edit

enables the edit mode for the specified item

function edit(
    // the object defining the position of a cell
    id: WebixCellObject
): void

dtable.edit({
  row:2,
    column:"title"
});

also check the next samples:

Note that the method will work only with the enabled editable parameter:

webix.grid({
    editable:true
});

The input object parameter should contain 2 attributes:

Still, for datagrid it’s better to use its editCell, editRow and editColumn methods.

The method is useful when adding a hotkey to open edit state.

  const pos = grid.getSelectedId();
  grid.edit(pos); //edit a selected item

you can check the full snippet Using the ‘select’ Editor