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csv()

Exports data from a grid into a CSV file

csv(config?: object): string;

Parameters:

  • config - (optional) an object with export settings. You can specify the following settings for export to CSV:
    • asFile?: boolean - (optional) defines whether Grid should be exported to a file, true by default. To export Grid only as a CSV string, you need to set asFile:false
    • name?: string - (optional) "grid" by default. The name of the exported CSV file (if asFile is not set to false)
    • rowDelimiter?: string - (optional) a newline ("\n") by default. A separator between rows, can be a tab - "\t", or any other value
    • columnDelimiter?: string - (optional) a comma (",") by default. A separator between columns, can be a semicolon - ";", or any other value

Returns:

A CSV string with Grid data

Example

// default export
grid.export.csv();

// export with config settings
grid.export.csv({
    name: "my_file", // the name of a ready CSV file
    rowDelimiter: "\t", // the delimiter used to separate rows
    columnDelimiter: ";" // the delimiter used to separate columns
});

Related samples: Grid. Export to xlsx and csv

Related article: Exporting Grid