Particular columns can be excluded in exported document.
Documentation<h:form> <p:dataTable id="tbl" var="car" value="#{dataExporterView.cars}" paginator="true" rows="10"> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Id" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.id}" /> </p:column> <p:column exportable="false"> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Year" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.year}" /> </p:column> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Brand" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.brand}" /> </p:column> <p:column exportable="false"> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Color" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.color}" /> </p:column> </p:dataTable> <h:commandLink id="excel"> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/excel.png" /> <p:dataExporter type="xls" target="tbl" fileName="cars" /> </h:commandLink> <h:commandLink> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/xlsx.png" width="24"/> <p:dataExporter type="xlsxstream" target="tbl" fileName="cars" /> </h:commandLink> <h:commandLink id="pdf"> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/pdf.png" /> <p:dataExporter type="pdf" target="tbl" fileName="cars" /> </h:commandLink> <h:commandLink id="csv"> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/csv.png" /> <p:dataExporter type="csv" target="tbl" fileName="cars" /> </h:commandLink> <h:commandLink id="xml"> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/xml.png" /> <p:dataExporter type="xml" target="tbl" fileName="cars" /> </h:commandLink> </h:form>
@Named @RequestScoped public class DataExporterView implements Serializable { private List<Car> cars; private Exporter<DataTable> textExporter; @Inject private CarService service; @PostConstruct public void init() { cars = service.createCars(100); textExporter = new TextExporter(); } public List<Car> getCars() { return cars; } public void setService(CarService service) { this.service = service; } public Exporter<DataTable> getTextExporter() { return textExporter; } public void setTextExporter(Exporter<DataTable> textExporter) { this.textExporter = textExporter; } }
@Named @ApplicationScoped public class CarService { private final static String[] colors; private final static String[] brands; static { colors = new String[10]; colors[0] = "Black"; colors[1] = "White"; colors[2] = "Green"; colors[3] = "Red"; colors[4] = "Blue"; colors[5] = "Orange"; colors[6] = "Silver"; colors[7] = "Yellow"; colors[8] = "Brown"; colors[9] = "Maroon"; brands = new String[10]; brands[0] = "BMW"; brands[1] = "Mercedes"; brands[2] = "Volvo"; brands[3] = "Audi"; brands[4] = "Renault"; brands[5] = "Fiat"; brands[6] = "Volkswagen"; brands[7] = "Honda"; brands[8] = "Jaguar"; brands[9] = "Ford"; } public List<Car> createCars(int size) { List<Car> list = new ArrayList<Car>(); for(int i = 0 ; i < size ; i++) { list.add(new Car(getRandomId(), getRandomBrand(), getRandomYear(), getRandomColor(), getRandomPrice(), getRandomSoldState())); } return list; } private String getRandomId() { return UUID.randomUUID().toString().substring(0, 8); } private int getRandomYear() { return (int) (Math.random() * 50 + 1960); } private String getRandomColor() { return colors[(int) (Math.random() * 10)]; } private String getRandomBrand() { return brands[(int) (Math.random() * 10)]; } private int getRandomPrice() { return (int) (Math.random() * 100000); } private boolean getRandomSoldState() { return (Math.random() > 0.5) ? true: false; } public List<String> getColors() { return Arrays.asList(colors); } public List<String> getBrands() { return Arrays.asList(brands); } }