jqGrid - determine name of column on right click of a column in jqGrid

Question

I want the name of the column on right click of a column header in jqGrid. Any code would be appreciated.

Answer 1

All jqGrid cells have an aria-described-by property which is composed of gridId_columnname. You can use this to get your column name.

For grid cells..

var cellName = $(e.target).closest('td').attr('aria-described-by');
var gridId = 'list1';

var columnName = cellName.substr(gridId.length - 1);

For column headers, besides Oleg's answer, you can do this..

var header = $(e.target).closest('th')
var gridId = 'list1';

var columnName = header.attr('id').substr(gridId.length - 1);