Method: ActiveAdmin::Views::TableFor::Column#sort_key

Defined in:
lib/active_admin/views/components/table_for.rb

#sort_key ⇒ Object

Returns the key to be used for sorting this column

Defaults to the column’s method if its a symbol

column :username
# => Sort key will be set to 'username'

You can set the sort key by passing a string or symbol to the sortable option:

column :username, sortable: 'other_column_to_sort_on'



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# File 'lib/active_admin/views/components/table_for.rb', line 180

def sort_key
  # If boolean or nil, use the default sort key.
  if @options[:sortable].nil? || @options[:sortable] == true || @options[:sortable] == false
    sort_column_name
  else
    @options[:sortable].to_s
  end
end