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import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import './index.css'
import {
Column,
ColumnDef,
flexRender,
getCoreRowModel,
useReactTable,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'
import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker'
//These are the important styles to make sticky column pinning work!
//Apply styles like this using your CSS strategy of choice with this kind of logic to head cells, data cells, footer cells, etc.
//View the index.css file for more needed styles such as border-collapse: separate
const getCommonPinningStyles = (column: Column<Person>): CSSProperties => {
const isPinned = column.getIsPinned()
const isLastLeftPinnedColumn =
isPinned === 'left' && column.getIsLastColumn('left')
const isFirstRightPinnedColumn =
isPinned === 'right' && column.getIsFirstColumn('right')
return {
boxShadow: isLastLeftPinnedColumn
? '-4px 0 4px -4px gray inset'
: isFirstRightPinnedColumn
? '4px 0 4px -4px gray inset'
: undefined,
left: isPinned === 'left' ? `${column.getStart('left')}px` : undefined,
right: isPinned === 'right' ? `${column.getAfter('right')}px` : undefined,
opacity: isPinned ? 0.95 : 1,
position: isPinned ? 'sticky' : 'relative',
width: column.getSize(),
zIndex: isPinned ? 1 : 0,
}
}
const defaultColumns: ColumnDef<Person>[] = [\
{\
accessorKey: 'firstName',\
id: 'firstName',\
header: 'First Name',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
id: 'lastName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'age',\
id: 'age',\
header: 'Age',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'visits',\
id: 'visits',\
header: 'Visits',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'status',\
id: 'status',\
header: 'Status',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'progress',\
id: 'progress',\
header: 'Profile Progress',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
]
function App() {
const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(30))
const [columns] = React.useState(() => [...defaultColumns])
const rerender = () => setData(() => makeData(30))
const table = useReactTable({
data,
columns,
getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
debugTable: true,
debugHeaders: true,
debugColumns: true,
columnResizeMode: 'onChange',
})
const randomizeColumns = () => {
table.setColumnOrder(
faker.helpers.shuffle(table.getAllLeafColumns().map(d => d.id))
)
}
return (
<div className="p-2">
<div className="inline-block border border-black shadow rounded">
<div className="px-1 border-b border-black">
<label>
<input
{...{
type: 'checkbox',
checked: table.getIsAllColumnsVisible(),
onChange: table.getToggleAllColumnsVisibilityHandler(),
}}
/>{' '}
Toggle All
</label>
</div>
{table.getAllLeafColumns().map(column => {
return (
<div key={column.id} className="px-1">
<label>
<input
{...{
type: 'checkbox',
checked: column.getIsVisible(),
onChange: column.getToggleVisibilityHandler(),
}}
/>{' '}
{column.id}
</label>
</div>
)
})}
</div>
<div className="h-4" />
<div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
<button onClick={() => rerender()} className="border p-1">
Regenerate
</button>
<button onClick={() => randomizeColumns()} className="border p-1">
Shuffle Columns
</button>
</div>
<div className="h-4" />
<div className="table-container">
<table
style={{
width: table.getTotalSize(),
}}
>
<thead>
{table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
<tr key={headerGroup.id}>
{headerGroup.headers.map(header => {
const { column } = header
return (
<th
key={header.id}
colSpan={header.colSpan}
//IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
style={{ ...getCommonPinningStyles(column) }}
>
<div className="whitespace-nowrap">
{header.isPlaceholder
? null
: flexRender(
header.column.columnDef.header,
header.getContext()
)}{' '}
{/* Demo getIndex behavior */}
{column.getIndex(column.getIsPinned() || 'center')}
</div>
{!header.isPlaceholder && header.column.getCanPin() && (
<div className="flex gap-1 justify-center">
{header.column.getIsPinned() !== 'left' ? (
<button
className="border rounded px-2"
onClick={() => {
header.column.pin('left')
}}
>
{'<='}
</button>
) : null}
{header.column.getIsPinned() ? (
<button
className="border rounded px-2"
onClick={() => {
header.column.pin(false)
}}
>
X
</button>
) : null}
{header.column.getIsPinned() !== 'right' ? (
<button
className="border rounded px-2"
onClick={() => {
header.column.pin('right')
}}
>
{'=>'}
</button>
) : null}
</div>
)}
<div
{...{
onDoubleClick: () => header.column.resetSize(),
onMouseDown: header.getResizeHandler(),
onTouchStart: header.getResizeHandler(),
className: `resizer ${
header.column.getIsResizing() ? 'isResizing' : ''
}`,
}}
/>
</th>
)
})}
</tr>
))}
</thead>
<tbody>
{table.getRowModel().rows.map(row => (
<tr key={row.id}>
{row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => {
const { column } = cell
return (
<td
key={cell.id}
//IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
style={{ ...getCommonPinningStyles(column) }}
>
{flexRender(
cell.column.columnDef.cell,
cell.getContext()
)}
</td>
)
})}
</tr>
))}
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<pre>{JSON.stringify(table.getState().columnPinning, null, 2)}</pre>
</div>
)
}
const rootElement = document.getElementById('root')
if (!rootElement) throw new Error('Failed to find the root element')
ReactDOM.createRoot(rootElement).render(
<React.StrictMode>
<App />
</React.StrictMode>
)
import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import './index.css'
import {
Column,
ColumnDef,
flexRender,
getCoreRowModel,
useReactTable,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'
import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker'
//These are the important styles to make sticky column pinning work!
//Apply styles like this using your CSS strategy of choice with this kind of logic to head cells, data cells, footer cells, etc.
//View the index.css file for more needed styles such as border-collapse: separate
const getCommonPinningStyles = (column: Column<Person>): CSSProperties => {
const isPinned = column.getIsPinned()
const isLastLeftPinnedColumn =
isPinned === 'left' && column.getIsLastColumn('left')
const isFirstRightPinnedColumn =
isPinned === 'right' && column.getIsFirstColumn('right')
return {
boxShadow: isLastLeftPinnedColumn
? '-4px 0 4px -4px gray inset'
: isFirstRightPinnedColumn
? '4px 0 4px -4px gray inset'
: undefined,
left: isPinned === 'left' ? `${column.getStart('left')}px` : undefined,
right: isPinned === 'right' ? `${column.getAfter('right')}px` : undefined,
opacity: isPinned ? 0.95 : 1,
position: isPinned ? 'sticky' : 'relative',
width: column.getSize(),
zIndex: isPinned ? 1 : 0,
}
}
const defaultColumns: ColumnDef<Person>[] = [\
{\
accessorKey: 'firstName',\
id: 'firstName',\
header: 'First Name',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
id: 'lastName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'age',\
id: 'age',\
header: 'Age',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'visits',\
id: 'visits',\
header: 'Visits',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'status',\
id: 'status',\
header: 'Status',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'progress',\
id: 'progress',\
header: 'Profile Progress',\
footer: props => props.column.id,\
size: 180,\
},\
]
function App() {
const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(30))
const [columns] = React.useState(() => [...defaultColumns])
const rerender = () => setData(() => makeData(30))
const table = useReactTable({
data,
columns,
getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
debugTable: true,
debugHeaders: true,
debugColumns: true,
columnResizeMode: 'onChange',
})
const randomizeColumns = () => {
table.setColumnOrder(
faker.helpers.shuffle(table.getAllLeafColumns().map(d => d.id))
)
}
return (
<div className="p-2">
<div className="inline-block border border-black shadow rounded">
<div className="px-1 border-b border-black">
<label>
<input
{...{
type: 'checkbox',
checked: table.getIsAllColumnsVisible(),
onChange: table.getToggleAllColumnsVisibilityHandler(),
}}
/>{' '}
Toggle All
</label>
</div>
{table.getAllLeafColumns().map(column => {
return (
<div key={column.id} className="px-1">
<label>
<input
{...{
type: 'checkbox',
checked: column.getIsVisible(),
onChange: column.getToggleVisibilityHandler(),
}}
/>{' '}
{column.id}
</label>
</div>
)
})}
</div>
<div className="h-4" />
<div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
<button onClick={() => rerender()} className="border p-1">
Regenerate
</button>
<button onClick={() => randomizeColumns()} className="border p-1">
Shuffle Columns
</button>
</div>
<div className="h-4" />
<div className="table-container">
<table
style={{
width: table.getTotalSize(),
}}
>
<thead>
{table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
<tr key={headerGroup.id}>
{headerGroup.headers.map(header => {
const { column } = header
return (
<th
key={header.id}
colSpan={header.colSpan}
//IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
style={{ ...getCommonPinningStyles(column) }}
>
<div className="whitespace-nowrap">
{header.isPlaceholder
? null
: flexRender(
header.column.columnDef.header,
header.getContext()
)}{' '}
{/* Demo getIndex behavior */}
{column.getIndex(column.getIsPinned() || 'center')}
</div>
{!header.isPlaceholder && header.column.getCanPin() && (
<div className="flex gap-1 justify-center">
{header.column.getIsPinned() !== 'left' ? (
<button
className="border rounded px-2"
onClick={() => {
header.column.pin('left')
}}
>
{'<='}
</button>
) : null}
{header.column.getIsPinned() ? (
<button
className="border rounded px-2"
onClick={() => {
header.column.pin(false)
}}
>
X
</button>
) : null}
{header.column.getIsPinned() !== 'right' ? (
<button
className="border rounded px-2"
onClick={() => {
header.column.pin('right')
}}
>
{'=>'}
</button>
) : null}
</div>
)}
<div
{...{
onDoubleClick: () => header.column.resetSize(),
onMouseDown: header.getResizeHandler(),
onTouchStart: header.getResizeHandler(),
className: `resizer ${
header.column.getIsResizing() ? 'isResizing' : ''
}`,
}}
/>
</th>
)
})}
</tr>
))}
</thead>
<tbody>
{table.getRowModel().rows.map(row => (
<tr key={row.id}>
{row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => {
const { column } = cell
return (
<td
key={cell.id}
//IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
style={{ ...getCommonPinningStyles(column) }}
>
{flexRender(
cell.column.columnDef.cell,
cell.getContext()
)}
</td>
)
})}
</tr>
))}
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<pre>{JSON.stringify(table.getState().columnPinning, null, 2)}</pre>
</div>
)
}
const rootElement = document.getElementById('root')
if (!rootElement) throw new Error('Failed to find the root element')
ReactDOM.createRoot(rootElement).render(
<React.StrictMode>
<App />
</React.StrictMode>
)
