examples/text_config.html

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    // If you are loading a configuration which has been serialized to text,
    // you will need to merge it with an object containing the aggregators,
    // renderers, and sorters you wish to use, because functions cannot be
    // serialized to text.

    $(function(){
        $.getJSON("mps.json", function(mps) {

            // these are the functions you wish to use
            var functionsConfig = {
                aggregators: $.pivotUtilities.aggregators,
                renderers:   $.pivotUtilities.renderers,
                sorters: {
                    Province: $.pivotUtilities.sortAs(
                            ["British Columbia", "Alberta",
                            "Saskatchewan", "Manitoba",
                            "Territories", "Ontario", "Quebec",
                            "New Brunswick", "Prince Edward Island",
                            "Nova Scotia", "Newfoundland and Labrador"]),
                    Age: function(a,b){ return b-a; }
                }
            };

            // this is your saved/serialized config in a string
            var serializedConfig = '{"rows":["Province"], "cols":["Party"],'+
                            '"vals":["Age"],"aggregatorName":"Integer Sum"}';

            // deserialized it into an object
            var deserializedConfig = JSON.parse(serializedConfig)

            // merge the deserialized object with the functions object
            var mergedConfig = $.extend({}, functionsConfig, deserializedConfig);

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        });
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