vaadin / vaadin/framework

[Grid] API to focus a cell

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Description

It would be useful to have the ability to set focused cell from the server side. For example, after changing some values in an associative interface, navigate a user to the certain cell in the Grid. Or focus cell after context click.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Grid component's server-side API and its cell interaction entry points. Review how a cell is identified and how focus is currently handled; done means the server can request focus for a specified cell in the described value-change and context-click flows.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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