cellFilter does not work with the Pdfmake

[Sampath-Lokuge]

Ui-Grid shows like this :

{
  name: app.localize('BrDateReceived'),
  field: 'bpoHeaderPerformedFors[0].dateReceived',
  cellFilter: 'date:\'MM/dd/yyyy\'',
  width: 140,
},

But the pdf shows like this :

Could you tell me how to format the pdfmake date format as like the UI-Grid ? Thanks.

Note : Please see this link too : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34941996/format-a-date-on-pdfmake

[AgDude]

Please post question to gitter or Stack Overflow. Issues should be opened for bug reports only. thanks
https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-grid/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md

[Sampath-Lokuge]

@AgDude This is a BUG.How can you say this is not a bug ? B'cos we can handle this with the pdfmake alone by using momentJs.But on the UI-Grid that way it is not working.So then where is the problem ? If we use a cellFilter then it must use that by default when we export it using pdf and csv.But it is not working like that.So then how can you say this is not a BUG on the UI-Grid ? :(

[PaulL1]

We deliberately didn't attempt to apply cell filters on export, as not everyone would want that, and we have little control over what the cell filters are - they could be cascading, they could be display only, they could be introducing HTML or other elements that aren't for exporting.

The right way to do this is using the data format callback (I can't recall the exact name of it right now, but it's in the tutorial and in the exporter documentation).

[Sampath-Lokuge]

@PaulL1 Thanks for the feedback.I have referred below mentioned doc.But I couldn't find out such functionality as you mentioned above.Could you tell me the exact location of that on the doc.Thanks.

Exporting Data

[PaulL1]

It's in this tutorial: http://ui-grid.info/docs/#/tutorial/312_exporting_data_complex

You're looking for exporterFieldCallback

It's in the api documentation on this page: http://ui-grid.info/docs/#/api/ui.grid.exporter.api:GridOptions

[Sampath-Lokuge]

@PaulL1 Thanks a lot for the solution.But I would like to ask one question though.If we use like above then can't we use the enableGridMenu: true, option ? In other words do we need to handle the export menus outside the Grid ? Thanks.