vaadin / vaadin/framework

Programmatically open the editor in Grid for an item based on the item

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candidate enhancement needs design
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Description

Challenge is with knowing the index of the item in the grid, since that is not known on the server side. This would require also scrollToItem(T item) to work also

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Research direction

Start by examining the Grid editor behavior and the scrollToItem(T item) entry point mentioned in the issue. Trace how an item could be identified and opened without a server-side grid index; done means an item can be programmatically scrolled to and opened in the editor.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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