You are absolutely right about the async data provider. With large data sets then this is absolutely the way to go. I thought though that you were talking about how to sort the data once it was being viewed in the client which you still might want to do even if you are using the async data provider.
For instance, if you provide the user with the ability to view subsets of data based on a filter and you bring down all the data matching the filter you still might need or want to provide the user with ability to sort the data on the client as opposed to having to call back to the server again. This is especially convenient to use if you are targeting App Engine's Datastore because the less you do on App Engine's servers (the faster your request is) the better it is due to App Engine response time quotas. I am currently crafting an application for App Engine with GWT and I am using this technique a lot. I use an initial ordering when I query the Datastore, bring down the data and if the user alters the data or adds to it I sort it locally in the client. Though I haven't implemented it yet, I will also use this same technique to allow the user to do cell table sorting with the data. My mantra for dealing with the tight quota limits imposed by App Engine is lean and mean on the server and thick client where I have all the breathing room I need to perform data manipulation. Jeff On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Greg Dougherty <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > Thanks. Of course I'm need this for an AsyncDataProvider (the data's > on the server, not the client. At 78,000+ rows I'm only bring over > the ones I need). So my comparator classes provide SQL command > strings to the server to sort the data. > > I must admit, I am curious: Do people actually use a CellTable to > display local data? I thought the whole point of them was to let you > download subsets of your data from the server. No? (Note: this isn't > a "why aren't you making code that I can use" whine, since even if you > did an AsyncDataProvider example, it would be using an ORM, and I > don't use those). > > Greg > > On Dec 10, 9:48 am, Jeff Schwartz <[email protected]> wrote: > > When the user clicks on a column header you would get the list of data > via > > the ListDataProvider associated with the table and sort the list as per > the > > needs of your application. You can maintain state for the current > ordering > > and a second click on the column header can reverse the ordering of the > > sort. Once the sort is done you then just refresh the DataProvider and > the > > table will refresh to reflect the changes to the list. It is quite > simple. > > > > Jeff > > > > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Greg Dougherty > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > My users would like to be able to sort my CellTable by clicking on a > > > Column title. Is there an existing GWT widget for putting a downward > > > or upward pointing triangle in a CellTable Column title? For that > > > matter, what do I have to do to get a mouse click IN a Column title? > > > > > Thanks, > > > Greg > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<google-web-toolkit%[email protected]> > <google-web-toolkit%[email protected]<google-web-toolkit%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > > -- > > *Jeff Schwartz* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-web-toolkit%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- *Jeff Schwartz* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
