jqGrid Filter Toolbar initial default value

Question

I\'m using jqGrid with the filter toolbar, i need to set an initial default filter value to one of the fields so that only rows with status \'Open\' are displayed by default

Answer 1

There are a few steps to do this:

1. pass a default value in the column model search options
2. prevent the default form data load process
3. trigger a filter toolbar data load when the table is ready

In a bit more detail:

Set the grid datatype to local (this prevents the initial data load) and set the default value for the search options:

  $("#mytable").jqGrid({
    datatype: "local",
    colNames:['Keyword','Selected'], 
    colModel:[
     {name:'keyword',
      sortable:true,
      searchoptions: { defaultValue:'golf' }
    },
    {name:'selected',
      sortable:false,
      searchoptions: { }
    },
    ....
    ....

Then add the filter toolbar, set the data type and url, and trigger the load:

  $('#mytable').jqGrid('filterToolbar', {autosearch: true});
  $('#mytable').setGridParam({datatype: 'json', url:'/get_data.php'});
  $('#mytable')[0].triggerToolbar();