Difference between Datagrid and CellTable in GWT

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What is the difference between the Datagrid and Celltable?

I know that following major differences

Datagrid provides RequiresResize.onResize() functionality while celltable does not give this
Datagrid headers are fixed and do not move while scrolling the content. But i want to know is this much difference is enough that they made a whole new widget.

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 17 '13 at 10:58

Your listed reasons are enough. They work similarly internally and you can track across google groups discussion for more more or less same information - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/google-web-toolkit/PBhu6RtP4G8

We choose DataGrid as it plays well with responsive design with scroll appearing nicely tucked into grid instead of outside. I do feel CellTable is redundant.

Manolo Carrasco Moñino · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-17T14:20:05.813

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Yes, those and other differences make the need of a new widget.

DataGrid is thought to be included in a ProvidesResize hierarchy (Layout panels), and it explicitly requires to set a fixed width when you dont put it in a ProvidesResize widget.

As you can see, in GWT, for certain things, there are two implementations of the same widget depending on the app layout (Basic or Layout panels).

edited Apr 17 '13 at 14:20

answered Apr 17 '13 at 11:10

Manolo Carrasco Moñino

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DataGrid doesn't require that its width to be set. Its a wrong info – Abhijith Nagaraja Apr 17 '13 at 12:59
IIRC, it needs to set a width unless it is in a ProvidesResize widget, but I can be wrong. – Manolo Carrasco Moñino Apr 17 '13 at 14:22

Difference between Datagrid and CellTable in GWT

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