Angular News

Simplify Data Entry with Built-In Grid Editing

January 20, 2026
Support efficient data creation and updates using inline grid editing that keeps users in context and reduces unnecessary screen changes.

Inline editing is an essential feature of modern grid components, allowing users to create, update, and validate data directly within tabular views. By enabling edits in place, without navigating away from the grid, these features support faster data entry and improve usability in data-intensive applications such as administration panels, financial systems and line-of-business tools.

Several Angular grid controls offer inline editing features, including:

  • DevExtreme Angular Data Grid by DevExpress provides built-in support for inline, cell, row, and batch editing modes, with configurable editors and validation rules.
  • Kendo UI Angular Grid by Telerik offers flexible editing capabilities including inline, in-cell, popup, and batch editing, combined with customizable editors and validation.
  • Wijmo Angular DataGrid (FlexGrid) by MESCIUS supports inline cell editing with lightweight, high-performance behavior, offering customizable editors and validation hooks.
  • Handsontable by Handsoncode delivers spreadsheet-like inline editing directly within the grid, supporting keyboard navigation, copy-paste and validation.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Angular grid controls comparison.

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Add AI-Powered Columns to Grids and TreeLists

January 16, 2026
DevExtreme Complete 25.2 introduces AI Columns for DataGrid and TreeList, enabling context-aware data generation and insights.

DevExtreme Complete is a robust suite of tools by DevExpress designed to streamline the development of high-performance web applications. It includes a wide range of UI components for modern frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue, and jQuery, making it ideal for developers aiming to create responsive, cross-platform applications with ease. With features like rich data visualization, interactive grids, form controls, and adaptive layouts, it empowers developers to deliver polished and user-friendly interfaces. Whether you're building enterprise dashboards or consumer-facing apps, DevExtreme Complete provides the flexibility and power to meet complex requirements while maintaining performance and usability.

The DevExtreme Complete 25.2 release brings AI Columns to its DataGrid and TreeList components, allowing developers to infuse artificial intelligence directly into their data presentation layers. AI Columns use component data and custom prompts to generate contextually relevant values - automating tasks like categorization, summarization, translation, and recommendation. Whether grouping records by priority, detecting sentiment, or transforming addresses, this feature opens up new ways to interact with and analyze structured data, making these components powerful tools for AI-assisted data exploration.

To see a full list of what's new in version 25.2, see our release notes.

DevExtreme Complete is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our DevExtreme Complete licensing page for full details.

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Improve Form Input in JavaScript Applications

January 15, 2026
Checked comboboxes bring checkbox-based selection to JavaScript UI libraries, improving form clarity and control across Angular, React and Vue.

A Checked Combobox in a JavaScript Data Editor is a user interface component that allows users to select multiple options from a dropdown list using checkboxes. It combines the compact form of a combobox with the functionality of a multi-select control, helping to conserve screen space while enabling clear, granular input. This component simplifies data entry and editing workflows, particularly when working with datasets that require multiple discrete values to be associated with a single field. For developers, it offers a way to manage complex form inputs more efficiently, improving both usability and data integrity in cross-platform data management applications.

Several JavaScript data editors offer checked combobox functionality including:

  • DevExtreme Angular Data Editors (part of DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress) lets you integrate a checked combobox that supports intuitive multi‑selection.
  • KendoReact Data Editors (part of KendoReact by Telerik) allows you to employ a checked combobox for clear multi‑option selection.
  • Wijmo Vue Data Editors (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) facilitates a checked combobox component with efficient multi‑item selection.
  • jQWidgets lets you embed a checked combobox in its JavaScript Data Editor to enable clear multi‑choice input and strengthen user control over complex data entry.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of JavaScript data editors.

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Simplify Date Selection in Angular Applications

January 13, 2026
Provide users with a clear, interactive calendar interface for selecting and navigating dates, fully integrated with Angular forms.

Calendar controls are a fundamental component in modern UI suites, providing users with an intuitive way to view, select, and manage dates within applications. They are commonly used in scenarios such as scheduling, booking, reporting, and data filtering, offering consistent date interaction patterns, localization support, and easy integration with other input and data-driven components.

Several Angular UI suites offer calendar components including:

  • DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress provides a Calendar control with flexible date selection, configurable limits, and native Angular integration.
  • Kendo UI by Telerik offers a Calendar component with multiple selection modes, localization support, and simple Angular forms integration.
  • Wijmo by MESCIUS includes a Calendar control focused on lightweight performance, culture-aware formatting, and Angular compatibility.
  • Infragistics Ignite UI delivers a Calendar component with configurable selection modes, rich styling options, and native Angular support.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Angular UI suites comparison.

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Enable Real-Time Spreadsheet Collaboration

December 19, 2025
SpreadJS 19 adds support for collaborative work with a new server add-on that enables multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet simultaneously.

SpreadJS is a JavaScript spreadsheet and data visualization component built to deliver Excel-compatible functionality within web applications. It provides a flexible, high-performance interface for displaying and manipulating tabular data, supporting advanced features such as formulas, pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting, and data binding. SpreadJS integrates smoothly with popular frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue, and includes robust import and export capabilities for Microsoft Excel files. It is commonly used in enterprise applications where users need a responsive, interactive spreadsheet experience directly in the browser.

The SpreadJS 19.0.0 update introduces a new Collaboration Server Add‑on that enables real‑time, multi‑user editing of the same spreadsheet within web applications by integrating the collaboration framework and server infrastructure directly into SpreadJS. This add‑on lets developers build functionality where multiple clients see and apply changes instantly to workbook data with consistent state across users, supports conflict‑free concurrent edits using Operational Transformation logic, and includes features such as live user presence and permission controls.

To see a full list of what's new in 19.0.0, see our release notes.

SpreadJS is licensed per developer and includes 1 Year Maintenance (major and minor version releases and unlimited support phone calls). SpreadJS requires an Annual or Perpetual Deployment License. The optional Add-ons are available at an additional cost, and require a SpreadJS license. See our SpreadJS licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our SpreadJS product page.