Specifying an initial column to sort on when igGrid is first rendered

I’m sure i’m missing it, but I have not seen a way to configure the igGrid to initially sort on a specific column and sort direction when the igGrid is first displayed.  Can you shed any light on this?

Thanks.

Hello epsiwebdev,

Thank you for posting in our community.

What I can suggest is using Sorting features columnSettings. This is a list with columsn settings that specify custom sorting settings for a specific column(whether sorting is enabled/disabled,default sort direction etc.). You could specify the column that you you would like to sort by its key and set it sorting direction. For example:

  $("#grid").igGrid({                dataSource: data,    features:[     {      name: "Sorting",       columnSettings : [                {                     columnKey: "Age",                     allowSorting: true,                      currentSortDirection: "descending"                }            ]     }     ]  

I created a small sample illustrating my suggestion and I am attaching it or your reference. In my sample Age columns is initially sorted in descending direction.

Please have a look at my sample and let me know whether it helps you achieve your requirement.

I hope you find my information helpful.

Pleas elet me know if you have any additional questions regarding this matter.

Attachments:

1. igGridSortColumnsInitially.zip

Hello epsiwebdev,

Please let me know if you need any further assistance with this matter.

Thank you.