</code>, or an empty string.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>allowHTML</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  key: &#x27;preview&#x27;,
  allowHTML: true
}</pre>


                <p>
                    Skips the security step of HTML escaping the value for cells
                    in this column.  This is also necessary if <code>emptyCellValue</code>
                    is set with an HTML string.
                </p>
                <p>
                    <code>nodeFormatter</code>s ignore this configuration.  If using a
                    <code>nodeFormatter</code>, it is recommended to use
                    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/Escape.html#method_html">Y.Escape.html()</a>
                    on any user supplied content that is to be displayed.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>className</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  key: &#x27;symbol&#x27;,
  className: &#x27;no-hide&#x27;
}</pre>


                <p>
                    A string of CSS classes that will be added to the <code>&lt;td&gt;</code>'s
                    <code>class</code> attribute.
                </p>

                <p>
                    Note, all cells will automatically have a class in the
                    form of "yui3-datatable-col-KEY" added to the <code>&lt;td&gt;</code>, where
                    KEY is the column's configured <code>name</code>, <code>key</code>, or <code>id</code> (in
                    that order of preference).
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>width</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{ key: &#x27;a&#x27;, width: &#x27;400px&#x27; },
{ key: &#x27;b&#x27;, width: &#x27;10em&#x27; }</pre>


                <p>
                    Adds a style <code>width</code> setting to an associated <code>&lt;col&gt;</code>
                    element for the column.
                </p>

                <p>
                    Note, the assigned width will not truncate cell content, and
                    it will not preserve the configured width if doing so would
                    compromise either the instance's <code>width</code> configuration or
                    the natural width of the table's containing DOM elements.
                </p>

                <p>
                    If absolute widths are required, it can be accomplished with
                    some custom CSS and the use of a <code>cellTemplate</code>, or
                    <code>formatter</code>.  See
                    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/modules/datatable-column-widths.html">the
                    description of <code>datatable-column-widths</code></a> for an example
                    of how to do this.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-column-widths</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>sortable</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{ key: &#x27;lastLogin&#x27;, sortable: true }</pre>


                <p>
                    Used when the instance's <code>sortable</code> attribute is set to
                    "auto" (the default) to determine which columns will support
                    user sorting by clicking on the header.
                </p>
                <p>
                    If the instance's <code>key</code> attribute is not set, this
                    configuration is ignored.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-sort</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>caseSensitive</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{ key: &#x27;lastLogin&#x27;, sortable: true, caseSensitive: true }</pre>


                <p>
                    When the instance's <code>caseSensitive</code> attribute is set to
                    "true" the sort order is case sensitive (relevant to string columns only).
                </p>
                <p>
                    Case sensitive sort is marginally more efficient and should be considered
                    for large data sets when case insensitive sort is not required.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-sort</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>sortFn</td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">{
  label: &#x27;Name&#x27;,
  sortFn: function (a, b, desc) {
    var an = a.get(&#x27;lname&#x27;) + b.get(&#x27;fname&#x27;),
        bn = a.get(&#x27;lname&#x27;) + b.get(&#x27;fname&#x27;),
        order = (an &gt; bn) ? 1 : -(an &lt; bn);

    return desc ? -order : order;
  },
  formatter: function (o) {
    return o.data.lname + &#x27;, &#x27; + o.data.fname;
  }
}</pre>


                <p>
                    Allows a column to be sorted using a custom algorithm.  The
                    function receives three parameters, the first two being the
                    two record Models to compare, and the third being a boolean
                    <code>true</code> if the sort order should be descending.
                </p>
                <p>
                    The function should return <code>-1</code> to sort <code>a</code> above <code>b</code>, <code>-1</code>
                    to sort <code>a</code> below <code>b</code>, and <code>0</code> if they are equal.  Keep in
                    mind that the order should be reversed when <code>desc</code> is
                    <code>true</code>.
                </p>
                <p>
                    The <code>desc</code> parameter is provided to allow <code>sortFn</code>s to
                    always sort certain values above or below others, such as
                    always sorting <code>null</code>s on top.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-sort</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>sortDir</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    (<strong>read-only</strong>) If a column is sorted, this
                    will be set to <code>1</code> for ascending order or <code>-1</code> for
                    descending.  This configuration is public for inspection,
                    but can't be used during DataTable instantiation to set the
                    sort direction of the column.  Use the table's
                    <a href="http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/api/classes/DataTable.html#attr_sortBy">sortBy</a>
                    attribute for that.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-sort</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>_yuid</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    (<strong>read-only</strong>) The unique identifier assigned
                    to each column.  This is used for the <code>id</code> if not set, and
                    the <code>_id</code> if none of <code>name</code>, 'field<code>, </code>key<code>, or </code>id` are
                    set.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>_id</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    (<strong>read-only</strong>) A unique-to-this-instance name
                    used extensively in the rendering process.  It is also used
                    to create the column's classname, as the input name
                    <code>table.getColumn(HERE)</code>, and in the column header's
                    <code>&lt;th data-yui3-col-id=&quot;HERE&quot;&gt;</code>.
                </p>
                <p>
                    The value is populated by the first of <code>name</code>, <code>field</code>,
                    <code>key</code>, <code>id</code>, or <code>_yuid</code> to have a value.  If that value
                    has already been used (such as when multiple columns have
                    the same <code>key</code>), an incrementer is added to the end.  For
                    example, two columns with <code>key: &quot;id&quot;</code> will have <code>_id</code>s of
                    "id" and "id2".  <code>table.getColumn(&quot;id&quot;)</code> will return the
                    first column, and <code>table.getColumn(&quot;id2&quot;)</code> will return the
                    second.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>_colspan</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    (<strong>read-only</strong>) Used by
                    <code>Y.DataTable.HeaderView</code> when building stacked column
                    headers.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>_rowspan</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    (<strong>read-only</strong>) Used by
                    <code>Y.DataTable.HeaderView</code> when building stacked column
                    headers.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>_parent</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    (<strong>read-only</strong>) Assigned to all columns in a
                    column's <code>children</code> collection.  References the parent
                    column object.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>_headers</td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    (<strong>read-only</strong>) Array of the <code>id</code>s of the
                    column and all parent columns.  Used by
                    <code>Y.DataTable.BodyView</code> to populate <code>&lt;td headers=&quot;THIS&quot;&gt;</code>
                    when a cell references more than one header.
                </p>
            </td>
            <td><code>datatable-base</code></td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<h2 id="formatter-props">Appendix B: Formatter Argument Properties</h2>

<p>
    The properties below are found on the object passed to <code>formatter</code>
    functions defined in a column configuration.  See
    <a href="#nodeformatter-props">Appendix C</a> for the object properties
    passed to <code>nodeFormatter</code>s.
</p>

<div id="formatter-props-table" class="yui3-skin-sam">
    <table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th scope="col">Property</th>
            <th scope="col">Description</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td><code>value</code></td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">formatter: function (o) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; assumes a numeric value for this column
    return &#x27;$&#x27; + o.value.toFixed(2);
}</pre>


                <p>
                    The raw value from the record Model to populate this cell.
                    Equivalent to <code>o.record.get(o.column.key)</code> or
                    <code>o.data[o.column.key]</code>.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>data</code></td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">formatter: function (o) {
    return o.data.lname + &#x27;, &#x27; + o.data.fname;
}</pre>


                <p>
                    The Model data for this row in simple object format.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>record</code></td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">formatter: function (o) {
    return &#x27;&lt;a href=&quot;&#x2F;service&#x2F;&#x27; + o.record.get(&#x27;id&#x27;) + &#x27;&quot;&gt;&#x27; +
        o.value + &#x27;&lt;&#x2F;a&gt;&#x27;;
}</pre>


                <p>
                    The Model for this row.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>column</code></td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">formatter: function (o) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Use a custom column property
    var format = o.column.dateFormat || &#x27;%D&#x27;;

    return Y.DataType.Data.format(o.value, format);
}</pre>


                <p>
                    The column configuration object.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>className</code></td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">formatter: function (o) {
    if (o.value &lt; 0) {
        o.className += &#x27;loss&#x27;;
    }
}</pre>


                <p>
                    A string of class names to add <code>&lt;td class=&quot;HERE&quot;&gt;</code> in
                    addition to the column class and any classes in the
                    column's <code>className</code> configuration.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>rowIndex</code></td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">formatter: function (o) {
    return (o.rowIndex + 1) + &#x27; - &#x27; + o.value;
}</pre>


                <p>
                    The index of the current Model in the ModelList.
                    <em>Typically</em> correlates to the row index as well.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>rowClass</code></td>
            <td>
<pre class="code prettyprint">formatter: function (o) {
    if (o.value &lt; 0) {
        o.rowClass += &#x27;loss&#x27;;
    }
}</pre>


                <p>
                    A string of css classes to add <code>&lt;tr class=&quot;HERE&quot;&gt;&lt;td...</code>.
                </p>

                <p>
                    This is useful to avoid the need for <code>nodeFormatter</code>s to add
                    classes to the containing row.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<h2 id="nodeformatter-props">Appendix C: nodeFormatter Argument Properties</h2>

<p>
    The properties below are found on the object passed to <code>nodeFormatter</code>
    functions defined in a column configuration.  See
    <a href="#formatter-props">Appendix B</a> for the object properties
    passed to <code>formatter</code>s.
</p>

<pre class="code prettyprint">&#x2F;&#x2F; Reference nodeFormatter
nodeFormatter: function (o) {
    if (o.value &lt; o.data.quota) {
        o.td.setAttribute(&#x27;rowspan&#x27;, 2);
        o.td.setAttribute(&#x27;data-term-id&#x27;, this.record.get(&#x27;id&#x27;));

        o.td.ancestor().insert(
            &#x27;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#x27; +
                &#x27;&lt;button class=&quot;term&quot;&gt;terminate&lt;&#x2F;button&gt;&#x27; +
            &#x27;&lt;&#x2F;td&gt;&lt;&#x2F;tr&gt;&#x27;,
            &#x27;after&#x27;);
    }

    o.cell.setHTML(o.value);
}</pre>


<div id="nodeformatter-props-table" class="yui3-skin-sam">
    <table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th scope="col">Property</th>
            <th scope="col">Description</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td><code>td</code></td>
            <td>The <code>&lt;td&gt;</code> Node for this cell.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>cell</code></td>
            <td>
                <p>
                    If the cell <code>&lt;td&gt;</code> contains an element with class
                    "yui3-datatable-liner", this will refer to that Node.
                    Otherwise, it is equivalent to <code>o.td</code> (default behavior).
                </p>

                <p>
                    By default, liner elements aren't rendered into cells, but
                    to implement absolute column widths, some cell liner
                    element with <code>width</code> and <code>overflow</code> style is required
                    (barring a table style of <code>table-layout: fixed</code>).  This may
                    be applied to the columns <code>cellTemplate</code> configuration or
                    to the <code>bodyView</code> instance's <code>CELL_TEMPLATE</code> for all
                    columns.
                </p>

                <p>
                    Generally, the liner, if present, corresponds to where the
                    content should go, so use <code>o.cell</code> to add content and
                    <code>o.td</code> to specifically work with the <code>&lt;td&gt;</code> Node.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>value</code></td>
            <td>
                The raw value from the record Model to populate this cell.
                Equivalent to <code>o.record.get(o.column.key)</code> or
                <code>o.data[o.column.key]</code>.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>data</code></td>
            <td>The Model data for this row in simple object format.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>record</code></td>
            <td>The Model for this row.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>column</code></td>
            <td>The column configuration object.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>rowIndex</code></td>
            <td>
                The index of the current Model in the ModelList.
                <em>Typically</em> correlates to the row index as well.
            </td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>
</div>
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        initializer: function (config) {
            var columns = config.host.all('thead th').get('text'),
                count   = columns.length,
                data    = [],
                i;

            config.host.all('tbody td').each(function (node, i) {
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                        data[data.length - 1] :
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            for (i = columns.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
                columns[i] = { key: columns[i], allowHTML: true }
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            this.setAttrs({
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            this.render();

            config.host.replace(this.get('boundingBox'));
        }
    }, {
        NS: 'table'
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    Y.Node.ATTRS.datatable = {
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            if (val === true) {
                val = {};
            }

            this.plug(Y.Plugin.DataTable, val);
        }
    };
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    Y.one('#column-config-table table').set('datatable', {
        sortable: ['Configuration', 'Module']
    });
    Y.one('#formatter-props-table table').set('datatable', true);
    Y.one('#nodeformatter-props-table table').set('datatable', true);
});
</script>
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                    <div id="toc" class="sidebox">
                        <div class="hd">
                            <h2 class="no-toc">Table of Contents</h2>
                        </div>

                        <div class="bd">
                            <ul class="toc">
<li>
<a href="#getting-started">Getting Started</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#migration-intro">Upgrading from version 3.4.1 or older?</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#using">DataTable Basics</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#columns">Column Configuration</a>
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<li>
<a href="#nested">Stacked Column Headers</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#formatters">Formatting Cell Data</a>
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<li>
<a href="#formatter-function">Setting content with <code>formatter</code> functions</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#nodeformatters">Setting content with <code>nodeFormatter</code> functions</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#formatter-vs-nodeformatter">Why <code>formatter</code> and <code>nodeFormatter</code>?</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#formatters-vs-empty">Formatters vs. <code>emptyCellValue</code></a>
</li>
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<a href="#data">Table Data Configuration</a>
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<a href="#recordtype">Specifying the Record Model</a>
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<a href="#modellist">The <code>data</code> ModelList</a>
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<li>
<a href="#customsort">Custom Sorting</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#sortapi">Sorting Methods</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#sortby">The <code>sortBy</code> Attribute</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#sortevent">The <code>sort</code> Event</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<a href="#mutation">Table Mutation APIs (<code>addRow</code>, etc)</a>
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<a href="#row-mutation">Row Mutation Methods</a>
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</li>
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<a href="#column-config">Appendix A: Column Configurations</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#formatter-props">Appendix B: Formatter Argument Properties</a>
</li>
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<a href="#nodeformatter-props">Appendix C: nodeFormatter Argument Properties</a>
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                                            <a href="datatable-dsget.html">DataTable + DataSource.Get + JSON Data</a>
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                                        <li data-description="DataTable loaded with XML data from a remote webservice via DataSource.IO.">
                                            <a href="datatable-dsio.html">DataTable + DataSource.IO + XML Data</a>
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                                        <li data-description="Custom format data for display.">
                                            <a href="datatable-formatting.html">Formatting Row Data for Display</a>
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                                        <li data-description="DataTable with nested column headers.">
                                            <a href="datatable-nestedcols.html">Nested Column Headers</a>
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                                            <a href="datatable-sort.html">Column Sorting</a>
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