Unable to assign type from data, so defaulting to string in angular ui-grid

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Below is my code and getting warnings as "Unable to assign type from data, so defaulting to string"

vm.usersGrid = {
    enableRowSelection: true,
    multiSelect: true,
    data: "vm.users",
    columnDefs: [
        {field: 'id', visible: false, displayName: 'UserId'},
        {field: 'email', displayName: 'User Name'},
        {field: 'countries', displayName: 'Country'},
        {field: 'status', displayName: 'Status'},
    ]
};

you can use typeOf to check whether it is a object or string or anyother type — Shubham Nigam
– Shubham Nigam, Commented Jun 24, 2015 at 13:38

c0bra · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-24 15:17:23Z

5

That warning has been removed as of RC22. It simply indicates that the Grid can't tell what the data type of your column is based on the first row, so it's defaulting to type "string".

You can set a specific type by using the "type" property in your column defs. The main concern for knowing column types is for properly sorting data. You can read about that here: http://ui-grid.info/docs/#/tutorial/102_sorting

answered Jun 24, 2015 at 15:17

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miguelr Over a year ago

I still get the warning when running v3.0.0-rc.22. Is it removed in the next version?

c0bra Over a year ago

@miguelr Dang, you're right. Very sorry, somehow the change didn't make it into RC 22. Yes it will be in RC 23 and is already in the unstable tip of master.

John Henckel Over a year ago

@c0bra Why isn't "type" mentioned in the documentation ?... Nevermind, found it! here ui-grid.info/docs/#/api/ui.grid.class:GridOptions.columnDef

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