Functions to format an html table and data into json for export to Excel
Functions to format an html table and data into json for export to Excel
Steps to use:
1. Put the following in your html page or javascript:
``javascript
`
WSLApp.Export.init();
`
2. Include an export button in the following format:
html
`
`
3. Include a controllor action to post the data too - for example:
cs
``
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult ExportSearchResults(string exportSearchResultsData)
{
if (exportSearchResultsData == null)
return new EmptyResult();
var searchResults = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject
var csv = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var rowResult in searchResults)
{
var quotedRow = rowResult.Select(p => "\"" + p.Replace("\"", "\"\"") + "\"");
var row = string.Join(",", quotedRow);
csv.AppendLine(row);
}
// This is a lot faster than using the File action. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1928494/mvc-action-taking-a-long-time-to-return.
Response.ContentType = "text/csv";
Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=SearchResults.csv");
var csvBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(csv.ToString());
Response.Body.WriteAsync(csvBytes,0, csvBytes.Length );
return new EmptyResult();
}
Additional Options:
1. You can add a Title for a table, which will appear above the table in the first column. To set a title add the following attribute to a table: data-export-title="Your Title Here"
1. You can specify mulitple tables for export by using a class instead of a table id. The tables will show up sequentially with a single line between them. To target multiple tables use the following on the export button data-export-table="[css class on the tables you want to export]"
1. You can have the exporter ignore child elements within a table cell. To have it ignore child elements add data-trim-children="true" to the necessary table cell. For example, if your cell looks like