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updateData
updateData(newDataSource:Object)
Connects to a new data source whereas filtering, sorting, etc. remain the same.
Parameters
Gets newDataSource object as an input parameter. This object can have the following properties:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| filename | String | optional The URL to JSON or CSV file. Also can be the URL to the server-side script generating the data. |
| fieldSeparator | String | optional Specific field delimiter for CSV data. By default, WebDataRocks can parse comma-separated values or semicolon-separated values. For all other cases, fieldSeparator should be specified. |
| data | String | optional Property to specify JSON data. WebDataRocks supports a certain kind of JSON data – array of objects, where each object is an unordered collection of KEY/VALUE pairs. |
Example
Connect to a new CSV file in WebDataRocks reporting tool: