Most common questions and answers

1. What is the best way to create odd/even rows on a jexcel spreadsheet and tables?

Solution: Adding the following CSS code on your project.

.jexcel tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
  background-color: #EEE9F1 !important;
}




2. How to transform multiple HTML static tables in dynamic jexcel tables?

var tables = document.querySelectorAll('table');
for (var i = 0; i < tables.length; i++) {
    jexcel(tables[i]);
}




3. How to disable paste over a jexcel spreadsheet?

jexcel(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    onbeforepaste: function(instance, data, x, y) {
        return false;
    }
});




4. How to intercept and change a pasted string over a jexcel table?

jexcel(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    onbeforepaste: function(instance, data, x, y) {
        data = data.replace(',', '.', data);
        return data;
    }
});




5. How to overwrite a type of a cell over a column type?

jexcel(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    columns: [
        { type: 'text' },
        { type: 'text' }, 
    ],
    cells: {
        B2: { type:'number', mask:'$ #,##.00', decimal:'.' },
        B3: { type:'percent' },
    }
});

NOTE: Only available from jExcel Pro v7.



6. How to disabled the javascript contextmenu of my spreadsheet?

jexcel(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    columns: [
        { type: 'text' },
        { type: 'text' }, 
    ],
    contextMenu: function() {
        return false;
    }
});





7. How to change the default download filename?

jexcel(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    csvFileName: 'yourname'
});





8. How to add an external action without losing the spreadsheet focus?

Working example:

https://jsfiddle.net/paulhodel/v5tbxg01/




9. How to keep the selection of the spreadsheet clicking in a element outside.

Add a class to the external element: jexcel_object