Background
When I try to sort by a column that I have used a custom renderer for, nothing happens - it changes the sort from ASC to DESC and back and forth but the order of the data never changes. I am assuming this is because there is not definition of how to sort the data that I manipulated with a custom renderer, but I cannot seem to find a way to add a sorter or sorting function to the column.
Goal
I am making a grid that I want to sort by the Parent column. I want to sort it such that the parent appears just above any of its children (the parent being a Rollup and the children being Features).
Idea
For features, put the name of the Parent in the parent column. For Rollups, put the Name of itself in the parent column and add a class to it that sets
display: none;
Then, you can easily sort it out and have parents appearing just above children
Code
{
text: 'Parent',
dataIndex: 'Parent',
renderer: function(value, meta, record) {
var ret = record.raw.Parent;
if (ret) {
return ret.Name;
} else {
meta.tdCls = 'invisible';
return record.data.Name;
}
}
},