Bean Shell Formatter allows you to write custom Java code to transform values on the datalist column.

Figure 1: Bean Shell Formatter Properties


NameDescription
Script

Script in Java.

Injected variables available for consumption are:-

  • datalist
  • column
  • row
  • value

Returns a String.

value = value + "append this text to every column value";
 
return value;

 

It is also possible to inject hash variables into the values.

value = value + " #currentUser.firstName#";
 
return value;