Bokeh DataTable - Return row and column on selection callback

Question

Using an on_change callback, I can get the numerical row index of a selection within a DataTable, in Bokeh. Is it possible to: a) Get the column index b) Get the values of

Answer 1

The following code uses JS callback to show the row and column index as well as the cell contents. The second Python callback is a trick to reset the indices so that a click on the same row can be detected (tested with Bokeh v1.0.4). Run with bokeh serve --show app.py

from random import randint
from datetime import date
from bokeh.models import ColumnDataSource, TableColumn, DateFormatter, DataTable, CustomJS
from bokeh.layouts import column
from bokeh.models.widgets import TextInput
from bokeh.plotting import curdoc

source = ColumnDataSource(dict(dates = [date(2014, 3, i + 1) for i in range(10)], downloads = [randint(0, 100) for i in range(10)]))
columns = [TableColumn(field = "dates", title = "Date", formatter = DateFormatter()), TableColumn(field = "downloads", title = "Downloads")]
data_table = DataTable(source = source, columns = columns, width = 400, height = 280, editable = True, reorderable = False)

text_row = TextInput(value = None, title = "Row index:", width = 420)
text_column = TextInput(value = None, title = "Column Index:", width = 420)
text_date = TextInput(value = None, title = "Date:", width = 420)
text_downloads = TextInput(value = None, title = "Downloads:", width = 420)
test_cell = TextInput(value = None, title = "Cell Contents:", width = 420)

source_code = """
var grid = document.getElementsByClassName('grid-canvas')[0].children;
var row, column = '';

for (var i = 0,max = grid.length; i < max; i++){
    if (grid[i].outerHTML.includes('active')){
        row = i;
        for (var j = 0, jmax = grid[i].children.length; j < jmax; j++)
            if(grid[i].children[j].outerHTML.includes('active')) 
                { column = j }
    }
}
text_row.value = String(row);
text_column.value = String(column);
text_date.value = String(new Date(source.data['dates'][row]));
text_downloads.value = String(source.data['downloads'][row]); 
test_cell.value = column == 1 ? text_date.value : text_downloads.value; """

def py_callback(attr, old, new):
    source.selected.update(indices = [])

source.selected.on_change('indices', py_callback)
callback = CustomJS(args = dict(source = source, text_row = text_row, text_column = text_column, text_date = text_date, text_downloads = text_downloads, test_cell = test_cell), code = source_code)
source.selected.js_on_change('indices', callback)
curdoc().add_root(column(data_table, text_row, text_column, text_date, text_downloads, test_cell))

Result: