React News

Enhance Data Clarity with Cell Merging in Grids

March 23, 2026
Improve data readability and organization by combining matching values into clearer, more concise tables for faster analysis.

Cell merging in grids combines adjacent cells with matching or conditionally defined values into a single cell, typically within a column. This reduces repetitive data and creates cleaner, more readable tables that are easier to scan and understand. By visually grouping related rows, it helps highlight patterns and relationships in large datasets. The feature can be applied automatically or customized, making it useful for scenarios such as financial reports, schedules, and inventory lists where repeated values can be consolidated for better clarity.

Several React grid controls offer cell merge support including:

  • KendoReact Data Grid (part of KendoReact by Telerik) lets you merge cells to reduce duplication, improving readability and presenting structured, easy to interpret data grids.
  • Wijmo React DataGrid (FlexGrid) (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) allows you to combine matching cells into unified views, and enhancing clarity across complex datasets.
  • Handsontable by Handsoncode facilitates cell merging within grids to group related data, creating cleaner layouts and making large tables easier to scan and understand.
  • Infragistics Ignite UI for React Data Grid (part of Infragistics Ignite UI) enables merging of adjacent cells with identical values, delivering more organized, user friendly data.

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

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Analyze Large Datasets Faster with Pivot Tables

March 17, 2026
Jspreadsheet Pro adds powerful pivot tables that summarize spreadsheet data with flexible grouping, filtering, sorting, and collapsible views.

Jspreadsheet Pro is a flexible JavaScript-based spreadsheet solution that enables developers to create customizable, feature-rich data grids for web applications. It offers advanced formulas, data validation, and API integrations. Ideal for tasks like financial modeling, inventory management, and project tracking, it helps businesses efficiently manage and analyze data.

Jspreadsheet Pro introduces pivot table functionality that allows developers to summarize and analyze large datasets directly within browser based spreadsheet applications. It enables users to group data across multiple rows and columns, apply aggregation methods such as sum or average, and refine results through filtering and sorting. With built in spreadsheet formulas and cross worksheet references, developers can provide interactive data analysis capabilities without requiring external tools or additional backend processing.

Jspreadsheet Pro is licensed as an Annual or a Perpetual License with support and maintenance. We can supply any Jspreadsheet Pro license including new licenses, maintenance renewals, and upgrade licenses. See our Jspreadsheet Pro for full details.

For more information, visit our Jspreadsheet Pro product page.

Enable Multi-Selection in a Single Cell

March 17, 2026
Handsontable 17.0.0 can store and manage multiple values within a cell using a searchable dropdown that supports full keyboard navigation.

Handsontable is a JavaScript library designed to help developers build interactive data grids into their web applications. Offering a familiar spreadsheet-like interface, it allows users to edit, sort, and filter data with ease. Highly customizable and compatible with popular frameworks like React and Angular, Handsontable empowers developers to build robust data manipulation features into their web applications.

The Handsontable 17.0.0 update adds a new MultiSelect cell type that allows a single cell to hold multiple values, making it well suited for data such as tags, user roles, product categories, or shipment contents. Instead of restricting entries to one option, users can choose any number of items from a dropdown interface that includes search and filtering capabilities for quickly locating options. Full keyboard navigation ensures efficient interaction for power users.

To see a full list of what's new in version 17.0.0, see our release notes.

Handsontable is licensed per developer and is available as an Annual or Perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Handsontable licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Handsontable product page.

Explore Data with Multi-Level Drill Down Charts

March 12, 2026
FusionCharts Suite XT enables interactive drill down charts with clickable data points that reveal deeper insights and simplify complex datasets.

FusionCharts Suite XT is a collection of charting and mapping tools that helps developers create interactive and data-driven dashboards for their web and mobile applications. It provides a wide range of features, including over 100 chart types, data-driven maps, and a variety of customization options. FusionCharts Suite XT helps you visualize and present data in a clear and engaging way.

FusionCharts Suite XT allows developers to implement drill down charts that let users click individual data points to view related charts with more detailed information. This functionality helps developers present large or complex datasets in a structured way, allowing applications to display high level summaries while providing access to deeper data when required. By supporting multiple levels of drill down across most chart types, it supports scalable and interactive data exploration without overloading the initial visualization.

FusionCharts Suite XT is licensed through tiered plans, including Basic, Pro, Enterprise, and Enterprise+, available as annual or perpetual licenses for different developer and deployment needs. See our FusionCharts Suite XT licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our FusionCharts Suite product page.

Apply Consistent Report Styling Faster

March 12, 2026
Stimulsoft Ultimate improves report design with reusable styles that ensure consistent formatting and enable faster creation of reports.

Stimulsoft Ultimate is a reporting and dashboard solution that provides a set of tools for building interactive reports and data visualizations across platforms, including WinForms, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Blazor, JavaScript, WPF, PHP, Java, and Avalonia. It enables developers and organizations to design, generate, and deploy professional reports and dashboards using visual designers, flexible styling options, rich charting and data visualization components, and extensive data connectivity. With support for multiple development environments and technologies, Stimulsoft Ultimate helps teams improve report creation, maintain consistent designs, and deliver clear, data-driven insights for business intelligence, analytics, operational reporting, and enterprise applications.

Stimulsoft Ultimate enables developers to apply centralized report styling that ensures consistent formatting across report elements while reducing the time required to design and maintain reports. By using reusable styles for fonts, colors, borders, and other visual properties, developers can standardize report layouts, quickly apply formatting to multiple components, and implement global design changes without editing each element individually. This approach improves development efficiency, simplifies maintenance, and helps teams deliver professional, visually consistent reports across applications and platforms.

Stimulsoft Ultimate is licensed per developer with Single, Team, Enterprise, and WorldWide options that support one to unlimited developers within an organization. Licenses include a 12 month subscription with updates, priority technical support, a royalty free runtime report designer and viewer, and a build server license for Team and higher tiers. See our Stimulsoft Ultimate licensing page for full details.

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