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Insert a row at a specific index and reorder other rows.

Hello I have to insert a row at a specific position. After insert, I would have to reorder the rows and change the ids of elements inside the rows.

The problem I am having is, I am able to change ids for all the elements but for the element just successive to it.

<table id='tab'>
<tr id='tabRow_1' ><td>1</td><td>one</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_2' ><td>2</td><td>two</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_3' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_4' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
</table>

So if I add a new row at position 2, I would have a table that would look similar to this

<table id='tab'>
<tr id='tabRow_1' ><td>1</td><td>one</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_2' ><td>2</td><td>two</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_2' ><td>2</td><td>two</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_3' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_4' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
</table>

To tackle this problem, I am passing in the row number where the row is added, i.e vtLineNum, and am passing all the rows in the table. Matching them to where the row number is greater than line num, the change would take place.

var elems = document.getElementById("tab"+vtName).rows;
for(var i in elems)
{
if(elems[i].id !==null && elems[i].id !=='' && elems[i].id !=null)
{
v = explodeArray(elems[i].id,'_');
if(Number(v[1])>=vtLineNum)
{
getRowDataAdd(vtName,vtLineNum,elems[i].id);
lineNum = Number(v[1])+ 1;
elems[i].id = v[0] +'_'+ lineNum;
rowStyle = (lineNum % 2 == 1) ? "on" : "off";
elems[i].className = "row_" + rowStyle;
}
}
}

Everything is working fine now, but I would have two identical rows where row insertion occurs, the reason being I am making sure only rows greater than the number passed would only be changed. So I have a table looking like this.

<table id='tab'>
<tr id='tabRow_1' ><td>1</td><td>one</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_2' ><td>2</td><td>two</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_2' ><td>2</td><td>two</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_4' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_5' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
</table>

How do I work in reordering, specifically keeping in mind this successive row issue??

HonorGod

What you can do, as part of the row insertion process, is:

- locate all of the rows in the table:

var table; = document.getElementById( 'tab' )
  if ( table ) {
    var rows = table.rows;
    ... Then, here, you can iterate over all of the rows, assigning/reassigning the id attribute
    ... for each TR element...
  } else {
    alert( 'Error - document element not found. id="tab"' );
  }

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gautam_reddyc

ASKER

well I have done that!! I am able to reassign IDs to all the existent rows, but the problem lies with the inserted row. It would carry an ID of where it was inserted at. So if it is inserted after 3rd, it takes id = tabRow_3, and there would be two rows having same ID. I am unable to change these two rows, rest of the rows are working good!

HonorGod

Did you have the id (re)adjustment occur after the insertion?

gautam_reddyc

ASKER

Yes, I am unable to change only for rows which would have the same row ID, as both of them get changed. If I insert a row after row 2, I would get the below mentioned.

<table id='tab'>
<tr id='tabRow_1' ><td>1</td><td>one</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_2' ><td>2</td><td>two</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_2' ><td>2</td><td>two</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_4' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
<tr id='tabRow_5' ><td>3</td><td>three</td><td><input type='button' name='but' onclick="getRowId(this.parentNode.parentNode.id)"/></td></tr>
</table>

The problem is I should get id ='tab_row3' for the third row

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gautam_reddyc

ASKER

hey thanks!! got it myself using row.rowIndex. Appreciate your effort!! you code worked too!!

HonorGod

Thanks for the grade & points.

Good luck & have a great day.