YUI Library Examples: DataTable Control: Cell Selection

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JavaScript:

YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
    YAHOO.example.CellSelection = new function() {
        var myColumnDefs = [
            {key:"col1", sortable:true},
            {key:"col2", sortable:true},
            {key:"col3", sortable:true},
            {key:"col4", sortable:true}
        ];

this.myDataSource = new YAHOO.util.DataSource(YAHOO.example.Data.webstats);
        this.myDataSource.responseType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY;
        this.myDataSource.responseSchema = {
            fields: ["col0","col1","col2","col3","col4"]
        };

this.cellBlockSelectDataTable = new YAHOO.widget.DataTable("cellblock",
                myColumnDefs, this.myDataSource, {
                    caption:"Cell-Block Selection Mode with Support for Modifier Keys",
                    selectionMode:"cellblock"
                });

// Subscribe to events for cell selection
        this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellMouseoverEvent", this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.onEventHighlightCell);
        this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellMouseoutEvent", this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.onEventUnhighlightCell);
        this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellClickEvent", this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.onEventSelectCell);
        this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellSelectEvent", this.cellBlockSelectDataTable.clearTextSelection);

this.cellRangeSelectDataTable = new YAHOO.widget.DataTable("cellrange",
                myColumnDefs, this.myDataSource, {
                    caption:"Example: Cell-Range Selection Mode Support for Modifier Keys",
                    selectionMode:"cellrange"
                });

// Subscribe to events for cell selection
        this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellMouseoverEvent", this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.onEventHighlightCell);
        this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellMouseoutEvent", this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.onEventUnhighlightCell);
        this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellClickEvent", this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.onEventSelectCell);
        this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellSelectEvent", this.cellRangeSelectDataTable.clearTextSelection);

this.singleCellSelectDataTable = new YAHOO.widget.DataTable("singlecell",
                myColumnDefs, this.myDataSource, {
                    caption:"Single-Cell Selection Mode with Modifier Keys Disabled",
                    selectionMode:"singlecell"
                });

// Subscribe to events for cell selection
        this.singleCellSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellMouseoverEvent", this.singleCellSelectDataTable.onEventHighlightCell);
        this.singleCellSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellMouseoutEvent", this.singleCellSelectDataTable.onEventUnhighlightCell);
        this.singleCellSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellClickEvent", this.singleCellSelectDataTable.onEventSelectCell);
        this.singleCellSelectDataTable.subscribe("cellSelectEvent", this.singleCellSelectDataTable.clearTextSelection);
    };
});

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