SpreadJS Documentation
Base Constructor
GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes Namespace > Base class : Base Constructor
Represents the base class for the other cell type classes.
Syntax
var instance = new GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base();
function Base() : Base;
Example
This example creates a custom celltype.
//Custom Cell Type
          function FivePointedStarCellType() {
              this.fillStyle = "orange";
              this.size = 10;
          }
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype = new GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base();
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype.paint = function (ctx, value, x, y, w, h, style, context) {
              if (!ctx) {
                  return;
              }

            ctx.save();

            // draw inside the cell's boundary
              ctx.rect(x, y, w, h);
              ctx.clip();
              ctx.beginPath();

            if (value) {
                  ctx.fillStyle = this.fillStyle;
              } else {
                  ctx.fillStyle = "gray";
              }

            var size = this.size;
              var dx = x + w / 2;
              var dy = y + h / 2;
              ctx.beginPath();
              var dig = Math.PI / 5 * 4;
              for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
                  ctx.lineTo(dx + Math.sin(i * dig) * size, dy + Math.cos(i * dig) * size);
              }
              ctx.closePath();
              ctx.fill();

            ctx.restore();
          };
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype.getHitInfo = function (x, y, cellStyle, cellRect, context) {
              var xm = cellRect.x + cellRect.width / 2,
                      ym = cellRect.y + cellRect.height / 2,
                      size = 10;
              var info = { x: x, y: y, row: context.row, col: context.col, cellRect: cellRect, sheetArea: context.sheetArea };
              if (xm - size <= x && x <= xm + size && ym - size <= y && y <= ym + size) {
                  info.isReservedLocation = true;
              }
              return info;
          };
          FivePointedStarCellType.prototype.processMouseUp = function (hitInfo) {
              var sheet = hitInfo.sheet;
              if (sheet && hitInfo.isReservedLocation) {
                  var row = hitInfo.row, col = hitInfo.col, sheetArea = hitInfo.sheetArea;
                  var newValue = !sheet.getValue(row, col, sheetArea);
                  var cellEditInfo = { row: row, col: col, newValue: newValue };
         spread.commandManager().execute({cmd: "editCell", sheetName: activeSheet.name(), row: row, col: col, newValue: newValue});
                  return true;
              }
              return false;
          };

        function FullNameCellType() {
          }
          FullNameCellType.prototype = new GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base();
          FullNameCellType.prototype.paint = function (ctx, value, x, y, w, h, style, context) {
              if (value) {
                  GC.Spread.Sheets.CellTypes.Base.prototype.paint.apply(this, [ctx, value.firstName + "." + value.lastName, x, y, w, h, style, context]);
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.updateEditor = function (editorContext, cellStyle, cellRect, context) {
              if (editorContext) {
                  $(editorContext).width(cellRect.width);
                  $(editorContext).height(100);
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.createEditorElement = function (context) {
              var div = document.createElement("div");
              var $div = $(div);
              $div.attr("gcUIElement", "gcEditingInput");
              $div.css("background-color", "white");
              $div.css("position", "absolute");
              $div.css("overflow", "hidden");
              $div.css("border", "2px #5292f7 solid");
              var $span1 = $("<span></span>");
              $span1.css("display", "block");
              var $span2 = $("<span></span>");
              $span2.css("display", "block");
              var $input1 = $("<input type='text'/>");
              var $input2 = $("<input type='text'/>");
              $div.append($span1);
              $div.append($input1);
              $div.append($span2);
              $div.append($input2);
              return div;
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.getEditorValue = function (editorContext) {
              if (editorContext && editorContext.children.length === 4) {
                  var input1 = editorContext.children[1];
                  var firstName = $(input1).val();
                  var input2 = editorContext.children[3];
                  var lastName = $(input2).val();
                  return { firstName: firstName, lastName: lastName };
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.setEditorValue = function (editorContext, value) {
              if (editorContext && editorContext.children.length === 4) {
                  var span1 = editorContext.children[0];
                  $(span1).text("First Name:");
                  var span2 = editorContext.children[2];
                  $(span2).text("Last Name:");
                  if (value) {
                      var input1 = editorContext.children[1];
                      $(input1).val(value.firstName);
                      var input2 = editorContext.children[3];
                      $(input2).val(value.lastName);
                  }
              }
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.isReservedKey = function (e, context) {
              //cell type handle tab key by itself
              return (e.keyCode === GC.Spread.Commands.Key.tab && !e.ctrlKey && !e.shiftKey && !e.altKey);
          };
          FullNameCellType.prototype.isEditingValueChanged = function (oldValue, newValue,context) {
              if (newValue.firstName != oldValue.firstName || newValue.lastName != oldValue.lastName) {
                  return true;
              }
              return false;
          };
          $(function () {

var spread = new GC.Spread.Sheets.Workbook(document.getElementById("ss"),{sheetCount:3});
              var sheet = spread.getActiveSheet();
              sheet.suspendPaint();
              sheet.setCellType(0, 0, new FivePointedStarCellType());
              sheet.setValue(0, 0, true);
              sheet.setRowHeight(0, 200);
              sheet.setColumnWidth(0, 200);
              sheet.setCellType(0, 1, new FullNameCellType());
              sheet.setColumnWidth(1, 200);
              sheet.setValue(0, 1, { firstName: "Bob", lastName: "Smith" });
              sheet.resumePaint();
          });
See Also

Reference

Base class