JavaScript / HTML5 News

Display Hierarchical Data with TreeList Views

July 25, 2025
TreeLists present hierarchical data in an expandable format, with built-in sorting, filtering, and editing to simplify display and management.

TreeLists in UI suites are specialized components designed to display hierarchical, self-referencing data in a tabular format with expandable and collapsible rows. They combine the structure of a tree view with the functionality of a data grid, offering built-in features such as sorting, filtering, editing, and paging. This makes them ideal for scenarios where complex relationships must be presented clearly, such as organization charts, project task structures, file directories, or product categories. Their intuitive layout and powerful data management capabilities help streamline workflows and enhance the user experience in enterprise and business applications.

Several jQuery UI suites feature a treelist control including:

  • jQWidgets lets you organize hierarchical data in a grid with built-in sorting, filtering, and editing for seamless interaction and control.
  • Infragistics Professional enables you to display structured, self-referencing data in expandable rows with full support for editing, paging, and responsive layouts.
  • Kendo UI by Telerik allows you to present hierarchical tabular data with intuitive expand/collapse features, rich interactivity, and flexible data management tools.
  • DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress facilitates interactive display of tree-structured data using advanced grid features like inline editing, filtering, and virtual scrolling.

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

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Highlight Key PDF Content with Precision

July 25, 2025
Rectangle annotations allow users to mark up PDFs, making reviews, approvals, and collaborative editing more effective and visually clear.

Rectangle annotations in PDF viewer components enable users to highlight, mark, or comment on specific areas within a PDF document by drawing rectangular shapes. This feature is commonly used for reviewing documents, collaborating on content, or emphasizing sections in technical or legal workflows. It enhances user interactivity within the viewer, allowing for visual references and context-specific notes without altering the original document content.

Several React PDF viewer controls offer rectangle annotations including:

  • Document Solutions for PDF by MESCIUS provides rectangle annotations as part of its comprehensive annotation API, supporting precise placement and customization.
  • PrizmDoc Viewer by Accusoft includes rectangle annotations within its markup and redaction tools, offering collaborative editing capabilities with server-side processing.
  • Syncfusion PDF Viewer (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) supports interactive rectangle annotations through its built-in annotation toolbar.

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Export Data Grids to JSON in Vue.js Applications

July 24, 2025
Export tabular data in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), a format that's easy to parse and integrate with other systems.

Exporting a data grid to JSON format is a common feature in modern web-based data tools that involves converting the structured data displayed in a grid, such as rows and columns representing records and fields, into JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), a lightweight, text-based format commonly used for data interchange. This process enables the grid's contents to be saved in a machine-readable structure that preserves the hierarchy and attributes of the data, making it easily consumable by web services, APIs, or other applications. The benefits of exporting to JSON include its compatibility with a wide range of programming environments, ease of integration with frontend and backend systems, and suitability for transmitting data across networked systems or persisting it for later use in client-side operations or remote storage.

Several Vue.js grid controls allow you to export to JSON, including:

  • FusionGrid by FusionCharts works with Vue.js and allows you to export grid data to JSON, enabling seamless integration with APIs and JavaScript-based applications.
  • jQWidgets Grid (part of jQWidgets) offers a straightforward method to convert visible grid data to JSON in Vue.js apps, preserving data types and custom formatting.
  • Jspreadsheet Pro Data Grid (part of Jspreadsheet Pro) enables Vue.js applications to export spreadsheet-style data to JSON, ideal for syncing with databases or external services.
  • DataGridXL facilitates JSON output from grid data, ensuring compatibility with modern frameworks and smooth data handling in JavaScript-driven workflows.

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

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Compare Data with Smarter Aggregation

July 24, 2025
Stimulsoft Reports.JS enables comparison of time-based data using aggregation functions like Average, Sum, Min, and Max to tailor charts.

Stimulsoft Reports.JS provides a robust reporting toolkit designed specifically for JavaScript applications. This library leverages a client-side architecture, offering a pure JavaScript report engine for efficient report rendering directly within web browsers. The solution includes a user-friendly report designer for building reports with various data sources and visualizations, along with a report viewer for seamless integration and display within your JavaScript applications. This eliminates the need for server-side dependencies or browser plugins, simplifying the development process for embedding powerful reporting functionalities into your web projects.

Stimulsoft Reports.JS now supports aggregation for Date Time Step, allowing developers to select from multiple data aggregation functions including Average, Sum, Min, Max, and Count. This enhancement provides greater control over how time-based data is grouped and displayed in report charts, enabling more accurate and relevant visualizations based on the specific nature of the dataset. By choosing the appropriate aggregation method, developers can optimize performance reporting, reveal insights more effectively, and better align visual outputs with analytical requirements.

Stimulsoft Reports.JS is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Stimulsoft Reports.JS licensing page for full details.

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Display Data Visually using Card Layouts

July 22, 2025
DevExtreme Complete v25.1 adds a new CardView which offers an image-friendly layout ideal for presenting data beyond traditional grids.

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 v25.1 release adds a new CardView component, which presents data in a card-based layout instead of the traditional grid format. It’s particularly suited to use cases like employee directories, contact lists, product catalogs, and task boards - any scenario where visual content such as images plays a central role. Each card includes a toolbar, cover image, main content area, and footer, all of which can be modified using the component's public API. This gives developers the flexibility to adapt the layout and behavior of CardView to meet specific application requirements.

To see a full list of what's new in version v25.1, 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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