Noodle GenerateView() Method

Construct a new data view composed of fields that were specified with calls to EnterHeader and EnterColumnar. Data is sorted and grouped by the specified fields.

Data sources may implement the Compare method to support customized sorting and grouping of data.

Syntax

GenerateView()

Parameter Values

None

Example

var items = [
  ["1","Vegetable","Tree","1"],
  ["2","Animal","Bird","1"],
  ["3","Mineral","Diamond","1"],
  ["4","Vegetable","Flower","1"],
  ["5","Vegetable","Grass","1"],
  ["6","Animal","Cat","1"],
  ["7","Animal","Dog","1"],
  ["8","Mineral","Ruby","1"],
  ["9","Mineral","Quartz","1"]
];
var db1 = new Noodle(items, ["Seq","Category","Item","Count"]);

// Create a new data view, Items by Category
db1.InitializeView();
db1.EnterHeader(2);
db1.EnterColumnar(3);
db1.GenerateView();

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