Grid or Table ?

[jccompagnonParticipant]

When do you recommend using Grids VS DataTable ?

What are the main differences, they seems very similar ?

[Peter StoevKeymaster]

Hi jccompagnon,

The key difference between jqxGrid and jqxDataTable is that jqxDataTable does not support UI Virtualization which means that the widget is not appropriate for scenarios which require Vertical Scrolling of large data sets. If you need to display a large data set in jqxDataTable, then you will have to enable the Paging functionality. jqxGrid is more advanced widget and as such it comes with some features which are not available in jqxDataTable. Some of these features are: State Maintanance, Virtual Scrolling, Cells Selection, Checkbox Boolean Column, Checkbox Selection, Grouping with Drag & Drop, Cell Editing, Excel-like Filtering, Filter Row, Column Menus, Drag & Drop, Clipboard Operations and Deferred Scrolling.

Best Regards,
Peter Stoev

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com/

[jccompagnonParticipant]

Thanks Peter, I get it now

[peterke91Participant]

Is there a case when it’s better to use DataTable? (when?)
if Grid is always better ( previousQuestion.empty() ), why do DataTable exists?

[Peter StoevKeymaster]

Hi peterke91,

It is a personal choice which widget to use. If I build a LOB app and I need advanced features, then I would use jqxGrid. However, for something simpler, I would use jqxDataTable instead. The reason is: it is smaller in size and is much easier to learn. Also, if I have existing app with HTML Tables, then I would use jqxDataTable, too due to the reason that I can create it from table tag.

Best Regards,
Peter Stoev

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com/

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