Vaadin WC API reference

Description

<vaadin-grid-sorter> is a helper element for the <vaadin-grid> that provides out-of-the-box UI controls, visual feedback, and handlers for sorting the grid data.

Example:

<vaadin-grid-column id="column"></vaadin-grid-column>
const column = document.querySelector('#column');
column.renderer = (root, column, model) => {
  let sorter = root.firstElementChild;
  if (!sorter) {
    sorter = document.createElement('vaadin-grid-sorter');
    root.appendChild(sorter);
  }
  sorter.path = 'name.first';
};

Styling

The following shadow DOM parts are available for styling:

Part name Description
content The slotted content wrapper
indicators The internal sorter indicators.
order The internal sorter order

The following state attributes are available for styling:

Attribute Description
direction Sort direction of a sorter

Properties

direction

Type: GridSorterDirection | undefined

How to sort the data. Possible values are asc to use an ascending algorithm, desc to sort the data in descending direction, or null for not sorting the data.

See also: GridSorterDirection

path

Type: string | null | undefined

JS Path of the property in the item used for sorting the data.

Events

direction-changed

Type: GridSorterDirectionChangedEvent

Fired when the direction property changes.

Types

GridSorterDirection

export type GridSorterDirection = 'asc' | 'desc' | null;

GridSorterDirectionChangedEvent

/**
 * Fired when the `direction` property changes.
 */
export type GridSorterDirectionChangedEvent = CustomEvent<{ value: GridSorterDirection }>;