Ag-grid external filter in angular 2, filter presents but grid not updating

Question

app.component.html

<div class="inlineBlock">
    <select [(ngModel)]="portId" id="portDropdownMenu" (change)="externalFilterChanged()">
        <option *ngFor="#portId of portIds">{{portId}}</option>
    </select>
</div>

<div class="container">
    <ag-grid-ng2 #agGrid
                 [gridOptions]="gridOptions"
                 [columnDefs]="myColumnDefs"
                 [rowData]="myRowData"
                 enableColResize
                 rowSelection="multiple"
                 enableSorting
                 enableFilter
                 [isExternalFilterPresent]="isExternalFilterPresent"
                 [doesExternalFilterPass]="doesExternalFilterPass"
                 rowHeight="30"
                 headerHeight="40"
                 enableRangeSelection
                 suppressContextMenu
                 suppressMenuColumnPanel
                 rowGroupPanelShow="always"
                 rememberGroupStateWhenNextData
                 groupDefaultExpanded="-1"
                 groupHideGroupColumns
                 groupUseEntireRow
                 (modelUpdated)="onModelUpdated()"
                 (filterChanged)="onFilterChanged()">
    </ag-grid-ng2>
</div>

app.component.ts

public isExternalFilterPresent() {
        return this.portType != "All Ports";
}

public doesExternalFilterPass(node) {
    switch (this.portType) {
        case "1": return node.data.Port === "1";
        case "2": return node.data.Port === "2";
        case "3": return node.data.Port === "3";
        default: return true;
    }

}

public externalFilterChanged() {
    var newValue = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("portDropdownMenu")).value
    this.portType = newValue;
    this.gridOptions.api.onFilterChanged();
}

public onFilterChanged() {
    if (this.gridOptions.api.isAnyFilterPresent()) {
        this.gridOptions.api.setRowData(this.gridOptions.rowData);
        this.gridOptions.api.refreshView();
    }
    console.log("filter changed ...");
}

By console.log(this.gridOption.isAnyFilterPresented()), I notice the filter does exist when dropdown menu is updated. However, the grid is not updating according to external filter.

I am pretty sure "isExternalFilterPresent()" and "doesExternalFilterPass(node)" run through and provides the correct return value. My understanding is that ag-grid will take care of the rest but it is not doing it. Any idea?

Answer 1

there is a solution to this issue.

declare the two functions: isExternalFilterPresent,doesExternalFilterPass in type script,

get an instance of the gridOptions,

  private gridOptions:GridOptions;

and in the constructor:

  this.gridOptions = <GridOptions>{};

then

  this.gridOptions.isExternalFilterPresent  =  this.isExternalFilterPresent.bind(this);
  this.gridOptions.doesExternalFilterPass = this.doesExternalFilterPass.bind(this);

now, you will be able to access the component's variables inside those functions:

   this.myVariable

full description the problem+solution: https://github.com/ceolter/ag-grid-ng2/issues/121