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OnPrepareColumnFilter

This event allows you to customize column-specific filters.

 

Signature:

function OnPrepareColumnFilter ($columnFilter)

 

Parameters:

$columnFilter

An instance of the ColumnFilter class.

 

All examples below can be seen in action in the Feature Demo.

 

Example 1

This example shows how to setup a column filter as a list of custom values.

 

$columnFilter->setOptionsFor(

    'rating',

    array(

        "Less than 3" => FilterCondition::lessThan(3),

        "4-5" => FilterCondition::between(4, 5),

        "6-7" => FilterCondition::between(6, 7),

        "7-8" => FilterCondition::between(7, 8),

        "Higher than 8" => FilterCondition::greaterThan(8)

    ),

    false // no default values

);

 

Example 2

This example shows how to group custom values.

 

$columnFilter->setOptionsFor(

    'runtime',

    array(

        'Shorter than 90 min' => FilterCondition::lessThan(90),

        '90 - 180 min' => FilterGroup::orX(

            array(

                '90-120 min' => FilterCondition::between(90, 120),

                '120-150 min' => FilterCondition::between(120, 150),

                '150-180 min' => FilterCondition::between(150, 180)

            )

        ),

        'Longer than 180 min' => FilterCondition::greaterThan(180)

    ),

    false // no default values

);

 

Example 3

This example shows how to add custom values to default ones.

 

$columnFilter->setOptionsFor('release_date',

    array(

        '2010s' => FilterCondition::between('2010-01-01', '2019-12-31'),

        '2000s' => FilterCondition::between('2000-01-01', '2009-12-31')

    ),

    true // add default values (this parameter can be omitted)

);

 



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