CSV Exporter

    The IgniteUI CSV Exporter service can export data in a Character Separated Values format from both raw data (array) or from an IgxGrid. The exporting functionality is encapsulated in the IgxCsvExporterService class.

    CSV Exporter Demo

    To start using the IgniteUI CSV Exporter first import the IgxCsvExporterService in the app.module.ts file and add the service to the providers array:

    // app.module.ts
    
    ...
    import { IgxCsvExporterService } from "igniteui-angular/services/index";
    
    @NgModule({
      providers: [ IgxCsvExporterService ]
    })
    
    export class AppModule {}
    

    Note: The CSV Exporter service has a peer dependency on the JSZip library. The JSZip library should be installed when using the CSV Exporter.

    To initiate an export process you may use the handler of a button in your component's template.

    <button (click)="exportButtonHandler()">Export Data to CSV</button>
    

    You may access the exporter service by defining an argument of type IgxCsvExporterService in the component's constructor and the Angular framework will provide an instance of the service. To export some data in CSV format you need to invoke the exporter service's exportData method. This method accepts as a first argument the data you want to export and the second argument is of type IgxCsvExporterOptions and allows you to configure the export process.

    Here is the code which will execute the export process in the component's typescript file:

    // component.ts
    
    ...
    import { IgxCsvExporterService, IgxCsvExporterOptions, CsvFileTypes } from "igniteui-angular/services/index";
    ...
    
    public localData = [
      { Name: "Eric Ridley", Age: "26" },
      { Name: "Alanis Brook", Age: "22" },
      { Name: "Jonathan Morris", Age: "23" }
    ];
    
    constructor(private csvExportService: IgxCsvExporterService) {
    }
    
    public exportButtonHandler() {
      this.csvExportService.exportData(this.localData, new IgxCsvExporterOptions("ExportedDataFile"), CsvFileTypes.CSV);
    }
    
    

    If all went well, you should see an export button. When pressed, it will trigger the export process and the browser will download a file named "ExportedDataFile.csv" which contains the data from the localData array in CSV format.

    Exporting IgxGrid's Data

    The CSV Exporter service can also export data in CSV format from an IgxGrid. The only difference is that you need to invoke the IgxCsvExporterService's export method and pass the IgxGrid as first argument.

    Here is an example:

    <igx-grid #igxGrid1 [data]="localData" [autoGenerate]="true"></igx-grid>
    <button (click)="exportButtonHandler()">Export IgxGrid</button>
    
    // component.ts
    
    ...
    import { IgxCsvExporterService, IgxCsvExporterOptions, CsvFileTypes, IgxGridComponent } from 'igniteui-angular';
    ...
    
    @ViewChild("igxGrid1") public igxGrid1: IgxGridComponent;
    
    public localData = [
      { Name: "Eric Ridley", Age: "26" },
      { Name: "Alanis Brook", Age: "22" },
      { Name: "Jonathan Morris", Age: "23" }
    ];
    
    constructor(private csvExportService: IgxCsvExporterService) {
    }
    
    public exportButtonHandler() {
      this.csvExportService.export(this.igxGrid1, new IgxCsvExporterOptions("ExportedDataFile", CsvFileTypes.CSV));
    }
    
    

    Customizing the Exported Format

    The CSV Exporter supports several types of exporting formats. The export format may be specified:

    Different export formats have different file extensions and value delimiters. The following table maps the export formats and their respective file extensions and delimiters:

    Format File Extension Default Delimiter
    CsvFileTypes.CSV .csv Comma
    CsvFileTypes.TAB .tab Tab
    CsvFileTypes.TSV .tsv Tab

    You can also specify a custom delimiter using the IgxCsvExporterOptions objects's valueDelimiter property.

    Customizing the Exported Content

    In the above examples the CSV Exporter service was exporting all available data. There are situations in which you may want to skip exporting a row or even an entire column. To achieve this you may hook to the onColumnExport and/or onRowExport events which are fired respectively for each column and/or each row and cancel the respective event by setting the event argument object's cancel property to true.

    The following example will exclude a column from the export if its name is "Age" and if its index is 1:

    // component.ts
    
    this.csvExportService.onColumnExport.subscribe((args: IColumnExportingEventArgs) => {
      if (args.header == "Age" && args.columnIndex == 1) {
          args.cancel = true;
      }
    });
    this.csvExportService.export(this.igxGrid1, new IgxCsvExporterOptions("ExportedDataFile"));
    

    When you are exporting data from IgxGrid the export process takes in account features like row filtering and column hiding and exports only the data visible in the grid. You can configure the exporter service to include filtered rows or hidden columns by setting properties on the IgxCsvExporterOptions object. These properties are described in the table below.

    API Summary

    The CSV Exporter service has a few more APIs to explore, which are listed below.

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