Question

I have created a grid in Magento and there is a column which is not coming from database instead I have computed it’s value from other columns using renderer.
lets say custom column in grid is total = columnA from DB – columnB from DB, have to sort the grid based on custom column.
I overrided setCollectionToOrder function in my grid., sorted the collection received from prepareCollection function and put the sorted collection in new collection object but I then my grid doesnt show any row , though I can echo the sorted collection and it works fine but no rows come in grid.

   protected function _setCollectionOrder($column)

    {
        $collection = $this->getCollection();
        if ($collection) {
             switch ($column->getId()) {
                  case 'total':

                    $arr = array();
                    foreach($collection as $item)  { 
                        $colA= $item->getcolumnA();
                        $colB= $item->getcolumnB()


                        $total=  $colA- $colB

                        $item->setTotal($total);            
                        $arr[$i] = $item;   $i++    ;        
                    }


                        if($column->getDir()=='asc') {
                            $sorted = usort($arr, array('Grid_Class', '_cmpAscTotal'));
                        } else {
                            $sorted = usort($arr, array('Grid_Class', '_cmpDescTotal'));                
                        }
                        $collection = $this->_tempCollection(); // A blank collection 

                        for($i=0;$i<count($arr);$i++)   {   
                            $arr[$i]->setTotal(1);  
                            $collection->addItem($arr[$i]);                         
                        }   
                        $this->setCollection($collection);  


                    break;
                default:
                    parent::_setCollectionOrder($column);
                    break;
            }
        }
        return $this;
    }

tempCollection function just gives me a blank collection object (same what prepare collection function gives)
_cmpAscTotal is callback function which defines my custom sorting.

protected function _prepareCollection()

    {
         $collection  = Mage::getModel('module/model')->getCollection();
$collection->getSelect()->joinLeft(array('table1' => 'table1'),
                                             'table1.sku = main_table.sku_id',
                                             Array('columnA, columnB, (1) as total')
                                            );
        $this->setCollection($collection);
        return parent::_prepareCollection();    
        }

Is there a better way of achieving sorted collection on a custom column, if not what I am doing wrong while modifying the collection that grid becomes empty

Answer 1

Thanks Zyava
I had to do it like –

    $arr = $this->getCollection()->getItems();
    if($dir=='asc') {
        $sorted = usort($arr, array('Grid_Class', '_cmpAscSuggestion'));
    } else {
        $sorted = usort($arr, array('Grid_Class', '_cmpDescSuggestion'));               
    }
    $this->getCollection()->setItems($arrt); // created a set item function in collection class for this module.

It sorts the items in collection.