Run grid methods from XML

You are allowed to use methods before grid intialization:

Example: Load grid with web skin set from XML by calling setSkin method before grid initialization

The same as with script:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
		<rows>
			<head>
				<beforeInit>
					<call command="setSkin"><param>material</param></call>
					<call command="setStyle"><param>text-align:center;</param></call>
				</beforeInit>
				<column width="70" type="dyn" align="right"  sort="str">Sales</column>
				<column width="150" type="ed" align="left"  sort="str">Book Title</column>
				<column width="100" type="ed" align="left"  sort="str">Author</column>
				<column width="80" type="price" align="right" sort="str">Price</column>
				<column width="80" type="ch" align="center" sort="str">In Store</column>
				<column width="80" type="co" align="left" sort="str">Shipping
					<option value="1">1</option>
					<option value="2">2</option>
					<option value="3">3</option>
					<option value="4">10</option>
					<option value="5">20</option>
					<option value="6">30</option>
				</column>
				<column width="80" type="ra" align="center" sort="str">Bestseller</column>
				<column width="100" type="ro" align="center" sort="str">Date of Publication</column>
				<settings>
					<colwidth>px</colwidth>
				</settings>
			</head>
			<row id="1">
				<cell>-1500</cell>
				<cell>A Time to Kill</cell>
				<cell>John Grisham</cell>
				<cell>12.99</cell>
				<cell>1</cell>
				<cell>24</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>05/01/1998</cell>
			</row>
			<row id="2">
				<cell>1000</cell>
				<cell>Blood and Smoke</cell>
				<cell>Stephen King</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>1</cell>
				<cell>24</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>01/01/2000</cell>
			</row>
			<row id="3">
				<cell>-200</cell>
				<cell>The Rainmaker</cell>
				<cell>John Grisham</cell>
				<cell>7.99</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>48</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>12/01/2001</cell>
			</row>
		</rows>

Also, you can run methods after grid intialization

Example: Load grid and set the 2nd column hidden by calling setColumnHidden method from xml after grid initialization

The same as with script:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
		<rows>
			<head>
				<afterInit>
					<call command="setColumnHidden"><param>1</param><param>true</param></call>
				</afterInit>
				<column width="70" type="dyn" align="right"  sort="str">Sales</column>
				<column width="150" type="ed" align="left"  sort="str">Book Title</column>
				<column width="*" type="ed" align="left"  sort="str">Author</column>
				<column width="80" type="price" align="right" sort="str">Price</column>
				<column width="80" type="ch" align="center" sort="str">In Store</column>
				<column width="80" type="co" align="left" sort="str">Shipping
					<option value="1">1</option>
					<option value="2">2</option>
					<option value="3">3</option>
					<option value="4">10</option>
					<option value="5">20</option>
					<option value="6">30</option>
				</column>
				<column width="80" type="ra" align="center" sort="str">Bestseller</column>
				<column width="100" type="ro" align="center" sort="str">Date of Publication</column>
				<settings>
					<colwidth>px</colwidth>
				</settings>
			</head>
			<row id="1">
				<cell>-1500</cell>
				<cell>A Time to Kill</cell>
				<cell>John Grisham</cell>
				<cell>12.99</cell>
				<cell>1</cell>
				<cell>24</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>05/01/1998</cell>
			</row>
			<row id="2">
				<cell>1000</cell>
				<cell>Blood and Smoke</cell>
				<cell>Stephen King</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>1</cell>
				<cell>24</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>01/01/2000</cell>
			</row>
			<row id="3">
				<cell>-200</cell>
				<cell>The Rainmaker</cell>
				<cell>John Grisham</cell>
				<cell>7.99</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>48</cell>
				<cell>0</cell>
				<cell>12/01/2001</cell>
			</row>			
		</rows>