Wednesday 12 August 2020

Lightning Datatable Sorting in Lightning Web Components

Last time we talk about Lightning Datatable in Lightning Web Components (LWC). In this post we will talk about lightning datatable example with sorting in lightning web components. We can achieve the column sorting with the help of onsort attribute in datatable.

Lightning-datatable

Lightning datatable provides an onsort attribute which allow us to implement the sorting in lightning datatable. To enable the sorting on row you need to set sortable to true for the column and set sorted-By to match the fieldName attribute on the column. 


Use onsort event handler to update the table with the new column index and sort direction. The sort event returns the following parameter.
  1. fieldName : The fieldName that controls the sorting.
  2. sortDirection : The sorting direction. Valid options include 'asc' and 'desc'.

We can implement the sorting in LWC with following ways :-
  1. sorting locally 
  2. via apex call.

Local Sorting


We mostly implement this type of sorting when we know data elements in lightning datatable is small and limited

  1. Create Apex Class : To select certain contacts using SOQL, use an Apex method. Check this post to learn about how to Call Apex Methods in LWC.
    LWCDataTableSortingExample
    public with sharing class LWCDataTableSortingExample {
        @AuraEnabled(Cacheable=true)
        public static List <Contact> getContacts() {
            List<Contact> contList = [ SELECT Id, FirstName, LastName, Phone, Email
                                       FROM Contact
                                       LIMIT 10 ];
            return contList;
        }   
    }
  2. Create Lightning web component : Create one Lightning web component in your developer org or sandbox.
    dataTableSortingLWC.html
    <template>
        <lightning-card title="Data Sorting in Lightning Datatable in LWC" icon-name="standard:contact" >
            <br/>
            <div style="width: auto;">
                <template if:true={data}>
                    <lightning-datatable data={data}
                                         columns={columns}
                                         key-field="id"
                                         sorted-by={sortBy}
                                         sorted-direction={sortDirection}
                                         onsort={doSorting}

                                         hide-checkbox-column="true"></lightning-datatable>
                </template>
            </div>
        </lightning-card>
    </template>
    • In lightning datatable use sorted-by and sorted-direction attribute to define the direction and sorted column.
    • use onsort event to call javascript function to sort your local data.

    dataTableSortingLWC.js
    import {LightningElement, wire, track} from 'lwc';
    import getContacts from '@salesforce/apex/LWCDataTableSortingExample.getContacts';

    // datatable columns with row actions. Set sortable = true
    const columns = [ { label: 'FirstName', fieldName: 'FirstName', sortable: "true"},
                      { label: 'LastName', fieldName: 'LastName', sortable: "true"},
                      { label: 'Phone', fieldName: 'Phone', type: 'phone', sortable: "true"},
                      { label: 'Email', fieldName: 'Email', type: 'email', sortable: "true" },];

    export default class DataTableSortingLWC extends LightningElement {
        @track data;
        @track columns = columns;
        @track sortBy;
        @track sortDirection;
     
        @wire(getContacts)
        contacts(result) {
            if (result.data) {
                this.data = result.data;
                this.error = undefined;
            } else if (result.error) {
                this.error = result.error;
                this.data = undefined;
            }
        }

        doSorting(event) {
            this.sortBy = event.detail.fieldName;
            this.sortDirection = event.detail.sortDirection;
            this.sortData(this.sortBy, this.sortDirection);
        }

        sortData(fieldname, direction) {
            let parseData = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.data));
            // Return the value stored in the field
            let keyValue = (a) => {
                return a[fieldname];
            };
            // cheking reverse direction
            let isReverse = direction === 'asc' ? 1: -1;
            // sorting data
            parseData.sort((x, y) => {
                x = keyValue(x) ? keyValue(x) : ''; // handling null values
                y = keyValue(y) ? keyValue(y) : '';
                // sorting values based on direction
                return isReverse * ((x > y) - (y > x));
            });
            this.data = parseData;
        }  
      
    }
    •  On which column you want to enable the sorting use sortable: "true"
    • Call your javaScript sorting method from onSorting event.
    dataTableSortingLWC.js-meta.xml
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <LightningComponentBundle xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata" fqn="dataTableSortingLWC">
        <apiVersion>46.0</apiVersion>
        <isExposed>true</isExposed>
        <targets>
            <target>lightning__AppPage</target>
            <target>lightning__RecordPage</target>
            <target>lightning__HomePage</target>
        </targets>
    </LightningComponentBundle>
        

Sorting by Apex Call


We also have another way of data sorting with Apex class.

  1. Create Apex Class : Update your apex method and include sord column and sort order.

    public with sharing class LWCDataTableSortingExample {
        @AuraEnabled(Cacheable=true)
        public static List <Contact> getContacts(String field, String sortOrder) {
            String query;
            query  = 'SELECT Id, FirstName, LastName, Phone, Email FROM Contact';
            if(field != null && sortOrder !=null){
                query += ' ORDER BY '+field+' '+sortOrder;
            }

            return Database.query(query);
        }
    }
  2. Create Lightning web components :- No change required in html file.

    <template>
        <lightning-card title="Data Sorting in Lightning Datatable in LWC" icon-name="standard:contact" >
            <br/>
            <div style="width: auto;">
                <template if:true={data}>
                    <lightning-datatable data={data}
                                         columns={columns}
                                         key-field="id"
                                         sorted-by={sortBy}
                                         sorted-direction={sortDirection}
                                         onsort={doSorting}
                                         hide-checkbox-column="true"></lightning-datatable>
                </template>
            </div>
        </lightning-card>
    </template>


    import {LightningElement, wire, track} from 'lwc';
    import getContacts from '@salesforce/apex/LWCDataTableSortingExample.getContacts';

    // datatable columns with row actions. Set sortable = true
    const columns = [ { label: 'FirstName', fieldName: 'FirstName', sortable: "true"},
                      { label: 'LastName', fieldName: 'LastName', sortable: "true"},
                      { label: 'Phone', fieldName: 'Phone', type: 'phone', sortable: "true"},
                      { label: 'Email', fieldName: 'Email', type: 'email', sortable: "true" },];

    export default class DataTableSortingLWC extends LightningElement {
        @track data;
        @track columns = columns;
        @track sortBy='FirstName';
        @track sortDirection='asc';
     
        // retrieving the data using wire service
        @wire(getContacts,{field : '$sortBy',sortOrder : '$sortDirection'})
        contacts(result) {
            if (result.data) {
                this.data = result.data;
                this.error = undefined;
            } else if (result.error) {
                this.error = result.error;
                this.data = undefined;
            }
        }
        doSorting(event) {
            // calling sortdata function to sort the data based on direction and selected field
            this.sortBy = event.detail.fieldName;
            this.sortDirection = event.detail.sortDirection;
        }
    }
    •  Retrieving the data using wire service. Wire will automatically call your apex class when sort field or direction will change
    • Call onSorting method when sort event will fire. 

If you want to load to many record on one single page then use Lazy loading in dataTable.

Monday 3 August 2020

Modal/Popup in Lightning Web Component (LWC)

In this post we will talk about how to create modal/Popup in Lightning web Component (LWC). Currently "lightning:overlayLib" is not available in LWC, the only way to show modals and popups is through styling and making a custom html modal. Modals/Popup Box are used to display content in a layer above the app. Mostly used to creation or editing of a record, as well as various types of messaging and wizards.


If you want to know how to create Modal in Lightning aura component, please refer to this post.


Modal / Popup Example Lightning Web component(LWC)


You can take a help from SLDS for creating the modals. Code has following three main part
  • section
  • header
  • footer

Create Lightning web component in your sandbox or developer org.

modalDemoInLWC.html
<template>
    <lightning-button variant="success" label="Open popup"
                        title="Open popup" onclick={showModalBox}>
    </lightning-button>

   <!-- modal start -->      
   <template if:true={isShowModal}>

            <!--
                I Used SLDS for this code
                Here is link https://www.lightningdesignsystem.com/components/modals/
            --> 

    <section role="dialog" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-01" aria-modal="true" aria-describedby="modal-content-id-1" class="slds-modal slds-fade-in-open">
       <div class="slds-modal__container">
        <!-- modal header start -->
          <header class="slds-modal__header">
             <button class="slds-button slds-button_icon slds-modal__close slds-button_icon-inverse" title="Close" onclick={hideModalBox}>
                <lightning-icon icon-name="utility:close"
                   alternative-text="close"
                   variant="inverse"
                   size="small" ></lightning-icon>
                <span class="slds-assistive-text">Close</span>
             </button>
             <h2 id="modal-heading-01" class="slds-text-heading_medium slds-hyphenate">Welcome in Apex Hours</h2>
          </header>
      
          <!-- modal body start -->
          <div class="slds-modal__content slds-p-around_medium" id="modal-content-id-1">
                <p>Modal/Popup in Lightning Web Component (LWC) Demo</p>
          </div>

          <!-- modal footer start-->
          <footer class="slds-modal__footer">
             <button class="slds-button slds-button_neutral" onclick={hideModalBox}>Cancel</button>
          </footer>
       
       </div>
    </section>
    <div class="slds-backdrop slds-backdrop_open"></div>
 </template>
 <!-- modal end -->

</template>
  • Enable and disable the modal with template if:true
  • Use section role='dialog'

modalDemoInLWC.js
import { LightningElement,track } from 'lwc';

export default class ModalDemoInLWC extends LightningElement {
    @track isShowModal = false;

    showModalBox() {  
        this.isShowModal = true;
    }

    hideModalBox() {  
        this.isShowModal = false;
    }
}

modalDemoInLWC.js-meta.js
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LightningComponentBundle xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <apiVersion>48.0</apiVersion>
    <isExposed>true</isExposed>
      <targets>
        <target>lightning__AppPage</target>
        <target>lightning__RecordPage</target>
        <target>lightning__HomePage</target>
    </targets>
</LightningComponentBundle>