p:datatable sort language with responsive reflow = “true”

Question

How can I change the language for Sorting on PF DataTable component with reflow = \"true\" (so responsive Datatable)?

The problem is that on mobile screen, we can sort d

Answer 1

I never ran into this or used it, but I know the source is open. So I went to the javascript file for the datatable. There I searched for 'Ascending' and via this.ascMessage, I ended up on line 170 where 'datatable.sort.ASC' is used as a key.

This in turn points to line 619 in core.js

getAriaLabel: function(key) {
        var ariaLocaleSettings = this.getLocaleSettings()['aria'];
        return (ariaLocaleSettings&&ariaLocaleSettings[key]) ? ariaLocaleSettings[key] : PrimeFaces.locales['en_US']['aria'][key];
},

Where you can see the normal PrimeFaces locale functionality is used.

So using your own locale and overriding this part in it, like in the default locale

aria: {
    'paginator.PAGE': 'Page {0}',
    'calendar.BUTTON': 'Show Calendar',
    'datatable.sort.ASC': 'activate to sort column ascending',
    'datatable.sort.DESC': 'activate to sort column descending',
    'columntoggler.CLOSE': 'Close'
}

Will solve your issue I would expect