Insert a loading message into DataGrid

Question

I'd like to show a loading message (Loading...) that shows while the datagrid is being populated.

It would show when the search button is clicked and disappear when the grid results have populated.

I've seen a few possible options including dojox.widget.Standby however, it looks like there is something that is already embedded in the dojox.grid.DataGrid

I can't find any documentation on how to access it or show it in my app. Anybody had any luck inserting a loading message in their app?

Answer 1

You may need to pass it into the constructor as an option:

var grid = new DataGrid({
loadingMessage: "Loading...",
/* all your stuff */
});

You will probably get better answers faster relating to Dojo over on http://stackoverflow.com .

Answer 2

The easiest method I've found to do this is by using:

grid.hideMessage("Loading..."); 

and

grid.showMessage("Loading...");

It wasn't exactly what I was looking for but it does the trick and is only 2 lines of code.