Immutable mode in EJ2 JavaScript Grid control

13 Apr 202316 minutes to read
The immutable mode optimizes the Grid re-rendering performance by using the object reference and deep compare concept. When performing the Grid actions, it will only re-render the modified or newly added rows and prevent the re-rendering of the unchanged rows.
To enable this feature, you have to set the enableImmutableMode property as true.
This feature uses the primary key value for data comparison. So, you need to provide the isPrimaryKey column.
index.js
index.html
ej.grids.Grid.Inject(ej.grids.Page);
var immutableStart;
var normalStart;
var primaryKey = 0;
var immutableInit = true;
var init = true;
var immutableGrid = new ej.grids.Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowPaging: true,
    pageSettings: { pageSize: 50 },
    enableImmutableMode: true,
    beforeDataBound: function() {
        immutableStart = new Date().getTime();
    },
    dataBound: function() {
        var val = immutableInit ? '' : new Date().getTime() - immutableStart;
        document.getElementById('immutableDelete').innerHTML = 'Immutable rendering Time: ' + "<b>" + val + "</b>" + '<b>ms</b>';
        immutableStart = 0; immutableInit = false;
    },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', isPrimaryKey: true, textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
        { field: 'ProductName', headerText: 'Product Name', width: 160 },
        { field: 'ProductID', headerText: 'Product ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 120 },
        { field: 'CustomerName', headerText: 'Customer Name', width: 160 }
    ],
    height: 240
});
immutableGrid.appendTo('#immutable');

document.getElementById('delete').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
    immutableGrid.dataSource.splice(0, 5);
    normalGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: immutableGrid.dataSource });
    immutableGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: immutableGrid.dataSource });
});

document.getElementById('addtop').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
    var addedRecords = [
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Chai', 'ProductID': 'Sasquatch Ale', 'CustomerID': 'QUEDE', 'CustomerName': 'Yoshi Tannamuri'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Georg Pipps', 'ProductID': 'Valkoinen suklaa', 'CustomerID': 'RATTC', 'CustomerName': 'Martín Sommer'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Yoshi Tannamuri', 'ProductID': 'Gula Malacca', 'CustomerID': 'COMMI', 'CustomerName': 'Ann Devon'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Palle Ibsen', 'ProductID': 'Rogede sild', 'CustomerID': 'RATTC', 'CustomerName': 'Paula Wilson'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Francisco Chang', 'ProductID': 'Mascarpone Fabioli', 'CustomerID': 'ROMEY', 'CustomerName': 'Jose Pavarotti'}
        ]
    var aData = addedRecords.concat(immutableGrid.dataSource);
    normalGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: aData });
    immutableGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: aData });
});

document.getElementById('addbottom').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
    var addedRecords = [
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Chai', 'ProductID': 'Sasquatch Ale', 'CustomerID': 'QUEDE', 'CustomerName': 'Yoshi Tannamuri'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Georg Pipps', 'ProductID': 'Valkoinen suklaa', 'CustomerID': 'RATTC', 'CustomerName': 'Martín Sommer'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Yoshi Tannamuri', 'ProductID': 'Gula Malacca', 'CustomerID': 'COMMI', 'CustomerName': 'Ann Devon'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Palle Ibsen', 'ProductID': 'Rogede sild', 'CustomerID': 'RATTC', 'CustomerName': 'Paula Wilson'},
            {'OrderID': ++primaryKey, 'ProductName': 'Francisco Chang', 'ProductID': 'Mascarpone Fabioli', 'CustomerID': 'ROMEY', 'CustomerName': 'Jose Pavarotti'}
        ]
    var aData = immutableGrid.dataSource.concat(addedRecords);
    normalGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: aData });
    immutableGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: aData });
});

document.getElementById('reverse').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
    var aData = immutableGrid.dataSource.reverse();
    normalGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: aData });
    immutableGrid.setProperties({ dataSource: aData });
});

document.getElementById('paging').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
    var totalPage = immutableGrid.dataSource.length / immutableGrid.pageSettings.pageSize;
    var page = Math.floor(Math.random() * totalPage) + 1;
    normalGrid.setProperties({ pageSettings: { currentPage: page } });
    immutableGrid.setProperties({ pageSettings: { currentPage: page } });
});

var normalGrid = new ej.grids.Grid({
    dataSource: data,
    allowPaging: true,
    pageSettings: { pageSize: 50 },
    beforeDataBound: function() {
        normalStart = new Date().getTime();
    },
    dataBound: function() {
        var val = init ? '' : new Date().getTime() - normalStart;
        document.getElementById('normalDelete').innerHTML = 'Normal rendering Time: ' + "<b>" + val + "</b>" + '<b>ms</b>';
        normalStart = 0; init = false;
    },
    columns: [
        { field: 'OrderID', headerText: 'Order ID', isPrimaryKey: true, textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
        { field: 'ProductName', headerText: 'Product Name', width: 160 },
        { field: 'ProductID', headerText: 'Product ID', textAlign: 'Right', width: 120 },
        { field: 'CustomerID', headerText: 'Customer ID', width: 120 },
        { field: 'CustomerName', headerText: 'Customer Name', width: 160 }
    ],
    height: 240
});
normalGrid.appendTo('#normal');
<!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/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">



    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">


    
    
    
    <style>
        .immutablegrid,
        .normalgrid {
            pointer-events: none;
        }
    </style>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.2.4/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container">
        <script id="template" type="text/x-template">
            <div class="image">
                <img src="${Id}.png" alt="${Id}" />
            </div>
        </script>
        <table>
            <tbody>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        <span id="immutableDelete"></span>
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        <span id="normalDelete"></span>
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        <div>
                            <button id="addtop" class="e-control e-btn e-lib e-info">Add 5 rows at top</button>
                            <button id="addbottom" class="e-control e-btn e-lib e-info">Add 5 rows at bottom</button>
                            <button id="delete" class="e-control e-btn e-lib e-info">Delete 5 rows</button>
                            <button id="reverse" class="e-control e-btn e-lib e-info">Sort Order ID</button>
                            <button id="paging" class="e-control e-btn e-lib e-info">Paging</button>
                        </div>
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        <span><b>Immutable Grid</b></span>
                        <div id="immutable" class="immutablegrid"></div>
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        <span><b>Normal Grid</b></span>
                        <div id="normal" class="normalgrid"></div>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
        </table>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>
Limitations

The following features are not supported in the immutable mode:
Frozen rows and columns
Row Template
Detail Template
Hierarchy Grid
Column reorder
Virtual scroll
Infinite scroll
Grouping