how to find column index using dataIndex Extjs 4

Question

Well in ExtJS 3 i used the following code:

grid.getColumnModel().findColumnIndex(\"Tasks\")

I tried finding it on the api docs, but no luck...so how

Answer 1

You can use the component query:

var fname = grid.down('[dataIndex=firstname]');

It took a while to work that out - there doesnt seem to be an example in the docs. ;-)