allowSorting Option

Determines whether users can sort data in the grid by clicking a column header.

Default value: false

Type: Boolean

Syntax

Javascript (Usage)
Javascript (Specification)

$(function () {
    
    // Get value
    var returnsValue; // Type:  boolean
    returnsValue = $(".selector").wijgrid("option", "allowSorting");
    
    // Set value
    var newValue; // Type:  boolean
    $(".selector").wijgrid("option", "allowSorting", newValue);
        
});

var allowSorting : boolean;

Example

Javascript

// Sort a column by clicking its header when allowSorting is set to true
$("#element").wijgrid({ allowSorting: true });

Remarks

When this option is set to true, users can toggle the sort order by clicking the column header again.

The Sorting sample demonstrates this feature.

Reference

options type
wijgrid jQuery Widget