1. Example Structure
2. Prerequisites
3. Gridview Scenarios
4. Scenario 1 Steps
5. Scenario 2 Steps
6. Scenario 3 Steps

This wiki explains how to add calculated fields into your Yii Framework 2.0 gridview with filtering and sorting.

Example Structure ¶

Let's say you have the following tables: ~~~ [sql] / Countries / CREATE TABLE tbl_country (

`id` INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT COMMENT 'Unique country identifier',
`country_name` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL COMMENT 'Country name',
 PRIMARY KEY (`id`)

) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Country master table';

/ Persons / CREATE TABLE tbl_person (

`id` INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT COMMENT 'Unique person identifier',
`first_name` VARCHAR(60) NOT NULL COMMENT 'First name',
`last_name` VARCHAR(60) NOT NULL COMMENT 'Last name',
`country_id` INT(11) COMMENT 'Residing Country',
`parent_id` INT(11) COMMENT 'Parent person identifier',
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)

) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='Person master table';

/ Foreign Key / ALTER TABLE tbl_person ADD CONSTRAINT tbl_person_FK1 FOREIGN KEY (country_id) REFERENCES tbl_country (id) , ADD INDEX tbl_person_FK1 (country_id ASC); ~~~

Prerequisites ¶

Generate your models and CRUD via Gii. You should now have the following model classes generated:

1. Person: The base model for _tblperson
2. PersonSearch: The search and filtering model for Person within gridview.
3. Country: The base model for _tblcountry.
4. CountrySearch: The search and filtering model for Country within gridview.

Gridview Scenarios ¶

Let's consider 2 scenarios you want to display in the GridView within the index view generated for Person.

Scenario 1: Calculated field from same table ¶

An example describing how to add a fullName column within the Person grid with sorting and filtering. The field fullName will be concatenation of _firstname and _lastname separated by space.

Scenario 2: Calculated field from related table ¶

An example describing how to add a countryName column within the Person grid with sorting and filtering. The field countryName will be generated based on _countryid using foreign key relation with the _tblcountry.

Scenario 3: Self Join to the same table ¶

An example describing how to add a parentName column within the Person grid with sorting and filtering. The field parentName will be the fullName based on self join of the _parentid column with id in the _tblperson.

Scenario 1 Steps ¶

STEP 1: Add a getter function to your base Person model:

Setup base model ¶

/* Getter for person full name */
public function getFullName() {
    return $this->first_name . ' ' . $this->last_name;
}

/* Your model attribute labels */
public function attributeLabels() {
    return [
        /* Your other attribute labels */
        'fullName' => Yii::t('app', 'Full Name')
    ];
}

STEP 2: Add an attribute fullName to your model PersonSearch and configure your rules.

Setup search model ¶

/* your calculated attribute */
public $fullName;

/* setup rules */
public function rules() {
   return [
    /* your other rules */
    [['fullName'], 'safe']
   ];
}

/**
 * setup search function for filtering and sorting 
 * based on fullName field
 */
public function search($params) {
    $query = Person::find();
    $dataProvider = new ActiveDataProvider([
        'query' => $query,
    ]);

    /**
     * Setup your sorting attributes
     * Note: This is setup before the $this->load($params) 
     * statement below
     */
    $dataProvider->setSort([
        'attributes' => [
            'id',
            'fullName' => [
                'asc' => ['first_name' => SORT_ASC, 'last_name' => SORT_ASC],
                'desc' => ['first_name' => SORT_DESC, 'last_name' => SORT_DESC],
                'label' => 'Full Name',
                'default' => SORT_ASC
            ],
            'country_id'
        ]
    ]);
    
    if (!($this->load($params) && $this->validate())) {
        return $dataProvider;
    }

    $this->addCondition($query, 'id');
    $this->addCondition($query, 'first_name', true);
    $this->addCondition($query, 'last_name', true);
    $this->addCondition($query, 'country_id');

    /* Setup your custom filtering criteria */
    
    // filter by person full name
    $query->andWhere('first_name LIKE "%' . $this->fullName . '%" ' .
        'OR last_name LIKE "%' . $this->fullName . '%"'
    );
    
    return $dataProvider;
}

STEP 3: Configure your gridview columns in your view index file

Setup view file ¶

echo GridView::widget([
    'dataProvider' => $dataProvider,
    'filterModel' => $searchModel,
    'columns' => [
        ['class' => 'yii\grid\SerialColumn'],
        'id',
        'fullName',
        ['class' => 'yii\grid\ActionColumn'],
    ]
]);

Voila, your fullName column in the grid view should be available for sort and filtering.

Scenario 2 Steps ¶

STEP 1: Ensure your Person model has a relation defined to the Country model. You can also implement a getter for CountryName.

Setup base model ¶

/* ActiveRelation */
public function getCountry()
{
    return $this->hasOne(Country::className(), ['id' => 'country_id']);
}
    
/* Getter for country name */
public function getCountryName() {
    return $this->country->country_name;
}

/* Your model attribute labels */
public function attributeLabels() {
    return [
        /* Your other attribute labels */
        'fullName' => Yii::t('app', 'Full Name'),
        'countryName' => Yii::t('app', 'Country Name')
    ];
}

STEP 2: Add an attribute countryName to your model PersonSearch and configure your rules.

Setup search model ¶

/* your calculated attribute */
public $countryName;

/* setup rules */
public function rules() {
   return [
    /* your other rules */
    [['countryName'], 'safe']
   ];
}

/**
 * setup search function for filtering and sorting 
 * based on `fullName` and `countryName` field
 */
public function search($params) {
    $query = Person::find();
    $dataProvider = new ActiveDataProvider([
        'query' => $query,
    ]);

    /**
     * Setup your sorting attributes
     * Note: This is setup before the $this->load($params) 
     * statement below
     */
     $dataProvider->setSort([
        'attributes' => [
            'id',
            'fullName' => [
                'asc' => ['first_name' => SORT_ASC, 'last_name' => SORT_ASC],
                'desc' => ['first_name' => SORT_DESC, 'last_name' => SORT_DESC],
                'label' => 'Full Name',
                'default' => SORT_ASC
            ],
            'countryName' => [
                'asc' => ['tbl_country.country_name' => SORT_ASC],
                'desc' => ['tbl_country.country_name' => SORT_DESC],
                'label' => 'Country Name'
            ]
        ]
    ]);
    
    if (!($this->load($params) && $this->validate())) {
        /**
         * The following line will allow eager loading with country data 
         * to enable sorting by country on initial loading of the grid.
         */ 
        $query->joinWith(['country']);
        return $dataProvider;
    }

    $this->addCondition($query, 'id');
    $this->addCondition($query, 'first_name', true);
    $this->addCondition($query, 'last_name', true);
    $this->addCondition($query, 'country_id');

    /* Add your filtering criteria */
    
    // filter by person full name
    $query->andWhere('first_name LIKE "%' . $this->fullName . '%" ' .
        'OR last_name LIKE "%' . $this->fullName . '%"'
    );

    // filter by country name
    $query->joinWith(['country' => function ($q) {
        $q->where('tbl_country.country_name LIKE "%' . $this->countryName . '%"');
    }]);
    
    return $dataProvider;
}

STEP 3: Configure your gridview columns in your view index file

Setup view file ¶

echo GridView::widget([
    'dataProvider' => $dataProvider,
    'filterModel' => $searchModel,
    'columns' => [
        ['class' => 'yii\grid\SerialColumn'],
        'id',
        'fullName',
        'countryName',
        ['class' => 'yii\grid\ActionColumn'],
    ]
]);

Voila, yes now, your countryName column as well in the grid view should be available for sort and filtering.

Scenario 3 Steps ¶

STEP 1: Ensure your Person model has a self join relation defined to itself. You can also implement a getter for ParentName.

Setup base model ¶

/* ActiveRelation */
public function getParent() {
    return $this->hasOne(self::classname(), 
           ['parent_id' => 'id'])->
           from(self::tableName() . ' AS parent');
}

/* Getter for person full name */
public function getFullName() {
    return $this->first_name . ' ' . $this->last_name;
}
   
/* Getter for parent name */
public function getParentName() {
    return $this->parent->fullName;
}

/* Your model attribute labels */
public function attributeLabels() {
    return [
        /* Your other attribute labels */
        'parentName' => Yii::t('app', 'Parent Name'),
        'fullName' => Yii::t('app', 'Full Name')
    ];
}

STEP 2: Add an attribute parentName to your model PersonSearch and configure your rules.

Setup search model attributes for search ¶

/* your calculated attribute */
public $parentName;

/* setup rules */
public function rules() {
   return [
    /* your other rules */
    [['parentName'], 'safe']
   ];
}

/**
 * setup search function for filtering and sorting 
 * based on `parentName` field
 */
public function search($params) {
    $query = Person::find();
    $dataProvider = new ActiveDataProvider([
        'query' => $query,
    ]);

    /**
     * Setup your sorting attributes
     * Note: This is setup before the $this->load($params) 
     * statement below
     */
     $dataProvider->setSort([
        'attributes' => [
            'id',
            'parentName' => [
                'asc' => [
                    'parent.first_name' => SORT_ASC, 
                    'parent.last_name' => SORT_ASC
                 ],
                'desc' => [
                     'parent.first_name' => SORT_DESC, 
                     'parent.last_name' => SORT_DESC
                 ],
                'label' => 'Parent Name',
                'default' => SORT_ASC
            ],
            'fullName' => [
                'asc' => ['first_name' => SORT_ASC, 'last_name' => SORT_ASC],
                'desc' => ['first_name' => SORT_DESC, 'last_name' => SORT_DESC],
                'label' => 'Full Name',
                'default' => SORT_ASC
            ],
            'country_id'
        ]
    ]);
    
    if (!($this->load($params) && $this->validate())) {
        /**
         * The following line will allow eager loading with parent data 
         * to enable sorting by parent on initial loading of the grid.
         */ 
        $query->joinWith(['parent']);
        return $dataProvider;
    }

    $this->addCondition($query, 'id');
    $this->addCondition($query, 'first_name', true);
    $this->addCondition($query, 'last_name', true);
    $this->addCondition($query, 'country_id');
    $this->addCondition($query, 'parent_id');

    /* Add your filtering criteria */

    // filter by parent name
    $query->joinWith(['parent' => function ($q) {
        $q->where('parent.first_name LIKE "%' . $this->parentName . '%" ' .
        'OR parent.last_name LIKE "%' . $this->parentName . '%"');
    }]);
    
    return $dataProvider;
}

STEP 3: Edit your addCondition function in the model PersonSearch

Setup search model condition ¶

protected function addCondition($query, $attribute, $partialMatch = false)
{
    if (($pos = strrpos($attribute, '.')) !== false) {
        $modelAttribute = substr($attribute, $pos + 1);
    } else {
        $modelAttribute = $attribute;
    }

    $value = $this->$modelAttribute;
    if (trim($value) === '') {
        return;
    }
    
    /* 
     * The following line is additionally added for right aliasing
     * of columns so filtering happen correctly in the self join
     */
    $attribute = "tbl_person.$attribute";

    if ($partialMatch) {
        $query->andWhere(['like', $attribute, $value]);
    } else {
        $query->andWhere([$attribute => $value]);
    }
}

STEP 4: Configure your gridview columns in your view index file

Setup view file ¶

echo GridView::widget([
    'dataProvider' => $dataProvider,
    'filterModel' => $searchModel,
    'columns' => [
        ['class' => 'yii\grid\SerialColumn'],
        'id',
        'fullName',
        'parentName',
        ['class' => 'yii\grid\ActionColumn'],
    ]
]);

Voila, yes now, your parentName column as well in the grid view should be available for sort and filtering.