This demo implements a simple filter to narrow down the food items displayed in grid utilising ZK's MVVM databinding.

<div viewModel="@id('vm') @init('demo.grid.data_filter.FilterViewModel')">
	<style src="/widgets/grid/data_filter/style.css" />
	<grid model="@load(vm.foodModel)" height="400px">
		<auxhead sclass="category-center">
			<auxheader label="Healthy Food List" colspan="6" />
		</auxhead>
		<auxhead sclass="category-center">
			<auxheader colspan="1">
				<span sclass="z-icon-filter"/>
				<textbox instant="true" width="100px"
					value="@bind(vm.foodFilter.category)" onChange="@command('changeFilter')" />
			</auxheader>
			<auxheader colspan="1">
				<span sclass="z-icon-filter"/>
				<textbox instant="true" width="100px"
					value="@bind(vm.foodFilter.name)" onChange="@command('changeFilter')"/>
			</auxheader>
			<auxheader colspan="1">
				<span sclass="z-icon-filter"/>
				<textbox instant="true" width="100px"
					value="@bind(vm.foodFilter.nutrients)" onChange="@command('changeFilter')"/>
			</auxheader>
			<auxheader label="Detail Data of Foods" colspan="3" />
		</auxhead>
		<columns>
			<column width="20%">Category</column>
			<column width="20%">Name</column>
			<column width="20%">Top Nutrients</column>
			<column width="10%">% of Daily</column>
			<column width="10%">Calories</column>
			<column width="20%">Quantity</column>
		</columns>
		<template name="model">
			<row>
				<label value="@load(each.category)" />
				<label value="@load(each.name)" />
				<label value="@load(each.topNutrients)" />
				<label value="@load(each.dailyPercent)" />
				<label value="@load(each.calories)" />
				<label value="@load(each.quantity)" />
			</row>
		</template>
		<foot>
			<footer span="6" class="footer_right" label="@load(vm.footer)" />
		</foot>
	</grid>
</div>

package demo.grid.data_filter;

import java.util.List;

import org.zkoss.bind.annotation.Command;
import org.zkoss.bind.annotation.NotifyChange;
import org.zkoss.zul.ListModel;
import org.zkoss.zul.ListModelList;

import demo.data.FoodData;
import demo.data.pojo.Food;

public class FilterViewModel {

	private static final String footerMessage = "A Total of %d Food Items";
    private FoodFilter foodFilter = new FoodFilter();
    List<Food> currentFood = FoodData.getAllFoods();

    public FoodFilter getFoodFilter() {
        return foodFilter;
    }

	public ListModel<Food> getFoodModel() {
		return new ListModelList<Food>(currentFood);
	}
	
	public String getFooter() {
		return String.format(footerMessage, currentFood.size());
	}

    @Command
    @NotifyChange({"foodModel", "footer"})
	public void changeFilter() {
		currentFood = FoodData.getFilterFoods(foodFilter);
	}
}

package demo.grid.data_filter;

public class FoodFilter {
	private String category="", name="", nutrients="";

	public String getCategory() {
		return category;
	}

	public void setCategory(String category) {
		this.category = category==null?"":category.trim();
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name==null?"":name.trim();
	}

	public String getNutrients() {
		return nutrients;
	}

	public void setNutrients(String nutrients) {
		this.nutrients = nutrients==null?"":nutrients.trim();
	}
}

package demo.data;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import demo.data.pojo.Food;
import demo.grid.data_filter.FoodFilter;

public class FoodData {

	private static List<Food> foods = new ArrayList<Food>();
	static {
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Asparagus", "Vitamin K", 115, 43, "1 cup - 92 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Beets", "Folate", 33, 74, "1 cup - 170 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Bell peppers", "Vitamin C", 291, 24, "1 cup - 92 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Cauliflower", "Vitamin C", 92, 28, "1 cup - 124 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Eggplant", "Dietary Fiber", 10, 27, "1 cup - 99 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Onions", "Chromium", 21, 60, "1 cup - 160 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Potatoes", "Vitamin C", 26, 132, "1 cup - 122 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Spinach", "Vitamin K", 1110, 41, "1 cup - 180 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Vegetables", "Tomatoes", "Vitamin C", 57, 37, "1 cup - 180 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Seafood", "Salmon", "Tryptophan", 103, 261, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Seafood", "Shrimp", "Tryptophan", 103, 112, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Seafood", "Scallops", "Tryptophan", 81, 151, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Seafood", "Cod", "Tryptophan", 90, 119, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Fruits", "Apples", "Manganese", 33, 61, "1 cup - 160 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Fruits", "Cantaloupe", "Vitamin C", 112, 56, "1 cup - 160 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Fruits", "Grapes", "Manganese", 33, 61, "1 cup - 92 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Fruits", "Pineapple", "Manganese", 128, 75, "1 cup - 155 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Fruits", "Strawberries", "Vitamin C", 24, 48, "1 cup - 150 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Fruits", "Watermelon", "Vitamin C", 24, 48, "1 cup - 152 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Poultry & Lean Meats", "Beef, lean organic", "Tryptophan", 112, 240, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Poultry & Lean Meats", "Lamb", "Tryptophan", 109, 229, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Poultry & Lean Meats", "Chicken", "Tryptophan", 121, 223, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Poultry & Lean Meats", "Venison ", "Protein", 69, 179, "4 oz - 113.4 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Grains", "Corn ", "Vatamin B1", 24, 177, "1 cup - 164 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Grains", "Oats ", "Manganese", 69, 147, "1 cup - 234 grams"));
		foods.add(new Food("Grains", "Barley ", "Dietary Fiber", 54, 270, "1 cup - 200 grams"));
	}

	public static List<Food> getAllFoods() {
		return new ArrayList<Food>(foods);
	}
	public static Food[] getAllFoodsArray() {
		return foods.toArray(new Food[foods.size()]);
	}

	// This Method only used in "Data Filter" Demo
	public static List<Food> getFilterFoods(FoodFilter foodFilter) {
		List<Food> somefoods = new ArrayList<Food>();
		String cat = foodFilter.getCategory().toLowerCase();
		String nm = foodFilter.getName().toLowerCase();
		String nut = foodFilter.getNutrients().toLowerCase();
		
		for (Iterator<Food> i = foods.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
			Food tmp = i.next();
			if (tmp.getCategory().toLowerCase().contains(cat) &&
				tmp.getName().toLowerCase().contains(nm)  &&
				tmp.getTopNutrients().toLowerCase().contains(nut)) {
				somefoods.add(tmp);
			}
		}
		return somefoods;
	}

	// This Method only used in "Header and footer" Demo
	public static List<Food> getFoodsByCategory(String category) {
		List<Food> somefoods = new ArrayList<Food>();
		for (Iterator<Food> i = foods.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
			Food tmp = i.next();
			if (tmp.getCategory().equalsIgnoreCase(category)){
				somefoods.add(tmp);
			}
		}
		return somefoods;
	}
}

package demo.data.pojo;

public class Food {
	private String category;
	private String name;
	private String topNutrients;
	private Integer dailyPercent;
	private Integer calories;
	private String quantity;

	public Food(String category, String name, String topNutrients, 
			Integer dailyPercent, Integer calories, String quantity) {
		this.category = category;
		this.name = name;
		this.topNutrients = topNutrients;
		this.dailyPercent = dailyPercent;
		this.calories = calories;
		this.quantity = quantity;
	}

	public String getCategory() {
		return category;
	}

	public void setCategory(String category) {
		this.category = category;
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	public String getTopNutrients() {
		return topNutrients;
	}

	public void setTopNutrients(String topNutrients) {
		this.topNutrients = topNutrients;
	}

	public Integer getDailyPercent() {
		return dailyPercent;
	}

	public void setDailyPercent(Integer dailyPercent) {
		this.dailyPercent = dailyPercent;
	}

	public Integer getCalories() {
		return calories;
	}

	public void setCalories(Integer calories) {
		this.calories = calories;
	}

	public String getQuantity() {
		return quantity;
	}

	public void setQuantity(String quantity) {
		this.quantity = quantity;
	}

}