Class yii\grid\ActionColumn

Inheritanceyii\grid\ActionColumn » yii\grid\Column » yii\base\BaseObject
Implementsyii\base\Configurable
Available since version2.0
Source Code https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/grid/ActionColumn.php

ActionColumn is a column for the yii\grid\GridView widget that displays buttons for viewing and manipulating the items.

To add an ActionColumn to the gridview, add it to the columns configuration as follows:

'columns' => [
    // ...
    [
        'class' => ActionColumn::className(),
        // you may configure additional properties here
    ],
]

For more details and usage information on ActionColumn, see the guide article on data widgets.

Public Properties

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PropertyTypeDescriptionDefined By
$buttonOptions array Html options to be applied to the default button. yii\grid\ActionColumn
$buttons array Button rendering callbacks. yii\grid\ActionColumn
$content callable This is a callable that will be used to generate the content of each cell. yii\grid\Column
$contentOptions array|Closure The HTML attributes for the data cell tag. yii\grid\Column
$controller string The ID of the controller that should handle the actions specified here. yii\grid\ActionColumn
$filterOptions array The HTML attributes for the filter cell tag. yii\grid\Column
$footer string The footer cell content. yii\grid\Column
$footerOptions array The HTML attributes for the footer cell tag. yii\grid\Column
$grid yii\grid\GridView The grid view object that owns this column. yii\grid\Column
$header string The header cell content. yii\grid\Column
$headerOptions {@inheritdoc} yii\grid\ActionColumn
$options array The HTML attributes for the column group tag. yii\grid\Column
$template string The template used for composing each cell in the action column. yii\grid\ActionColumn
$urlCreator callable A callback that creates a button URL using the specified model information. yii\grid\ActionColumn
$visible boolean Whether this column is visible. yii\grid\Column
$visibleButtons array Visibility conditions for each button. yii\grid\ActionColumn

Public Methods

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MethodDescriptionDefined By
__call() Calls the named method which is not a class method. yii\base\BaseObject
__construct() Constructor. yii\base\BaseObject
__get() Returns the value of an object property. yii\base\BaseObject
__isset() Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null. yii\base\BaseObject
__set() Sets value of an object property. yii\base\BaseObject
__unset() Sets an object property to null. yii\base\BaseObject
canGetProperty() Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read. yii\base\BaseObject
canSetProperty() Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set. yii\base\BaseObject
className() Returns the fully qualified name of this class. yii\base\BaseObject
createUrl() Creates a URL for the given action and model. yii\grid\ActionColumn
hasMethod() Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined. yii\base\BaseObject
hasProperty() Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined. yii\base\BaseObject
init() {@inheritdoc} yii\grid\ActionColumn
renderDataCell() Renders a data cell. yii\grid\Column
renderFilterCell() Renders the filter cell. yii\grid\Column
renderFooterCell() Renders the footer cell. yii\grid\Column
renderHeaderCell() Renders the header cell. yii\grid\Column

Protected Methods

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MethodDescriptionDefined By
getHeaderCellLabel() Returns header cell label. yii\grid\Column
initDefaultButton() Initializes the default button rendering callback for single button. yii\grid\ActionColumn
initDefaultButtons() Initializes the default button rendering callbacks. yii\grid\ActionColumn
renderDataCellContent() {@inheritdoc} yii\grid\ActionColumn
renderFilterCellContent() Renders the filter cell content. yii\grid\Column
renderFooterCellContent() Renders the footer cell content. yii\grid\Column
renderHeaderCellContent() Renders the header cell content. yii\grid\Column

Property Details

$buttonOptions public property (available since version 2.0.4)

Html options to be applied to the default button.

public array $buttonOptions = []
$buttons public property

Button rendering callbacks. The array keys are the button names (without curly brackets), and the values are the corresponding button rendering callbacks. The callbacks should use the following signature:

function ($url, $model, $key) {
    // return the button HTML code
}

where $url is the URL that the column creates for the button, $model is the model object being rendered for the current row, and $key is the key of the model in the data provider array.

You can add further conditions to the button, for example only display it, when the model is editable (here assuming you have a status field that indicates that):

[
    'update' => function ($url, $model, $key) {
        return $model->status === 'editable' ? Html::a('Update', $url) : '';
    },
],
public array $buttons = []
$controller public property

The ID of the controller that should handle the actions specified here. If not set, it will use the currently active controller. This property is mainly used by $urlCreator to create URLs for different actions. The value of this property will be prefixed to each action name to form the route of the action.

public string $controller null
$headerOptions public property
public $headerOptions = ['class' => 'action-column']
$template public property

The template used for composing each cell in the action column. Tokens enclosed within curly brackets are treated as controller action IDs (also called button names in the context of action column). They will be replaced by the corresponding button rendering callbacks specified in $buttons. For example, the token {view} will be replaced by the result of the callback buttons['view']. If a callback cannot be found, the token will be replaced with an empty string.

As an example, to only have the view, and update button you can add the ActionColumn to your GridView columns as follows:

['class' => 'yii\grid\ActionColumn', 'template' => '{view} {update}'],

See also $buttons.

public string $template '{view} {update} {delete}'
$urlCreator public property

A callback that creates a button URL using the specified model information. The signature of the callback should be the same as that of createUrl() Since 2.0.10 it can accept additional parameter, which refers to the column instance itself:

function (string $action, mixed $model, mixed $key, integer $index, ActionColumn $this) {
    //return string;
}

If this property is not set, button URLs will be created using createUrl().

public callable $urlCreator null
$visibleButtons public property (available since version 2.0.7)

Visibility conditions for each button. The array keys are the button names (without curly brackets), and the values are the boolean true/false or the anonymous function. When the button name is not specified in this array it will be shown by default. The callbacks must use the following signature:

function ($model, $key, $index) {
    return $model->status === 'editable';
}

Or you can pass a boolean value:

[
    'update' => \Yii::$app->user->can('update'),
],
public array $visibleButtons = []

Method Details

createUrl() public method

Creates a URL for the given action and model.

This method is called for each button and each row.

public string createUrl ( $action, $model, $key, $index )
$action string

The button name (or action ID)

$model yii\db\ActiveRecordInterface

The data model

$key mixed

The key associated with the data model

$index integer

The current row index

return string

The created URL

init() public method

{@inheritdoc}

public void init ( )
initDefaultButton() protected method (available since version 2.0.11)

Initializes the default button rendering callback for single button.

protected void initDefaultButton ( $name, $iconName, $additionalOptions = [] )
$name string

Button name as it's written in template

$iconName string

The part of Bootstrap glyphicon class that makes it unique

$additionalOptions array

Array of additional options

initDefaultButtons() protected method

Initializes the default button rendering callbacks.

protected void initDefaultButtons ( )
renderDataCellContent() protected method

{@inheritdoc}

protected void renderDataCellContent ( $model, $key, $index )
$model
$key
$index