Can jqGrid degrade gracefully?

Question

I read a lot of good things about jqGrid on SO and would like to know if it is well suited for a project I am going to working on.

We are currently looking at either sticking with asp.net classic or moving to asp.net mvc (my preference after a year working with it).

I like that jqGrid works as a JQuery plugin or as a purchasable version for classic asp.net, giving us the option to change somewhere down the line if we choose to.

From my reading I see the JQuery version uses javascript to setup the grid. Can this version be configured to degrade gracefully with javascript turned off? Can we create the table using C# and then lay the JS over the top for extra functionality?

Are there any gotchas I should be aware of choosing jqGrid as our application's grid?

If anyone would like any clarifications please leave a comment.

Answer 1

You can construct html table and then use tableToGrid (http://www.secondpersonplural.ca/jqgriddocs/_2h30t8wte.htm). In should work fine in every browser. You can also change tableToGrid script to match your needs, it is not hard.