Description

The SortableHeader tag renders table headers that allow a user to see the current sort order and to resort the data.

Examples

<!-- taglib declaration -->
<%@ taglib prefix="tt" uri="/tabletags"%>

<!-- A simple example that uses sortable headers. -->
...
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th><tt:sortableHeader action="Table" name="sortColumnKey"
      title="Column 1" sortKey="col1" sortOrder="sortOrder"
      sortable="true" /></th>
    <th><tt:sortableHeader action="Table" name="sortColumnKey"
      title="Column 2" sortKey="col2" sortOrder="sortOrder"
      sortable="true" /></th>
    <th><tt:sortableHeader action="Table" name="sortColumnKey"
      title="Column 3" sortKey="col3" sortOrder="sortOrder"
      sortable="true" /></th>
    <th><tt:sortableHeader action="Table" name="sortColumnKey"
      title="Column 4" sortKey="col4" sortOrder="sortOrder"
      sortable="true" /></th>
    <th><tt:sortableHeader action="Table" name="sortColumnKey"
      title="Column 5" sortKey="col5" sortOrder="sortOrder"
      sortable="true" /></th>
  </tr>
</thead>
...

SortableHeader Tag Attributes

Name

Required

Type

Description

sortKey

false

String

the column key used to determine if the currently selected column

sortOrder

false

String

the action property name of the sort order

sortable

true

Boolean

Whether or not the user should be allowed to sort the column

action

false

String

the name of the action for the link

namespace

false

String

the namespace of the action for the link

method

false

String

the action method for the link

url

false

String

the full url for the link
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