All of this makes building interactive user interfaces fast and efficient. One essential UI component that developers often need is the React data grid<\/a><\/strong>, which is a robust table-like structure for displaying and manipulating data. To create the best apps with comprehensive grids, however, developers require comprehensive data grid features. But what are the top 5 React Grid features to look for in your React library?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article will examine Ignite UI for React<\/a> Grid and provide a list of the best React features and their corresponding use cases. So, here\u2019s the functionality you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We listed Ignite UI for React Advanced Filtering<\/a> among the best React table features because it provides the ability to create complex filtering queries with different conditions comb<\/span>ined using and\/or operands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have created the filtering conditions and groups, all you need to do to filter the data is click the Apply button. If you have modified the advanced filter but don’t want to preserve the changes, click the Cancel button. You could also clear the advanced filter by clicking the Clear Filter button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a short video on how you can filter all dates past a certain point meeting a specific criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need Advanced Filtering as one of your React Grid features and want to enable it, the allowAdvancedFiltering<\/a> input property should be set to true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The advanced filtering generates a filteringExpressionsTree<\/a>, which is stored in the advancedFilteringExpressionsTree<\/a> input property. You could use the advancedFilteringExpressionsTree<\/a> property to set an initial state of the advanced filtering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you want to save and restore the grid state in a simple manner? Use the State Persistence feature<\/a> in Ignite UI for React Grid. Any change you apply will be saved and restored after the page is reloaded. When the IgrGridState is applied to the React IgrGrid, it exposes the GetState, GetStateAsString, ApplyState, and ApplyStateFromString methods. This helps you achieve state persistence in any scenario. It\u2019s among the top 5 React Grid features because it\u2019s ideal for apps where users require consistency and customization in terms of how data is presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to data-heavy React apps, Keyboard Navigation is among the most efficient React grid features because it allows for faster data entry and editing, and is also used for interacting with other grid features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The React Keyboard Navigation feature<\/a> provides a rich variety of keyboard interactions for users, including sorting and grouping options. It enhances the accessibility of the Grid and allows for seamless navigation through any type of elements inside (cell, row, column header, toolbar, footer, etc.). In Ignite UI for React Grid, this functionality is enabled by default, and you can override any of the default behaviors in an easy way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, users can override much of the navigation functionality by utilizing the built-in events, allowing them to tailor the experience more closely to their app\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Export to Excel feature<\/a> in React Grid lets you quickly export grid data directly to Excel. This format enables React features such as filtering, sorting, and sharing data outside the app. When using Ignite UI for React, the data export functionality is encapsulated in the ExcelExporterService class, and the data is exported in MS Excel table format. If you want to do this, you will have to invoke the Export method of ExcelExporterService and pass the IgrGrid component as the first argument to export the grid easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdvanced Filtering \u2013 For Complex Filter Conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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![\"Advanced](\"https:\/\/static.infragistics.com\/marketing\/Website\/blog\/react-grid-features\/AdvFiltering.gif\")
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<IgrGrid data={nwindData} autoGenerate={false} ref={gridRef} allowAdvancedFiltering={true}>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrGridToolbar><\/IgrGridToolbar>\n\n<\/IgrGrid><\/pre>\n\n\n\nconst filteringTree: IgrFilteringExpressionsTree = {\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 operator: FilteringLogic.And,\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 filteringOperands: [\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 {\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fieldName: \"ProductID\",\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 condition: new IgrNumberFilteringOperand().condition(\"doesNotEqual\"),\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 searchVal: 1,\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ignoreCase: true,\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 },\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 {\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fieldName: \"ProductName\",\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 conditionName: \"startsWith\",\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 searchVal: \"Ch\",\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ignoreCase: true,\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ]\n\n};\n\n<IgrGrid data={data} allowFiltering={true} advancedFilteringExpressionsTree={filteringTree}>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrGridToolbar>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrGridToolbarActions>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrGridToolbarAdvancedFiltering><\/IgrGridToolbarAdvancedFiltering>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/IgrGridToolbarActions>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/IgrGridToolbar>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrColumn field=\"ProductID\" filterable={true} dataType=\"number\"><\/IgrColumn>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrColumn field=\"ProductName\" dataType=\"string\" filterable={true}><\/IgrColumn><\/pre>\n\n\n\nState Persistence \u2013 Save & Restore Grid Views<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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![\"State](\"https:\/\/static.infragistics.com\/marketing\/Website\/blog\/react-grid-features\/StatePersistance.gif\")
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<IgrGrid>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrGridState ref={gridStateRef}><\/IgrGridState>\n\n<\/IgrGrid>\n\n\/\/ get an `IgrGridStateInfo` object, containing all features original state objects, as returned by the grid public API\n\nconst state: IgrGridStateInfo = gridStateRef.current.getState([]);\n\n\/\/ get all features` state in a serialized JSON string\n\nconst stateString: string = gridStateRef.current.getStateAsString([]);\n\n\/\/ get the sorting and filtering expressions\n\nconst sortingFilteringStates: IgrGridStateInfo = gridStateRef.current.getState(['sorting', 'filtering']);<\/pre>\n\n\n\nKeyboard Navigation \u2013 Shortcuts for Improved Productivity & Accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
![\"React](\"https:\/\/static.infragistics.com\/marketing\/Website\/blog\/react-grid-features\/KeyNav.gif\")
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How to Customize Keyboard Navigation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<IgrGrid id=\"grid1\" primaryKey=\"ProductID\" onGridKeydown={customKeydown}>\n\n<\/IgrGrid>\n\nconst customKeydown = (eventArgs: IgrGridKeydownEventArgs) => {\n\n\u00a0 const args = eventArgs.detail;\n\n\u00a0 const target= args.target;\n\n\u00a0 const evt = args.event;\n\n\u00a0 const type = args.targetType;\n\n\u00a0 if (type === 'dataCell' && target.editMode && evt.key.toLowerCase() === 'tab') {\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/ 1. USER INPUT VALIDATION ON TAB\n\n\u00a0 }\n\n\u00a0 if (type === 'dataCell' && evt.key.toLowerCase() === 'enter') {\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/ 2. CUSTOM NAVIGATION ON ENTER KEY PRESS\n\n\u00a0 }\n\n}<\/pre>\n\n\n\nExport to Excel \u2013 Sharing & Analyzing Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Export](\"https:\/\/static.infragistics.com\/marketing\/Website\/blog\/react-grid-features\/ExportCombined.gif\")
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How to Export Grid with Frozen Column Headers?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
function exportEventFreezeHeaders(args: IgrExporterEventArgs) {\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 args.detail.options.freezeHeaders = true;\n\n\u00a0 }\n\n<IgrGridToolbar>\n\n\u00a0 <IgrGridToolbarActions>\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <IgrGridToolbarExporter onExportStarted={exportEventFreezeHeaders}><\/IgrGridToolbarExporter>\n\n\u00a0 <\/IgrGridToolbarActions>\n\n<\/IgrGridToolbar><\/pre>\n\n\n\nPivot Grid \u2013 Simplifying Complex Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"React](\"https:\/\/www.infragistics.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-9.png\")
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