ui-grid: Display checkbox instead of Boolean value without using custom cellTemplate

[khpnguyen]

When I set a cell type to 'boolean' it would display True/False instead of a checkbox. When I click into the cell then a checkbox would appear for me to select/deselect to change the boolean value. However, I want the cell to alway display the checkbox instead of the boolean value. I know this can be done through a custom cellTemplate but would love to be able to achieve this without resolve to using one.

Is this possible? If not I would like to request this to be a feature. Maybe having some option like "renderCheckboxes: true" so that the cell would display the checkbox instead of True/False.

columnDefs: [{
           {
          name: 'D',
          field: 'display',
          allowCellFocus: true,
          type: 'boolean',
          headerCellClass: 'header_style',
          cellClass: 'name_style',
          enableCellEdit: true,
          enableHiding: false,
          enableColumnMenu: false,
          width: 35,
        }
}]

[c0bra]

This would be a good candidate for a small plugin. Someone could look at using https://github.com/c0bra/generator-ui-grid-plugin to make one.

[nathpaiva]

Hey Guy, I know it's a long time you did this question, but I found a solution.

I'm posting here because can help some one.

http://plnkr.co/edit/PL7HvK1FY2ycuOrBbBTA?p=preview

It's not my solution but it's works perfectly! Helped me a lot! x)

[samirakazemi]

Thanks @nathpaiva ! it was very helpful!^_^

[ReyHielo]

Hi @nathpaiva that solution uses a custom cellTemplate which is precisely what the Question is intending to avoid.

I wonder if this issue has been solved since then.

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