Option to disable multi-column sorting

[smehrbrodt]

Would be good to have an option to disable multi-column sorting.
That means, when you sort one column, all others should be reset to no sorting (currently this requires manual user interaction).

[PaulL1]

I thought that's what it does by default, and you have to shift+click to get multi-column. Or do you mean when using the menus?

[smehrbrodt]

I was using the menus. Clicking the column headers doesn't do anything.

[PaulL1]

In the tutorial? http://ui-grid.info/docs/#/tutorial/102_sorting? It works for me - what browser are you using?

[smehrbrodt]

Oh, it indeed works in Chromium (v40), but not in Firefox (v38) (both on Linux).

[PaulL1]

It might perhaps work a bit better now - I did some work on the handlers, and if you had some touch handlers creeping in it previously could have been flakey.

[AdamDiament]

Using Chrome 43.0.2357.124, external sorting via the menus adds to the sortCols array - I would also like an option to disable multi sort. Thanks

[don-p]

I would also like an option to disable multi sort.

I am not referring to resetting the sort state by clicking a column header. I am specifically requesting the ability to disable multi-column sorting, so that there is one and only one sort column, and the sortPriority will not be displayed in the header.

[mborca]

Yes please, I also need this feature.

[pdemanget]

+1

[jaredwilli]

+1

[radu-jakab]

+1

[Sarah4VT]

+1

[spaceribs]

+1

[JLLeitschuh]

Instead of leaving +1 please add votes using the github ZenHub.io plugin.
If you really want to see this feature please claim it. Come talk to us on gitter about how you want to implement it and then open a PR.

[PareshSolankiMI]

style.
.ui-grid-sort-priority-number{
font-size: 0 !important;
}

[spaceribs]

@PareshSolankiMI while that hides the functionality, it doesn't disable the ability to shift click multiple columns

[lauwrentius]

this one works for me.

gridApi.core.on.sortChanged( $scope, function(grid, sortColumns){ while(sortColumns.length >1){ sortColumns[0].unsort(); sortColumns.shift(); } });

[miguelchico]

Agree, please include an option to disable and avoid manual interaction.

[ATrogolo]

Any news?

[bee0060]

Now we can use suppressMultiSort to disable it.