Required library edition:
Required library file: dhtmlxgrid_group.js

group grid content by values of specified column

• ind - {number} column index to group by
• mask - {array} optional, array, each value of which is mapped to the related column. The possible values are:
  • title - will be used for group-key;
  • cspan - organize colspan with a sibling cell (the same as in cspan in header);
  • stat_total - calculates total of values for the group;
  • stat_max - calculates maximum value in the group;
  • stat_min - calculates minimum value in the group;
  • stat_average - calculates average value in the group;
  • stat_count - calculates count of records in the group.

   //minimal parameters set. Group rows by second column
   mygrid.groupBy(1);
   //maximal parameters set
   mygrid.groupBy(2,["#stat_max","#title","","#stat_total","","#cspan","#cspan","#cspan"]);

Note: this method is incompatible with enableSmartRendering, enablePaging and enableDistributedParsing methods

See also: collapseAllGroups, collapseGroup, expandAllGroups, expandGroup