Grouping in EJ2 TypeScript Grid control

7 May 202524 minutes to read

The grouping feature in the Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid allows you to organize data into a hierarchical structure, making it easier to expand and collapse records. You can group the columns by simply dragging and dropping the column header to the group drop area. To enable grouping in the grid, you need to set the allowGrouping property to true. Additionally, you can customize the grouping options using the groupSettings property.

To use the Grouping feature, need to inject Group in the grid.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

You can group and ungroup columns in the Grid by using the groupColumn and ungroupColumn methods respectively.

To disable grouping for a specific column, set the columns->allowGrouping to false.

Initial group

To enable initial grouping in the Grid, you can use the groupSettings property and set the groupSettings->columns property to an array of column names(field of the column) that you want to group by. This feature is particularly useful when working with large datasets, as it allows you to quickly organize and analyze the data based on specific criteria.

The following example demonstrates how to set an initial grouping for the CustomerID and ShipCity columns during the initial rendering grid, by using the groupSettings.columns property.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { columns: ['CustomerID', 'ShipCity'] },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

You can group by multiple columns by specifying an array of column names in the columns property of the groupSettings.

Prevent grouping for particular column

The Grid control provides the ability to prevent grouping for a particular column. This can be useful when you have certain columns that you do not want to be included in the grouping process. It can be achieved by setting the allowGrouping property of the particular column to false. The following example demonstrates, how to disable grouping for CustomerID column.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID',allowGrouping: false, width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Hide drop area

By default, the Grid provides a drop area for grouping columns. This drop area allows you to drag and drop columns to group and ungroup them. However, in some cases, you may want to prevent ungrouping or further grouping a column after initial grouping.

To hide the drop area in the Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid, you can set the groupSettings->showDropArea property to false.

In the following example, the EJ2 Toggle Switch Button control is added to hide or show the drop area. When the switch is toggled, the change event is triggered and the groupSettings.showDropArea property of the grid is updated accordingly.

index.ts
index.html
import { Switch, ChangeEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { Grid, Group,GroupSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { showDropArea: true, columns: ['CustomerID', 'ShipCity'] },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

let toggle: Switch = new Switch({
    change: onSwitchChange,
    checked: true,
  });
  toggle.appendTo('#switch');

function onSwitchChange(args: ChangeEventArgs)
{
    if (args.checked) {
        (grid.groupSettings as GroupSettingsModel).showDropArea = true;
      } else {
        (grid.groupSettings as GroupSettingsModel).showDropArea = false;
      }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div>
            <label style="padding: 10px 10px">Hide or show drop area</label>
            <input type="checkbox" id="switch">
          </div>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

By default, the group drop area will be shown only if there is at least one column available to group.

Show the grouped column

The Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid has a default behavior where the grouped column is hidden, to provide a cleaner and more focused view of your data. However, if you prefer to show the grouped column in the grid, you can achieve this by setting the groupSettings->showGroupedColumn property to true.

In the following example, the EJ2 Toggle Switch Button control is added to hide or show the grouped columns. When the switch is toggled, the change event is triggered and the groupSettings.showGroupedColumn property of the grid is updated accordingly.

index.ts
index.html
import { Switch, ChangeEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { Grid, Group, GroupSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { showGroupedColumn: true, columns: ['CustomerID', 'ShipCity'] },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

let toggle: Switch = new Switch({
    change: onSwitchChange,
});
toggle.appendTo('#switch');

function onSwitchChange(args: ChangeEventArgs) {
    if (args.checked) {
        (grid.groupSettings as GroupSettingsModel).showGroupedColumn = false;
    } else {
        (grid.groupSettings as GroupSettingsModel).showGroupedColumn = true;
    }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div>
            <label style="padding: 10px 10px">Hide or show grouped columns</label>
            <input type="checkbox" id="switch">
          </div>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Reordering on grouped columns

The Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid allows you to easily reorder the grouped columns by dragging and dropping the grouped header cells in the group drag area. By changing the order of the grouped columns, the corresponding changes are automatically reflected in the grouping hierarchy of the grid. The grid dynamically adjusts the grouping based on the reordered columns in the group drag area. Additionally, you can also drop new columns into specific positions within the group drag area.

To enable this feature, you have to set the groupSettings->allowReordering property as true. This is demonstrated in the sample below.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { columns:  ['ShipCity'], allowReordering: true },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Sort grouped columns in descending order during initial grouping

By default, grouped columns are sorted in ascending order. However, you can sort them in descending order during initial grouping by setting the field and direction in the sortSettings->columns property.

The following example demonstrates how to sort the CustomerID column by setting the sortSettings.columns property to Descending during the initial grouping of the grid.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group, Sort } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group,Sort);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    allowSorting: true,
    groupSettings: { columns:  ['CustomerID'] }, 
    sortSettings: { columns:  [{ field: 'CustomerID', direction: 'Descending' }] },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Group with paging

The Grid control supports grouping columns with paging feature. When grouping is applied, the grid displays aggregated information and total items based on the current page. However, by default, the group footer and group caption footer does not consider the aggregated information and total items from other pages. To get additional details from other pages, set the groupSettings->disablePageWiseAggregates property to false.

If remote data is bound to grid dataSource, two requests will be sent when performing grouping action one for getting the grouped data and another for getting aggregate details and total items count.

Group by format

By default, columns are grouped by the data or value present for the particular row. However, you can also group numeric or datetime columns based on the specified format. To enable this feature, you need to set the enableGroupByFormat property of the corresponding grid column. This feature allows you to group numeric or datetime columns based on a specific format.

The following example demonstrates how to perform a group action using the enableGroupByFormat property for the OrderDate and Freight columns of the grid.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { showDropArea: false, columns: ['OrderDate', 'Freight'] },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'OrderDate', headerText: 'Order Date', format: 'yMMM', enableGroupByFormat: true, width: 100 },
        { field: 'Freight', headerText: 'Freight', format: 'C2', enableGroupByFormat: true, width: 80 }
    ],
    height: 315
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Numeric columns can be grouped based on formats such as currency or percentage, while datetime columns can be grouped based on specific date or time formats.

Collapse all grouped rows at initial rendering

The Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid offers a convenient feature to expand or collapse grouped rows, allowing you to control the visibility of grouped data. The option is useful when dealing with a large dataset that contains many groups, and there is a need to provide a summarized view by initially hiding the details.

To collapse all grouped rows at the initial rendering of the Grid using the dataBound event along with the collapseAll method.

The following example demonstrates how to collapse all grouped rows at the initial rendering.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let initial = true;

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    dataBound: dataBound,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: {columns: ['ShipCity']},
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

function dataBound() {
    if (initial === true) {
        (grid.groupModule  as Group).collapseAll();
        initial = false;
    }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

You can also collapse all the grouped rows at the initial rendering using the groupCollapseAll method inside the dataBound event. This is demonstrated in the below code snippet,

    function dataBound() {
        if (initial === true) {
            (grid.groupModule as Group).collapseAll();
            initial = false;
        }
    }

The collapse all approach is suggested for a limited number of records since collapsing every grouped record takes some time. If you have a large dataset, it is recommended to use lazy-load grouping. This approach is also applicable for the groupExpandAll method.

Group or ungroup column externally

By default, the Syncfusion^® Grid supports interaction-oriented column grouping, where users manually group columns by dragging and dropping them into the grouping area of the grid. Grid provides an ability to group and ungroup a column using groupColumn and ungroupColumn methods. These methods provide a programmatic approach to perform column grouping and ungrouping.

The following example demonstrates how to group and upgroup the columns in a grid. It utilizes the DropDownList control to select the column. When an external button is clicked, the groupColumn and ungroupColumn methods are called to group or ungroup the selected column.

index.ts
index.html
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { DropDownList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns';
import { Grid, Group, Sort } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group, Sort);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
  dataSource: data,
  allowGrouping: true,
  allowSorting: true,
  groupSettings: { showDropArea: false, columns: ['CustomerID', 'ShipName'] },
  columns: [
    { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
    { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
    { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
    { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 },
  ],
  height: 267,
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

let columns = [
  { text: 'CustomerID', value: 'CustomerID' },
  { text: 'OrderID', value: 'OrderID' },
  { text: 'ShipCity', value: 'ShipCity' },
  { text: 'ShipName', value: 'ShipName' },
];

let fields:Object = { text: 'text', value: 'value' };

let dropdown: DropDownList = new DropDownList({
  value: 'CustomerID',
  popupHeight: '240px',
  width: 120,
  dataSource: columns,
  fields: fields,
});
dropdown.appendTo('#dropdowns');

let button: Button = new Button({
    content: 'Group Column',
})
button.appendTo('#group');

(document.getElementById('group') as HTMLElement).onclick=function()
{
    grid.groupColumn((dropdown as DropDownList).value);
}

let buttonUngroup: Button = new Button({
    content: 'Ungroup Column',
})
buttonUngroup.appendTo('#ungroup');


(document.getElementById('ungroup')  as HTMLElement).onclick=function()
{
    grid.ungroupColumn((dropdown as DropDownList).value);
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div style="padding-bottom: 10px">
            <label padding: 30px 20px 0 0>Column name: </label>
            <input type="text" tabindex="1" id="dropdowns" />
        </div>
        <button ejs-button style="margin-top: 10px " id="group" cssClass="e-outline" >
     
          </button>
          <button ejs-button style="margin-top: 10px " id="ungroup" cssClass="e-outline" >
     
        </button>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Expand or collapse externally

The Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid offers a convenient feature to expand or collapse grouped rows, allowing you to control the visibility of grouped data. This section will provide guidance on enabling this functionality and integrating it into your application using the Grid properties and methods.

Expand or collapse all grouped rows

Grid provides an ability to expand or collapse grouped rows using groupExpandAll and groupCollapseAll methods respectively.

In the following example, the EJ2 Toggle Switch Button control is added to expand or collapse grouped rows. When the switch is toggled, the change event is triggered and the groupExpandAll and groupCollapseAll methods are called to expand or collapse grouped rows.

index.ts
index.html
import { Switch, ChangeEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { Grid, Group } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowGrouping: true,
    groupSettings: { showDropArea: false, columns: ['CustomerID', 'ShipCity'] },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
        { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 }
    ],
    height: 267
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

let toggle: Switch = new Switch({
    change: onSwitchChange,
  });
  toggle.appendTo('#switch');

function onSwitchChange(args: ChangeEventArgs)
{
  if (args.checked) {
      grid.groupCollapseAll();
    } else {
      grid.groupExpandAll();
    }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div>
            <label style="padding: 10px 10px">Expand or collapse rows </label>
            <input type="checkbox" id="switch">
          </div>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Expand or collapse selected grouped row

Expanding or collapsing selected grouped rows in a Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid involves implementing the functionality to expand or collapse grouped records programatically.

To enable the expand and collapse functionality for grouped rows in a grid, you can utilize the expandCollapseRows method. This method is designed to handle two scenarios such as expanding collapsed grouped records and collapsing expanded grouped records.

To implement this functionality, follow these steps:

Include an input element to capture the grouped row index.
Add a button element with a click event binding to trigger the onExpandCollapseButtonClick method. This method retrieve the grouped rows from the grid’s content table using the querySelectorAll method.
Check if there are any grouped rows available.
If grouped rows exist, locate the group caption element based on the entered row index.
Call the expandCollapseRows method of the grid’s group module, passing the group caption element to toggle its expand/collapse state.

The following example demonstrates the function that collapses the selected row using an external button click.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group,GroupSettingModel} from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
  dataSource: data,
  allowGrouping: true,
  groupSettings: { showDropArea: false, columns: ['CustomerID'] },
  columns: [
    { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 90 },
    { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 100 },
    { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 100 },
    { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 120 },
  ],
  height: 240,
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

let button: Button = new Button({
  content: 'Collapse or Expand Row',
})
button.appendTo('#button');

let message = document.getElementById('message');

(document.getElementById('button') as HTMLElement).onclick = () => {
  let groupedRows = Array.from(
    (grid.getContentTable() as HTMLTableElement).querySelectorAll('.e-recordplusexpand, .e-recordpluscollapse'));
  let groupedRowIndex = parseInt((document.getElementById('rowIndex') as HTMLInputElement).value);
  if (groupedRows.length >= 0 && groupedRowIndex < groupedRows.length) {
    (message as HTMLElement).innerHTML = '';
    let groupCaptionElement = groupedRows[groupedRowIndex];
    (grid.groupModule as GroupSettingModel).expandCollapseRows(groupCaptionElement);
  }
  else {
    (message as HTMLElement).innerHTML = 'The entered index exceeds the total number of grouped rows. Please enter a valid grouped index.';
  }
};
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div style="display: flex">
            <input type="number" id="rowIndex" placeholder="Enter Grouped Row Index"/>
            <button ejs-button id="button" cssClass="e-outline">Collapse or Expand Row</button>
        </div>
          <br />
          <div>
            <p style="color: red" id="message"></p>
          </div>
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Clear grouping

The clear grouping feature in the Syncfusion^® EJ2 TypeScript Grid allows you to removing all the grouped columns from the grid. This feature provides a convenient way to clear the grouping of columns in your application.

To clear all the grouped columns in the Grid, you can utilize the clearGrouping method of the grid.

The following example demonstrates how to clear the grouping using clearGrouping method in the external button click.

index.ts
index.html
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
import { Grid, Group} from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
  dataSource: data,
  allowGrouping: true,
  groupSettings:  {  columns: ['CustomerID', 'ShipCity']  },
  columns: [
    { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
    { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 150 },
    { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 150 },
    { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 150 },
  ],
  height: 267,
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

let button: Button = new Button({
  content: 'CLEAR GROUPING',
})
button.appendTo('#button');

(document.getElementById('button') as HTMLElement).onclick=function()
{
  grid.clearGrouping();
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-notifications/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <br>
        <button ejs-button  id="button" cssClass="e-outline" >
        </button>  <br><br>
      
        <div id='Grid'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Grouping Events

The Grid control provides two events that are triggered during the group action such as actionBegin and actionComplete. The actionBegin event is triggered before the group action starts, and the actionComplete event is triggered after the group action is completed. You can use these events to perform any custom action based on the grouping.

actionBegin event: actionBegin event is triggered before the group action begins. It provides a way to perform any necessary operations before the group action takes place. This event provides a parameter that contains the current grid state, including the current group field name, requestType information and etc.
actionComplete event: actionComplete event is triggered after the group action is completed. It provides a way to perform any necessary operations after the group action has taken place. This event provides a parameter that contains the current grid state, including the grouped data and column information and etc.

The following example demonstrates how the actionBegin and actionComplete events work when grouping is performed. The actionBegin event is used to cancel the grouping of the OrderID column. The actionComplete event is used to display a message.

index.ts
index.html
import { Grid, Group,GroupEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-grids';
import { data } from './datasource.ts';

Grid.Inject(Group);

let grid: Grid = new Grid({
  dataSource: data,
  allowGrouping: true,
  actionComplete: actionComplete,
  actionBegin: actionBegin,
  columns: [
    { field: 'OrderID',headerText: 'Order ID',textAlign: 'Right',width: 120},
    { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 150 },
    { field: 'ShipCity', headerText: 'Ship City', width: 150 },
    { field: 'ShipName', headerText: 'Ship Name', width: 150 },
  ],
  height: 267,
});
grid.appendTo('#Grid');

function actionBegin(args: GroupEventArgs) 
{
  if (args.requestType === 'grouping' && args.columnName === 'OrderID') 
  {
    args.cancel = true;
  }
}

let message = document.getElementById('message');

function actionComplete(args: GroupEventArgs) {
  if(args.requestType === 'grouping')
  {
    (message as HTMLElement).innerHTML = args.requestType + ' action completed for ' + args.columnName + ' column';
  } else 
  {
    (message as HTMLElement).innerHTML = '';
  }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Grid</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript Grid Control" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-grids/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-buttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-popups/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-navigations/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-lists/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-inputs/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-calendars/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" /> 
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/29.1.33/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet" />  
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div style="margin-left:100px;"><p style="color:red;" id="message"></p></div>
        <div id='Grid'></div>        
    </div>
</body>
</html>

The args.requestType property represents the name of the current action being performed. For instance, during grouping, the args.requestType value will be grouping.

Limitations

Grouping is not compatible with the following features:
1. Autofill