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React Example: Virtualized Rows
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import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import './index.css'
import {
ColumnDef,
flexRender,
getCoreRowModel,
getSortedRowModel,
Row,
Table,
useReactTable,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import {
useVirtualizer,
VirtualItem,
Virtualizer,
} from '@tanstack/react-virtual'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'
//This is a dynamic row height example, which is more complicated, but allows for a more realistic table.
//See https://tanstack.com/virtual/v3/docs/examples/react/table for a simpler fixed row height example.
function App() {
const columns = React.useMemo<ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
() => [\
{\
accessorKey: 'id',\
header: 'ID',\
size: 60,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'firstName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
},\
{\
accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
id: 'lastName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'age',\
header: () => 'Age',\
size: 50,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'visits',\
header: () => <span>Visits</span>,\
size: 50,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'status',\
header: 'Status',\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'progress',\
header: 'Profile Progress',\
size: 80,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'createdAt',\
header: 'Created At',\
cell: info => info.getValue<Date>().toLocaleString(),\
size: 250,\
},\
],
[]
)
// The virtualizer will need a reference to the scrollable container element
const tableContainerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(50_000))
const refreshData = React.useCallback(() => {
setData(makeData(50_000))
}, [])
const table = useReactTable({
data,
columns,
getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
getSortedRowModel: getSortedRowModel(),
debugTable: true,
})
// All important CSS styles are included as inline styles for this example. This is not recommended for your code.
return (
<div className="app">
{process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? (
<p>
<strong>Notice:</strong> You are currently running React in
development mode. Virtualized rendering performance will be slightly
degraded until this application is built for production.
</p>
) : null}
({data.length} rows)
<button onClick={refreshData}>Refresh Data</button>
<div
className="container"
ref={tableContainerRef}
style={{
overflow: 'auto', //our scrollable table container
position: 'relative', //needed for sticky header
height: '800px', //should be a fixed height
}}
>
{/* Even though we're still using sematic table tags, we must use CSS grid and flexbox for dynamic row heights */}
<table style={{ display: 'grid' }}>
<thead
style={{
display: 'grid',
position: 'sticky',
top: 0,
zIndex: 1,
}}
>
{table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
<tr
key={headerGroup.id}
style={{ display: 'flex', width: '100%' }}
>
{headerGroup.headers.map(header => {
return (
<th
key={header.id}
style={{
display: 'flex',
width: header.getSize(),
}}
>
<div
{...{
className: header.column.getCanSort()
? 'cursor-pointer select-none'
: '',
onClick: header.column.getToggleSortingHandler(),
}}
>
{flexRender(
header.column.columnDef.header,
header.getContext()
)}
{{
asc: ' 🔼',
desc: ' 🔽',
}[header.column.getIsSorted() as string] ?? null}
</div>
</th>
)
})}
</tr>
))}
</thead>
<TableBody table={table} tableContainerRef={tableContainerRef} />
</table>
</div>
</div>
)
}
interface TableBodyProps {
table: Table<Person>
tableContainerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>
}
function TableBody({ table, tableContainerRef }: TableBodyProps) {
const { rows } = table.getRowModel()
// Important: Keep the row virtualizer in the lowest component possible to avoid unnecessary re-renders.
const rowVirtualizer = useVirtualizer<HTMLDivElement, HTMLTableRowElement>({
count: rows.length,
estimateSize: () => 33, //estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
getScrollElement: () => tableContainerRef.current,
//measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
measureElement:
typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') === -1
? element => element?.getBoundingClientRect().height
: undefined,
overscan: 5,
})
return (
<tbody
style={{
display: 'grid',
height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, //tells scrollbar how big the table is
position: 'relative', //needed for absolute positioning of rows
}}
>
{rowVirtualizer.getVirtualItems().map(virtualRow => {
const row = rows[virtualRow.index] as Row<Person>
return (
<TableBodyRow
key={row.id}
row={row}
virtualRow={virtualRow}
rowVirtualizer={rowVirtualizer}
/>
)
})}
</tbody>
)
}
interface TableBodyRowProps {
row: Row<Person>
virtualRow: VirtualItem
rowVirtualizer: Virtualizer<HTMLDivElement, HTMLTableRowElement>
}
function TableBodyRow({ row, virtualRow, rowVirtualizer }: TableBodyRowProps) {
return (
<tr
data-index={virtualRow.index} //needed for dynamic row height measurement
ref={node => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} //measure dynamic row height
key={row.id}
style={{
display: 'flex',
position: 'absolute',
transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, //this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
width: '100%',
}}
>
{row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => {
return (
<td
key={cell.id}
style={{
display: 'flex',
width: cell.column.getSize(),
}}
>
{flexRender(cell.column.columnDef.cell, cell.getContext())}
</td>
)
})}
</tr>
)
}
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 from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import './index.css'
import {
ColumnDef,
flexRender,
getCoreRowModel,
getSortedRowModel,
Row,
Table,
useReactTable,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import {
useVirtualizer,
VirtualItem,
Virtualizer,
} from '@tanstack/react-virtual'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'
//This is a dynamic row height example, which is more complicated, but allows for a more realistic table.
//See https://tanstack.com/virtual/v3/docs/examples/react/table for a simpler fixed row height example.
function App() {
const columns = React.useMemo<ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
() => [\
{\
accessorKey: 'id',\
header: 'ID',\
size: 60,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'firstName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
},\
{\
accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
id: 'lastName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'age',\
header: () => 'Age',\
size: 50,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'visits',\
header: () => <span>Visits</span>,\
size: 50,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'status',\
header: 'Status',\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'progress',\
header: 'Profile Progress',\
size: 80,\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'createdAt',\
header: 'Created At',\
cell: info => info.getValue<Date>().toLocaleString(),\
size: 250,\
},\
],
[]
)
// The virtualizer will need a reference to the scrollable container element
const tableContainerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(50_000))
const refreshData = React.useCallback(() => {
setData(makeData(50_000))
}, [])
const table = useReactTable({
data,
columns,
getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
getSortedRowModel: getSortedRowModel(),
debugTable: true,
})
// All important CSS styles are included as inline styles for this example. This is not recommended for your code.
return (
<div className="app">
{process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? (
<p>
<strong>Notice:</strong> You are currently running React in
development mode. Virtualized rendering performance will be slightly
degraded until this application is built for production.
</p>
) : null}
({data.length} rows)
<button onClick={refreshData}>Refresh Data</button>
<div
className="container"
ref={tableContainerRef}
style={{
overflow: 'auto', //our scrollable table container
position: 'relative', //needed for sticky header
height: '800px', //should be a fixed height
}}
>
{/* Even though we're still using sematic table tags, we must use CSS grid and flexbox for dynamic row heights */}
<table style={{ display: 'grid' }}>
<thead
style={{
display: 'grid',
position: 'sticky',
top: 0,
zIndex: 1,
}}
>
{table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
<tr
key={headerGroup.id}
style={{ display: 'flex', width: '100%' }}
>
{headerGroup.headers.map(header => {
return (
<th
key={header.id}
style={{
display: 'flex',
width: header.getSize(),
}}
>
<div
{...{
className: header.column.getCanSort()
? 'cursor-pointer select-none'
: '',
onClick: header.column.getToggleSortingHandler(),
}}
>
{flexRender(
header.column.columnDef.header,
header.getContext()
)}
{{
asc: ' 🔼',
desc: ' 🔽',
}[header.column.getIsSorted() as string] ?? null}
</div>
</th>
)
})}
</tr>
))}
</thead>
<TableBody table={table} tableContainerRef={tableContainerRef} />
</table>
</div>
</div>
)
}
interface TableBodyProps {
table: Table<Person>
tableContainerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>
}
function TableBody({ table, tableContainerRef }: TableBodyProps) {
const { rows } = table.getRowModel()
// Important: Keep the row virtualizer in the lowest component possible to avoid unnecessary re-renders.
const rowVirtualizer = useVirtualizer<HTMLDivElement, HTMLTableRowElement>({
count: rows.length,
estimateSize: () => 33, //estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
getScrollElement: () => tableContainerRef.current,
//measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
measureElement:
typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') === -1
? element => element?.getBoundingClientRect().height
: undefined,
overscan: 5,
})
return (
<tbody
style={{
display: 'grid',
height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, //tells scrollbar how big the table is
position: 'relative', //needed for absolute positioning of rows
}}
>
{rowVirtualizer.getVirtualItems().map(virtualRow => {
const row = rows[virtualRow.index] as Row<Person>
return (
<TableBodyRow
key={row.id}
row={row}
virtualRow={virtualRow}
rowVirtualizer={rowVirtualizer}
/>
)
})}
</tbody>
)
}
interface TableBodyRowProps {
row: Row<Person>
virtualRow: VirtualItem
rowVirtualizer: Virtualizer<HTMLDivElement, HTMLTableRowElement>
}
function TableBodyRow({ row, virtualRow, rowVirtualizer }: TableBodyRowProps) {
return (
<tr
data-index={virtualRow.index} //needed for dynamic row height measurement
ref={node => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} //measure dynamic row height
key={row.id}
style={{
display: 'flex',
position: 'absolute',
transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, //this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
width: '100%',
}}
>
{row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => {
return (
<td
key={cell.id}
style={{
display: 'flex',
width: cell.column.getSize(),
}}
>
{flexRender(cell.column.columnDef.cell, cell.getContext())}
</td>
)
})}
</tr>
)
}
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>
)
Virtualized Columns (Experimental)
Virtualized Rows (Experimental)
