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NatTable getColumnIndexByPosition returns -1 before [message #1012478]

Thu, 21 February 2013 16:29

Alex Kipling

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Registered: July 2012

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In my App NatTable#getColumnIndexByPosition() allways gives my -1.

Only, when the NatTable was painted once . it returns the correct Index.

natTable.configure();
natTable.getColumnIndexByPosition(2); // gives -1

What should I do with the Table to make getColumnIndexByPosition() return the right value?

[Updated on: Thu, 21 February 2013 16:30]

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Re: NatTable getColumnIndexByPosition returns -1 before [message #1012753 is a reply to message #1012478]

Fri, 22 February 2013 07:24

Dirk Fauth

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Counter question: Why do you need to do position-index transition right after the creation of the instance?

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Re: NatTable getColumnIndexByPosition returns -1 before [message #1012788 is a reply to message #1012753]

Fri, 22 February 2013 08:27

Alex Kipling

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In my app I am adding some renderers to the columns.

The renderers are passed as columnNumber-RendererObject pairs to the table.

I would like to attach the RendererObjects to the columns, independantly of the reordering, which is done by the table internally, so I would like to use positions instead of Indexes.

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Re: NatTable getColumnIndexByPosition returns -1 before [message #1012792 is a reply to message #1012788]

Fri, 22 February 2013 08:34

Dirk Fauth

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What renderers are you adding? And why are you adding something to the NatTable outside the NatTable?

The NatTable framework is so flexible that there should be no need to add something additional from the outside. It sounds like what you really need is a special ICellPainter.

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Re: NatTable getColumnIndexByPosition returns -1 before [message #1012820 is a reply to message #1012792]

Fri, 22 February 2013 09:28

Alex Kipling

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Registered: July 2012

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Dirk, my cellRendeerers are in fact ICellPainters.

I add them to the Table, because I am generating the table dynamically with different IDataProviders.

I do not know which Objects will be provided, only the IDataProvider knows, so the Objects are added externally.

What is about my question? What should i do to map the position to the Index before the table is painted?

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