Allow standard browser selection mode (for copy/paste)

[kbdguy]

I will frequently browse a grid, and see something I want to copy (for a subsequent "paste" into another application) in a cell or maybe multiple cells. Seems like that's not supported in this grid: I can't select anything for copy/paste. If I'm right, then I'd like to make a request to get that functionality added somehow!

[ceolter]

yes your right, that's not supported, and yes your right, that would be
cool. thanks for putting it onto the list. i guess we should have 'user
selects cells', and then ctrl+c to copy the selection into the clipboard as
csv or similar.

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I will frequently browse a grid, and see something I want to copy (for a
subsequent "paste" into another application) in a cell or maybe multiple
cells. Seems like that's not supported in this grid: I can't select
anything for copy/paste. If I'm right, then I'd like to make a request to
get that functionality added somehow!

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[okonovalenko]

Is this functionality available yet?

[ceolter]

nope, sorry.

[pillaiv]

Is it possible to copy multiple rows from excel and paste into the grid ?

[ceolter]

Is it possible to copy multiple rows from excel and paste into the grid ?

no, afraid not.

[okonovalenko]

CTRL+C one cell at least would be a killer feature, waiting patiently :)

[ceolter]

:) yea, i hear yea, it's on my list, honest, just so busy, eg i've just finished implementing 'master / slave' grids, which allows grid footers!!!

[RemiAWE]

It seems to be caused by the property -webkit-user-select: none; on the class ag-root. Why do you use this property ?

[ceolter]

to make the grid behave more like a grid. if your in excel, for example, it's not normal to select text in the cell, but cells as a whole. my plan is in the future, to allow cell selection. and then ctrl+c to copy those cells. for now, the plan is to get ctrl+c to copy the selected rows.

[rajal2]

eagerly waiting for this copy/paste feature!

[sarinderv]

+1 for this feature

[1dolinski]

+1 for this feature

[byunru]

+1 for this feature

[ghost]

Just wanted to mention that ag-grid was very interesting to us, but missing feature was a deal breaker for our company adopting ag-grid

[ceolter]

I can't win them all. Give me a few months early next year, all the standard grid features will be in.

[spacem]

small hack to get this mostly working through css - may cause other problems
div.ag-root {
-webkit-user-select:text;
-moz-user-select:text;
-ms-user-select:text;
user-select:text;
}

[sarinderv]

The hack does enable copy from individual cells, like http://ui-grid.info
However, paste does not format correctly (tried with Windows - FF, Chrome, IE). Ideally, it should have 'user selects cells' and then paste the selection into the clipboard as CSV or similar.

[YULPontifex]

+1 for this feature

[PierrePIRONIN]

+1

[Roriz]

+1 for this feature

[ceolter]

this is implemented in v4 of ag-Grid Enterprise. you range select (or select rows) and can copy to clipboard.

[openseah]

CTRL+C one cell still not available, i don't know why using -webkit-user-select: none.
I think CTRL+C one cell should be basic function like other grid.

[ceolter]

@openseah yes it is, go here:
https://www.ag-grid.com/example.php
select a cell, ctrl+c, that cell gets copied

[gsawasthi25]

CTRL+C only works when rowModelType is standard.

How to make it work if we are using viewport ?

[ceolter]

CTRL+C only works when rowModelType is standard. not true. it works with viewport. eg it's working on the example here: https://www.ag-grid.com/javascript-grid-viewport/

[pdavin-zz]

This doesn't work if you have suppressCellSelection on. We don't want the web grid to behave like Excel, so that's why we have that turned on. Standard browser selection mode would have a text cursor when the mouse is over text (not a pointer), and the cursor would select text (ie, you could select part of a word or sentence within a cell, rather than just the whole cell). Any chance we could get standard browser selection capabilities when suppressCellSelection is on?

Here are my full grid options (excluding columnsDefs + rowData):
enableSorting: true,
suppressCellSelection: true,
suppressContextMenu: true,
suppressMenuFilterPanel: true,
suppressMenuMainPanel: true,
suppressMenuColumnPanel: true,
suppressRowClickSelection: true

[prinks17]

Is the copy cell data(through Control +C ) feature available only for Enterprise edition of Ag-grid?

[a497988]

Is there a way to select only certain text in a cell and copy?

[fantasybei]

have the same question as @a497988 mentioned

[jkjha]

Very disappointed to know one of the required feature is Enterprise only feature.
In this case, user like me need to be cautious before simply using ag-grid (assuming its free).

[emileindik]

Do you know if the workaround @spacem gave breaks any functionality?

[Mage111]

same question.
just want to select and copy text from the grid

[avshyz]

+1 for this feature.

[Mage111]

just change the default css solved the problem.
-webkit-user-select:text; -moz-user-select:text; -ms-user-select:text; user-select:text;

[nite]

I've created a gist/directive that seems the closest to the best of both worlds for me
https://gist.github.com/nite/dea82d184411a51fc6bc6adc7edaa422

• essentially you can have cell selection mode, so you can copy to clipboard on a cell or range of cells selection, but cell selection will also highlight a row (eg. if you have contextual actions on a row, then this is a better UX)

[sekoyo]

The enterprise copy feature copies a whole row, how can I just copy the cell? (which would be a more common choice in my opinon). I can see the latest AG Grid in the Balham demo seems to work but I can't seem to select individual cells with v14.2

[Lazarencjusz]

@Mage111 it solvs just selection problem, still you are not able copy selected text by ctrl + c, however RMP menu copy works.

[jianghan200]

just change the default css solved the problem.
-webkit-user-select:text; -moz-user-select:text; -ms-user-select:text; user-select:text;

In this way, all the data are stick together without blank or tab, how to solved this?

[quy-ho-dh]

create new class and apply this css
{ -webkit-user-select:text; -moz-user-select:text; -ms-user-select:text; user-select:text; }
after combine with cellRendererFramework to use this className for that cell

[gportela85]

see: https://www.ag-grid.com/javascript-grid-properties/ - enableCellTextSelection

[kbdguy]

I believe enableCellTextSelection is limited to "enterprise" edition, so other work-arounds are valuable.

[gportela85]

@kbdguy The enableCellTextSelection is applied directly to the cell and should work with community version.

[kbdguy]

@gportela85 Thanks! I don't understand what you mean by "applied directly to the cell." In Community edition, the attribute is not available as a member of the ColDef interface or the GridOptions interface or GridOptions.api or GridOptions.columnApi. Or is this something new? I'm using version 20.

[gportela85]

@kbdguy It was introduced in 20.1 as part of the gridOptions

[petersg83]

Add enableCellTextSelection: true in the gridOptions

[Cinema180]

I have raised a bug regarding the cell text selection feature. When cell text selection is enabled and a column is not editable, double-clicking text in a cell results in the highlighted selection bleeding over into other cells: #3411

[kanine]

When you set enableCellTextSelection to true it causes numeric alignments to shift to the left.

ie those with type: "numericColumn"

Community Edition.

[AllaSorokina]

We have "enableCellTextSelection" set to true, it works on Chrome fine, but doesn't do anything on Safari.
Any advice how to solve it for Sarari?

[chamikara1998]

Add this to your stylesheet
.ag-root{
-webkit-user-select: auto !important;
}

[misaunde]

I want to be able to select a row if I click on it and copy data from the cell I clicked on. Is this possible?
For example:

suppressRowClickSelection: false,
rowSelection: 'single',
onSelectionChanged: onSelect,
enableCellTextSelection: true

suppressRowClickSelection appears to change the copy/paste behavior to copy the entire row (instead of just the cell I was at) or no copy/paste at all (depending on other settings).

[mohammedRaiyan]

Hi ... Is it possible to over ride the default copy,paset and select all options in the browser when user selects a text pop then a custom copy paste options

[mohammedRaiyan]

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It is possible to change the copy paste options

[deepikagupta31]

Is there any feature to enableCellTextSelection only for a particular row?