SharePoint list view group by content type

By default it’s not possible to group your list items by contenttype. After some research on internet I founded a solution on codeplex:

SharePoint 2010 ViewEdit Group By Content Type

Actually it’s nothing more than adding some javascript with a script link to each page.

Add the following js code to a separate file (I called it ListViewEdit.js)

Code Snippet

1. _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("jbCTFix");
2.  
3. function jbCTFix() {
4.     jbCTKludge('idGroupField1');
5.     jbCTKludge('idGroupField2');
6. }
7. function jbCTKludge(selName) {
8.     var sel = document.getElementById(selName);
9.     if (sel) {
10.         if (sel.selectedIndex >= 0) {
11.  
12.             var o = document.createElement('option');
13.             o.text = 'Inhoudstype';
14.             o.value = 'tp_ContentType';
15.  
16.             var prev = sel.options[sel.selectedIndex];
17.             try {
18.                 sel.add(o, prev);
19.             }
20.             catch (ex) {
21.                 sel.add(o, sel.selectedIndex);
22.             }
23.         }
24.     }
25. }

Add a custom action to add the scriptlink on each page in SharePoint

Code Snippet

1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


2. <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">


3.   <CustomAction Id="Ribbon.Library.Actions.Scripts"


4.               Location ="ScriptLink"


5.               ScriptSrc="~site/_layouts/VMW_Intranet/js/ListViewEdit.js" />


6. </Elements>

Deploy the solution and enjoy the group by content type!