How to pass custom data to EDataTables in Yii - php

Question

I am using Yii EDataTables Extension : http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/edatatables/
I have Widget of EDataTables as follow
$this->createWidget(
'ext.EDataTables.EDataTables', array(
'id' => 'items',
'dataProvider' => $dataProvider,
'ajaxUrl' => '/ajax-update',
'columns' => array(array(
'user_id',
'email',
'name',
'created_at:date:Updated',
'updated_at:date:Updated',
)
),
'options' => array(
'bStateSave' => false,
'bPaginate' => true,
),
)
);
I want to pass custom ( value,array or object to the widget so i can use it in the row value )
I have looked around many places but i couldn't find way to do it.
Could you please advice how to do that ?

Answer 1

Assuming you have custom column Value for name for example :
$nameExp = '$this->grid->options["nameArray"][$data->user_id]';
And Array like this
$namesInArray = array(
'1'=>'FirstName LastName 1',
'2'=>'FirstName LastName 2',
'3'=>'FirstName LastName 3',
'4'=>'FirstName LastName 4',
);
The possible way to pass extra data not from data provide is to send it with options or htmloptions array ( because all other params for the widget has to have an attribute in the class referring to )
So You can pass the object or the array in the options array and use it as below
$nameExp = '$this->grid->options["nameArray"][$data->user_id]';
$namesInArray = array(
'1'=>'FirstName LastName 1',
'2'=>'FirstName LastName 2',
'3'=>'FirstName LastName 3',
'4'=>'FirstName LastName 4',
);
$this->createWidget(
'ext.EDataTables.EDataTables', array(
'id' => 'items',
'dataProvider' => $dataProvider,
'ajaxUrl' => '/ajax-update',
'columns' => array(array(
'user_id',
'email',
'name',
array('class' => 'CDataColumn', 'name' => 'Name from array options', 'sortable' => false, 'value' => $nameExp, 'type' => 'raw'),
'created_at:date:Updated',
'updated_at:date:Updated',
)
),
'options' => array(
'bStateSave' => false,
'bPaginate' => true,
'nameArray' => $namesInArray
),
)
);
You will be able to use/access the Array, value or the object with that row value expression and do the logic you need there !