Easy to use GWT editable datagrid ?

Question

I need recommendations from people whom have implemented an easy to use GWT editable datagrid.

I spent 4 hours with the PagingScrollTable in the gwt-incubator-july-14-2009.jar, and would now like to try other options.

What I'm looking for:

• easy to get started (ex. drop a jar, edit .gwt.xml)
• advanced features once you have gotten started
• documentation of advanced features
• self-contained module with minimal dependencies on other modules, jars or components
• low cost/free

Thats all :)

Answer 1

Hi HJO there are many solutions to problem depends on what you want. The GWT-EXT, EXT-GWt and SmartGWT libraries all have editable data grid implemented. Or you can make your own with FlexTable,ScrollPanel,TextBox and add a few event handlers. Both GWT-EXT and SmartGWT are in LGPL license and I believe EXT-GWT is GPL license. If you not doing it for production then any will do, but if you are doing it for big production environment I suggest to really test each of their performance first. I suggest to choose something light weight and robust instead of simplicity or appearance on production environments. At the end, the less data/widget loaded + less handlers = performance and happy user.

Take care, NingZhang.info