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Svelte Example: Sticky
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<script lang="ts">
import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker'
import { findIndex, groupBy } from 'lodash'
import {
createVirtualizer,
defaultRangeExtractor,
type Range,
} from '@tanstack/svelte-virtual'
const groupedNames = groupBy(
Array.from({ length: 1000 })
.map(() => faker.person.firstName())
.sort(),
(name: any) => name[0],
)
const groups = Object.keys(groupedNames)
const rows = groups.reduce((acc, k) => [...acc, k, ...groupedNames[k]], [])
const stickyIndexes = groups.map((gn) =>
findIndex(rows, (n: any) => n === gn),
)
let virtualListEl: HTMLDivElement
let activeStickyIndex: number = 0
$: virtualizer = createVirtualizer<HTMLDivElement, HTMLDivElement>({
count: rows.length,
getScrollElement: () => virtualListEl,
estimateSize: () => 50,
overscan: 5,
})
$: {
function rangeExtractor(range: Range): number[] {
activeStickyIndex = [...stickyIndexes]
.reverse()
.find((index) => range.startIndex >= index)
const next = new Set([activeStickyIndex, ...defaultRangeExtractor(range)])
return [...next].sort((a, b) => a - b)
}
$virtualizer.setOptions({ rangeExtractor })
}
function isSticky(index: number) {
return stickyIndexes.includes(index)
}
$: isActiveSticky = (index: number) => activeStickyIndex === index
</script>
<main>
<div class="list scroll-container" bind:this={virtualListEl}>
<div
style="position: relative; height: {$virtualizer.getTotalSize()}px; width: 100%;"
>
{#each $virtualizer.getVirtualItems() as row (row.index)}
<div
class:sticky={isSticky(row.index)}
class:active={isActiveSticky(row.index)}
style={`top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: ${row.size}px; ${
!isActiveSticky(row.index)
? `position: absolute; transform: translateY(${row.start}px);`
: ''
}`}
>
{rows[row.index]}
</div>
{/each}
</div>
</div>
</main>
<style>
.scroll-container {
height: 200px;
width: 400px;
overflow: auto;
}
.sticky {
position: absolute;
background: #fff;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
z-index: 1;
}
.sticky.active {
position: sticky;
}
</style>
<script lang="ts">
import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker'
import { findIndex, groupBy } from 'lodash'
import {
createVirtualizer,
defaultRangeExtractor,
type Range,
} from '@tanstack/svelte-virtual'
const groupedNames = groupBy(
Array.from({ length: 1000 })
.map(() => faker.person.firstName())
.sort(),
(name: any) => name[0],
)
const groups = Object.keys(groupedNames)
const rows = groups.reduce((acc, k) => [...acc, k, ...groupedNames[k]], [])
const stickyIndexes = groups.map((gn) =>
findIndex(rows, (n: any) => n === gn),
)
let virtualListEl: HTMLDivElement
let activeStickyIndex: number = 0
$: virtualizer = createVirtualizer<HTMLDivElement, HTMLDivElement>({
count: rows.length,
getScrollElement: () => virtualListEl,
estimateSize: () => 50,
overscan: 5,
})
$: {
function rangeExtractor(range: Range): number[] {
activeStickyIndex = [...stickyIndexes]
.reverse()
.find((index) => range.startIndex >= index)
const next = new Set([activeStickyIndex, ...defaultRangeExtractor(range)])
return [...next].sort((a, b) => a - b)
}
$virtualizer.setOptions({ rangeExtractor })
}
function isSticky(index: number) {
return stickyIndexes.includes(index)
}
$: isActiveSticky = (index: number) => activeStickyIndex === index
</script>
<main>
<div class="list scroll-container" bind:this={virtualListEl}>
<div
style="position: relative; height: {$virtualizer.getTotalSize()}px; width: 100%;"
>
{#each $virtualizer.getVirtualItems() as row (row.index)}
<div
class:sticky={isSticky(row.index)}
class:active={isActiveSticky(row.index)}
style={`top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: ${row.size}px; ${
!isActiveSticky(row.index)
? `position: absolute; transform: translateY(${row.start}px);`
: ''
}`}
>
{rows[row.index]}
</div>
{/each}
</div>
</div>
</main>
<style>
.scroll-container {
height: 200px;
width: 400px;
overflow: auto;
}
.sticky {
position: absolute;
background: #fff;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
z-index: 1;
}
.sticky.active {
position: sticky;
}
</style>
