setDataSource Method

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Sets the data source that populates the sheet.

Syntax

Javascript (Usage)
Javascript (Specification)

var instance = new GC.Spread.Sheets.Worksheet(name);
var value; // Type: any
value = instance.setDataSource(data, reset);

function setDataSource( 
   data : Object,
   reset : boolean
) : any;

Parameters

data: The data source.
reset: true if the sheet is reset; otherwise, false.

Example

This example automatically sets the data types for the cells when binding the sheet.

Javascript

var activeSheet = spread.getActiveSheet();

var people = [
    {name: "Albert", isAdult: false, country: "American", website: "albert.com"},
    {name: "Alice", isAdult: true, country: "China", website: "alice.com"},
    {name: "Bob", isAdult: false, country: "Canada", website: "bob.com"}
];

activeSheet.setDataSource(people);

This example sets a data source for the sheet.

Javascript

var activeSheet = spread.getActiveSheet();

var test = [
       { "Series0": 2, "Series1": 1 },
       { "Series0": 4, "Series1": 2 },
       { "Series0": 3, "Series1": 4 }
            ];
activeSheet.autoGenerateColumns = true;
activeSheet.setDataSource(test, true);

Reference

Worksheet type

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