Access data from other cells in columns render function

[evilsupernasty]

Is it possible to access the data of other cells in the render function for a column? I would like to create a link in a cell using the cell's current data as the link label, but the previous cell's data for the href. e.g.

data: [
  data: [
    [
      123456, // an id
      'link label'
    ]
],
columns: [
  {
    select: 1,
    type: 'string',
    render: (data) => `<a href="/link/to/id/${previousCellDataSomehow}">${data}</a>`
  }
]

[evilsupernasty]

I can access it like this, but it doesn't feel very nice:

render: (data, td, rowIndex, cellIndex) => {
  return `<a href="/link/to/id/${datatable.data.data[rowIndex].cells[cellIndex - 1].data[0].data}">${data}</a>`;
}

[bernard-dandrea]

I have tried to use above suggestion but (datatable.data.data[rowIndex].cells[cellIndex - 1].data[0].data) but it does not work

from what I can see, databable is only available after the full loading of the datatable and so not available in the column render (datatable is null in the render)

am I doing anything wong ?

has anyone manage to get the data of other column for the current row in the column render ?

help would be appreciated. thanks in advance

[johanneswilm]

@bernard-dandrea Could you provide an example showing what it is you are trying to do?

[johanneswilm]

If you need to use different cells within the same row for the rendering, you can use rowRender: https://fiduswriter.github.io/simple-datatables/documentation/rowRender

[bernard-dandrea]

Yes it works in the rowrender

Anyhow, what I want to do is add a check box in a column (depending on another column content) what is also possible in column render using return

In rowrender, you need to add a childnode: when I do it (I think properly) , the browser (Firefox) is stuck and CPU goes to 100%. The only way to stop it is to kill the browser tab.

So, at the moment, I have not found a way to configure a column with a logic based on the content of another column of the same row

[johanneswilm]

I need to see your code if you want me to help.

[bernard-dandrea]

demo.html

thanks for your support

see the attached example: uncomment lines 69 then 102 to see the problem

note that you will have to change the path to the module in line 85

let me know if you need anything else