To create a grid in the admin panel you have to define a controller first.
To define a controller create a new file:
app/code/Webkul/Hello/Controller/Adminhtml/Employee/Index.php
Here Webkul is a Namespace, Hello is a module name.
<?php
namespace Webkul\Hello\Controller\Adminhtml\Employee;
use Magento\Backend\App\Action\Context;
use Magento\Framework\View\Result\PageFactory;
class Index extends \Magento\Backend\App\Action
{
const ADMIN_RESOURCE = 'Webkul_Hello::employee';
/**
* @var \Magento\Framework\View\Result\PageFactory
*/
protected $resultPageFactory;
/**
* @param \Magento\Framework\App\Action\Context $context
* @param \Magento\Framework\View\Result\PageFactory resultPageFactory
*/
public function __construct(
\Magento\Framework\App\Action\Context $context,
\Magento\Framework\View\Result\PageFactory $resultPageFactory
)
{
parent::__construct($context);
$this->resultPageFactory = $resultPageFactory;
}
/**
* Default customer account page
*
* @return void
*/
public function execute()
{
$resultPage = $this->resultPageFactory->create();
$resultPage->setActiveMenu('Webkul_Hello::employee');
$resultPage->addBreadcrumb(__('Employee Data'), __('Employee Data'));
$resultPage->addBreadcrumb(__('Employee Data'), __('Employee Data'));
$resultPage->getConfig()->getTitle()->prepend(__('Employee Data'));
return $resultPage;
}
}?>
After defining Index.php we have to define a layout file for the same controller.
We need to create the file:
app/code/Webkul/Hello/view/adminhtml/layout/hello_employee_index.xml
Here, we simply register our UI component.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
<body>
<referenceContainer name="content">
<uiComponent name="webkul_emp_data"/>
</referenceContainer>
</body>
</page>
Now, after registering a Ui component, now we need to create it:
app/code/Webkul/Hello/view/adminhtml/ui_component/webkul_emp_data.xml
Here we define grid’s columns, filters and actions.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<listing xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Ui/etc/ui_configuration.xsd">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="js_config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.entity_listing_data_source1</item>
<item name="deps" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.entity_listing_data_source1</item>
</item>
<item name="spinner" xsi:type="string">wk_emp_data_columns</item>
<item name="buttons" xsi:type="array">
<item name="add" xsi:type="array">
<item name="name" xsi:type="string">add</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Add New Entity</item>
<item name="class" xsi:type="string">primary</item>
<item name="url" xsi:type="string">*/*/new</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
<dataSource name="entity_listing_data_source1">
<argument name="dataProvider" xsi:type="configurableObject">
<argument name="class" xsi:type="string">Magento\Framework\View\Element\UiComponent\DataProvider\DataProvider</argument>
<argument name="name" xsi:type="string">entity_listing_data_source1</argument>
<argument name="primaryFieldName" xsi:type="string">id</argument>
<argument name="requestFieldName" xsi:type="string">id</argument>
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="update_url" xsi:type="url" path="mui/index/render"/>
</item>
</argument>
</argument>
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="js_config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/provider</item>
</item>
</argument>
</dataSource>
<container name="listing_top">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="template" xsi:type="string">ui/grid/toolbar</item>
</item>
</argument>
<bookmark name="bookmarks">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/controls/bookmarks/bookmarks</item>
<item name="displayArea" xsi:type="string">dataGridActions</item>
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="saveUrl" xsi:type="url" path="mui/bookmark/save"/>
<item name="deleteUrl" xsi:type="url" path="mui/bookmark/delete"/>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
</bookmark>
<container name="columns_controls">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="columnsData" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.wk_emp_data_columns</item>
</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/controls/columns</item>
<item name="displayArea" xsi:type="string">dataGridActions</item>
</item>
</argument>
</container>
<filters name="listing_filters">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="displayArea" xsi:type="string">dataGridFilters</item>
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">filters</item>
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current.filters</item>
</item>
<item name="childDefaults" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.listing_top.listing_filters</item>
<item name="imports" xsi:type="array">
<item name="visible" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.listing_top.bookmarks:current.columns.${ $.index }.visible</item>
</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
<filterRange name="id">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">id</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">ID</item>
<item name="childDefaults" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.listing_top.listing_filters</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
<filterInput name="from">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">from</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">from</item>
<item name="placeholder" xsi:type="string" translate="true">From</item>
</item>
</argument>
</filterInput>
<filterInput name="to">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">to</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">to</item>
<item name="placeholder" xsi:type="string" translate="true">To</item>
</item>
</argument>
</filterInput>
</filterRange>
<filterInput name="empname">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">empname</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">empname</item>
</item>
</argument>
</filterInput>
<filterInput name="status">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">status</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">status</item>
</item>
</argument>
</filterInput>
</filters>
<massaction name="listing_massaction">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="selectProvider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.wk_emp_data_columns.ids</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/tree-massactions</item>
<item name="indexField" xsi:type="string">id</item>
</item>
</argument>
<action name="delete">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="type" xsi:type="string">delete</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">delete</item>
<item name="url" xsi:type="url" path="hello/employee/massDelete"/>
</item>
</argument>
</action>
<action name="status">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="type" xsi:type="string">status</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Change status</item>
</item>
</argument>
<argument name="actions" xsi:type="array">
<item name="0" xsi:type="array">
<item name="type" xsi:type="string">enable</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Enable</item>
<item name="url" xsi:type="url" path="hello/employee/massStatus">
<param name="status">1</param>
</item>
</item>
<item name="1" xsi:type="array">
<item name="type" xsi:type="string">disable</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Disable</item>
<item name="url" xsi:type="url" path="hello/employee/massStatus">
<param name="status">0</param>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
</action>
</massaction>
<paging name="listing_paging">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current.paging</item>
</item>
<item name="selectProvider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.wk_emp_data_columns.ids</item>
<item name="displayArea" xsi:type="string">bottom</item>
</item>
</argument>
</paging>
</container>
<columns name="wk_emp_data_columns">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current</item>
</item>
<item name="childDefaults" xsi:type="array">
<item name="fieldAction" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.wk_emp_data_columns.actions</item>
<item name="target" xsi:type="string">applyAction</item>
<item name="params" xsi:type="array">
<item name="0" xsi:type="string">edit</item>
<item name="1" xsi:type="string">${ $.$data.rowIndex }</item>
</item>
</item>
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">webkul_emp_data.webkul_emp_data.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="root" xsi:type="string">columns.${ $.index }</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current.${ $.storageConfig.root}</item>
</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
<selectionsColumn name="ids">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="indexField" xsi:type="string">id</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">0</item>
</item>
</argument>
</selectionsColumn>
<column name="id">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/columns/column</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">id</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">10</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="empname">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/columns/column</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">empname</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">20</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="email">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/columns/column</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">email</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">20</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="address">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/columns/column</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">address</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">20</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="status">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="options" xsi:type="object">Webkul\Hello\Model\Employee\Source\Status</item>
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">select</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/columns/select</item>
<item name="editor" xsi:type="string">select</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">select</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Status</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">30</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<actionsColumn name="actions" class="Webkul\Hello\Ui\Component\Listing\Column\EmployeeActions">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="indexField" xsi:type="string">id</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">200</item>
</item>
</argument>
</actionsColumn>
</columns>
</listing>
In the above file we defined data provider under data source tag.
which brings concept of dependency injection.
Now we need to create di file under,
app/code/Webkul/Hello/etc/di.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd">
<virtualType name="Webkul\Hello\Model\ResourceModel\Employee\Grid\Collection">
<arguments>
<argument name="mainTable" xsi:type="string">wk_emp_data</argument>
<argument name="resourceModel" xsi:type="string">Webkul\Hello\Model\ResourceModel\Employee</argument>
</arguments>
</virtualType>
<type name="Magento\Framework\View\Element\UiComponent\DataProvider\CollectionFactory">
<arguments>
<argument name="collections" xsi:type="array">
<item name="entity_listing_data_source1" xsi:type="string">Webkul\Hello\Model\ResourceModel\Employee\Grid\Collection</item>
</argument>
</arguments>
</type>
</config>
Here, “wk_emp_data” is our main table.
To display available columns for the status we define a separate class:
app/code/Webkul/Hello/Model/Employee/Source/Status.php
<?php
namespace Webkul\Hello\Model\Employee\Source;
class Status implements \Magento\Framework\Data\OptionSourceInterface
{
protected $emp;
public function __construct(\Webkul\Hello\Model\Employee $emp)
{
$this->emp = $emp;
}
/**
* Get options
*
* @return array
*/
public function toOptionArray()
{
$options[] = ['label' => '', 'value' => ''];
$availableOptions = $this->getOptionArray();
foreach ($availableOptions as $key => $value) {
$options[] = [
'label' => $value,
'value' => $key,
];
}
return $options;
}
public static function getOptionArray()
{
return [1 => __('Enabled'), 0 => __('Disabled')];
}
}
Now, to define actions, we need to create a file at:
app/code/Webkul/Hello/Ui/Component/Listing/Column/EmployeeActions.php
<?php
namespace Webkul\Hello\Ui\Component\Listing\Column;
use Magento\Framework\View\Element\UiComponent\ContextInterface;
use Magento\Framework\View\Element\UiComponentFactory;
use Magento\Ui\Component\Listing\Columns\Column;
use Magento\Framework\UrlInterface;
class EmployeeActions extends Column
{
/** Url path */
const Employee_URL_PATH_EDIT = 'hello/employee/edit';
const Employee_URL_PATH_DELETE = 'hello/employee/delete';
/** @var UrlInterface */
protected $urlBuilder;
/**
* @var string
*/
private $editUrl;
/**
* @param ContextInterface $context
* @param UiComponentFactory $uiComponentFactory
* @param UrlInterface $urlBuilder
* @param array $components
* @param array $data
* @param string $editUrl
*/
public function __construct(
ContextInterface $context,
UiComponentFactory $uiComponentFactory,
UrlInterface $urlBuilder,
array $components = [],
array $data = [],
$editUrl = self::Employee_URL_PATH_EDIT
) {
$this->urlBuilder = $urlBuilder;
$this->editUrl = $editUrl;
parent::__construct($context, $uiComponentFactory, $components, $data);
}
/**
* Prepare Data Source
*
* @param array $dataSource
* @return array
*/
public function prepareDataSource(array $dataSource)
{
if (isset($dataSource['data']['items'])) {
foreach ($dataSource['data']['items'] as & $item) {
$name = $this->getData('name');
if (isset($item['id'])) {
$item[$name]['edit'] = [
'href' => $this->urlBuilder->getUrl($this->editUrl, ['id' => $item['id']]),
'label' => __('Edit')
];
$item[$name]['delete'] = [
'href' => $this->urlBuilder->getUrl(self::Employee_URL_PATH_DELETE, ['id' => $item['id']]),
'label' => __('Delete'),
'confirm' => [
'title' => __('Delete "${ $.$data.empname }"'),
'message' => __('Are you sure you wan\'t to delete a "${ $.$data.empname }" record?')
]
];
}
}
}
return $dataSource;
}
}
That’s all to create a grid in the admin panel using Magento 2.
Now, to perform the action you need to create actions under the controller.
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