DataTable
Leave feedbackThe DataTable component is a wrapper that uses the react-table library to create tables. It can be used as is, or its subcomponents can be used on their own, allowing the developer full control.
Paragon also exports all React hooks from react-table allowing the developers to use them and make customizations more freely without adding react-table as a separate dependency to their project.
For full list of available hooks view react-table API reference.
How children get information
The table context gets the current react-table instance of the table from the DataTable component and makes it available to any child component within the DataTable provider.
In addition to the react-table instance, itemCount, numBreakoutFilters, and bulkActions, and any props that are not listed in the
props table below are available to child components through the DataTableContext.
How to use context in a custom component:
const instance = useContext(DataTableContext)
Frontend filtering and sorting
For small tables (less than ~10,000 rows), filtering, sorting and pagination can be done quickly and easily on the frontend.
In this example, a default TextFilter component is used for all columns. A default filter can be passed in, or a filter component can be defined on the column. See react-table filters documentation for more information.
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Backend filtering and sorting
For larger tables, it may make sense to do filtering, pagination and sorting on the backend.
The user must pass a fetchData function, which will be called when the filtering, sorting, or pagination
data changes. The manualFilters, manualPagination, and manualSortBy props may also be needed.
When fetchData is called, it is given the necessary data to send a backend API request using the appropriate filters, page number, and/or ordering parameter. Once the request resolves, be sure to update the data prop to reflect the updated data.
Paginated selection
To enable proper selection behavior with backend pagination (i.e., when isSelectable is provided), for both individual rows and bulk actions, the controlled selection status and controlled select components must be used. When used, these components keep track of a user's row selections in a React context provider such that they persist during pagination, even when only 1 page of data is known at any given time. The following components must be used, as shown in the below example:
DataTable.ControlledSelectionStatusDataTable.ControlledSelectHeaderDataTable.ControlledSelect
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View Switching
Card view is default when isDataViewToggleEnabled is true.
See dataViewToggleOptions props documentation for all supported props.
NOTE: you have to memoize data to persist filters choices during view switch, see code example below.
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With a default active state specified
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Loading state
Can be used to show the loading state when DataTable is asynchronously fetching new data.
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Actions, Table actions and Bulk actions
Actions and bulk actions are actions that are performed on table rows, though bulk actions can be used for actions that apply to the whole table. It is up to the user to determine what the action does.
Table Actions
Table actions are actions that are enacted on the entire table. Their click handler is called with the react-table instance. The first two table actions will be displayed as buttons, while the remaining actions will be displayed in an overflow dropdown menu. Table actions are not visible if bulk actions are available and there are selected rows.
Bulk Actions
Bulk actions are action that are enacted on specific table rows. The bulk action click handler is called with the selected rows. The first two bulk actions will be displayed as buttons, while the remaining bulk actions will be displayed in a overflow dropdown menu. Bulk actions are not visible unless rows have been selected.
Actions
An action can also be defined as an additional column on the table. The Cell property can be defined to display any component that a user requires. It will receive the row as props. You can pass a function to render custom components for bulk actions and table actions.
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Actions with Data view toggle enabled
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CardView and alternate table components
You may choose to use any table component by using the following code in your display component:
const instance = useContext(DataTableContext)
The CardView takes a CardComponent that is personalized to the table in question and displays
a responsive grid of cards.
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Customizing number of Cards shown per row
Use columnSizes prop of CardView component to define how many Cards are shown per row at each breakpoint.
columnSizes is an object containing the desired column size at each breakpoint. The example below shows 1 Card per row at xs breakpoint, 2 Cards at sm and md, and 4 Cards at lg and higher. You can read more about the API at https://react-bootstrap.netlify.app/layout/grid/.
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Horizontal view
You can also display Cards with horizontal view. If the table is selectable control position of selection checkbox with selectionPlacement prop, accepts right or left positions (relative to the Card).
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Sidebar Filter
For a more desktop friendly view, you can move filters into a sidebar by providing showFiltersInSidebar prop, try it out!
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Expandable rows
DataTable supports expandable rows which once expanded render additional content under the row. Displayed content
is controlled by the renderRowSubComponent prop, which is a function that receives row as its single prop and renders expanded view, you also
need to pass isEpandable prop to DataTable to indicate that it should support expand behavior for rows.
Finally, an additional column is required to be included into columns prop which will contain handlers for expand / collapse behavior, see examples below.
Default view
Here we use default expander column offered by Paragon and for each row render value of the name attribute as its subcomponent.
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With custom expander column
You can create your own custom expander column and use it, see code example below.
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Custom cell content
You can create your own cell content by passing the Cell property to a specific column.
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Theme Variables (SCSS)#
$data-table-background-color: $white !default;$data-table-border: 1px solid $gray-200 !default;$data-table-box-shadow: $box-shadow-sm !default;$data-table-padding-x: .75rem !default;$data-table-padding-y: .75rem !default;$data-table-padding-small: .5rem !default;$data-table-cell-padding: .5rem .75rem !default;$data-table-footer-position: center !default;$data-table-pagination-dropdown-max-height: 60vh !default;$data-table-pagination-dropdown-min-width: 6rem !default;$data-table-layout-sidebar-width: 12rem !default;
Props API#
- columns
shape{Header:func|nodeRequired,accessor:requiredWhenNot(PropTypes.string, 'Cell'),Cell:func|element,Filter:func,filter:string,filterChoices:}shape{name:string,number:number,value:}string,[],[]RequiredDefinition of table columns
- data
shape{}[]RequiredData to be displayed in the table
- isSelectable
boolDefaultfalsetable rows can be selected
- manualSelectColumn
shape{id:stringRequired,Header:func|nodeRequired,Cell:funcRequired,disableSortBy:}boolRequired,Alternate column for selecting rows. See react table useSort docs for more information
- isSortable
boolDefaultfalseTable columns can be sorted
- manualSortBy
boolDefaultfalseIndicates that sorting will be done via backend API. A fetchData function must be provided
- isPaginated
boolDefaultfalsePaginate the table
- manualPagination
boolDefaultfalseIndicates that pagination will be done manually. A fetchData function must be provided
- pageCount
requiredWhen(PropTypes.number, 'manualPagination') - isFilterable
boolDefaultfalseTable rows can be filtered, using a default filter in the default column values, or in the column definition
- manualFilters
boolDefaultfalseIndicates that filtering will be done via a backend API. A fetchData function must be provided
- defaultColumnValues
shape{Filter:}func|node,Default{}defaults that will be set on each column. Will be overridden by individual column values
- additionalColumns
shape{id:stringRequired,Header:string|node,Cell:}func|node,[]Default[]Actions or other additional non-data columns can be added here
- fetchData
funcDefaultnullFunction that will fetch table data. Called when page size, page index or filters change. Meant to be used with manual filters and pagination
- initialState
shape{pageSize:requiredWhen(PropTypes.number, 'isPaginated'),pageIndex:requiredWhen(PropTypes.number, 'isPaginated'),filters:requiredWhen(PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape()), 'manualFilters'),sortBy:requiredWhen(PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape()), 'manualSortBy'),selectedRowIds:}shape{0:any,1:any,2:any,3:any,4:any,5:any,6:any,7:any,8:any,9:any,10:any,11:any,12:any,13:any,14:any,15:any,16:},any,Default{}Initial state passed to react-table's documentation https://react-table.tanstack.com/docs/api/useTable
- initialTableOptions
shape{}Default{}Table options passed to react-table's useTable hook. Will override some options passed in to DataTable, such as: data, columns, defaultColumn, manualFilters, manualPagination, manualSortBy, and initialState
- itemCount
numberRequiredActions to be performed on the table. Called with the table instance. Not displayed if rows are selected.
- bulkActions
shape{buttonText:stringRequired,handleClick:funcRequired,className:string,variant:string,disabled:} |bool,func|element[]|func|elementDefault[]Actions to be performed on selected rows of the table. Called with the selected rows. Only displayed if rows are selected.
- tableActions
shape{buttonText:stringRequired,handleClick:funcRequired,className:string,variant:string,disabled:} |bool,func|element[]|func|elementDefault[]Function for rendering custom components, called with the table instance
- numBreakoutFilters
enum1 | 2 | 3 | 4Default1Number between one and four filters that can be shown on the top row.
- EmptyTableComponent
funcDefaultEmptyTableContentComponent to be displayed when the table is empty
- RowStatusComponent
funcDefaultRowStatusComponent to be displayed for row status, ie, 10 of 20 rows. Displayed by default in the TableControlBar
- SelectionStatusComponent
funcDefaultSelectionStatusComponent to be displayed for selection status. Displayed when there are selected rows and no active filters
- FilterStatusComponent
funcDefaultFilterStatusComponent to be displayed for filter status. Displayed when there are active filters.
- children
node[]|nodeDefaultnullIf children are not provided a table with control bar and footer will be rendered
- showFiltersInSidebar
boolDefaultfalseIf true filters will be shown on sidebar instead
- dataViewToggleOptions
shape{isDataViewToggleEnabled:bool,onDataViewToggle:func,defaultActiveStateValue:string,togglePlacement:}string,Default{ isDataViewToggleEnabled: false, onDataViewToggle: () => {}, defaultActiveStateValue: 'card', togglePlacement: 'left', }options for data view toggle
- disableElevation
boolDefaultfalseRemove the default box shadow on the component
- renderRowSubComponent
funcA function that will render contents of expanded row, accepts
rowas a prop. - isExpandable
boolDefaultfalseIndicates whether table supports expandable rows.
- isLoading
boolDefaultfalseIndicates whether the table should show loading states.
- onSelectedRowsChanged
funcCallback function called when row selections change.
- className
stringDefaultnullclass names for the div wrapping the button components
- className
stringclass names for the div wrapping the button components
- className
stringThe class name for the CardGrid component
- columnSizes
shape{xs:number,sm:number,md:number,lg:number,xl:}number,Default{ xs: 12, lg: 6, xl: 4, }An object containing the desired column size at each breakpoint, following a similar props API as
react-bootstrap/Col - CardComponent
funcRequiredYour card component must be individualized to your table. It will be called with props from the "row" of data it will display
- selectionPlacement
enum'left' | 'right'Default'right'If the Cards are selectable this prop determines from which side of the Card to show selection component.
- SkeletonCardComponent
funcOverrides default skeleton card component for loading state in CardView
- skeletonCardCount
numberDefault8Customize the number of loading skeleton cards to display in CardView
- getCellProps
funcRequiredProps for the td element
- render
funcRequiredFunction that renders the cell contents. Will be called with the string 'Cell'
- column
shape{cellClassName:} Requiredstring,Table column
- getHeaderProps
funcRequiredReturns props for the th element
- isSorted
boolDefaultfalseIndicates whether or not a column is sorted
- render
funcRequiredRenders the header content. Passed the string 'Header'
- isSortedDesc
boolDefaultfalseIndicates whether the column is sorted in descending order
- getSortByToggleProps
funcDefault() => {}Gets props related to sorting that will be passed to th
- canSort
boolDefaultfalseIndicates whether a column is sortable
- headerClassName
stringDefaultnullClass(es) to be applied to header cells
- headerGroups
shape{headers:shape{getHeaderProps:}funcRequired,[]Required,getHeaderGroupProps:}funcRequired,[]Required
- row
shape{getRowProps:funcRequired,cells:shape{}[]Required,id:stringRequired,isSelected:bool,isExpanded:} Requiredbool,Row data that is received from
react-tableAPI.
- classNameDefaultnull
string - buttonClassNameDefault'pgn__smart-status-button'
string - variantDefault'link'
string - sizeDefault'inline'
string - clearFiltersText
element|string - showFilteredFieldsDefaulttrue
bool
- className
stringA class name to append to the base element
- clearSelectionText
string|elementA text that appears on the
Clear selectionbutton, defaults to 'Clear Selection'
- column
shape{setFilter:funcRequired,Header:func|nodeRequired,getHeaderProps:funcRequired,filterValue:} Requiredstring,Specifies a column object.
setFilter: Function to set the filter value.Header: Column header used for labels and placeholders.getHeaderProps: Generates a key unique to the column being filtered.filterValue: Value for the filter input.
Usage Insights#
CardView
| Project Name | Paragon Version | Instance Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| frontend-app-admin-portal | 20.39.2 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-enterprise-public-catalog | 20.29.0 | 2 | |
| frontend-app-learning | 20.28.4 | 1 |
DataTable
| Project Name | Paragon Version | Instance Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| credentials | 19.19.1 | 1 | |
| edx-ora2 | 20.9.2 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-admin-portal | 20.39.2 | 15 | |
| frontend-app-communications | 20.45.0 | 2 | |
| frontend-app-course-authoring | 20.35.1 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-ecommerce | 20.35.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-enterprise-public-catalog | 20.29.0 | 2 | |
| frontend-app-gradebook | 20.45.0 | 3 | |
| frontend-app-learner-record | 20.45.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-learning | 20.28.4 | 3 | |
| frontend-app-ora-grading | 20.45.1 | 2 | |
| frontend-app-publisher | 20.28.5 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-support-tools | 20.45.0 | 2 |
DataTableEmptyTable
| Project Name | Paragon Version | Instance Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| frontend-app-admin-portal | 20.39.2 | 8 | |
| frontend-app-gradebook | 20.45.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-learner-record | 20.45.0 | 1 |
DataTableRowStatus
| Project Name | Paragon Version | Instance Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| frontend-app-admin-portal | 20.39.2 | 2 |
DataTableTable
| Project Name | Paragon Version | Instance Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| edx-ora2 | 20.9.2 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-admin-portal | 20.39.2 | 6 | |
| frontend-app-course-authoring | 20.35.1 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-ecommerce | 20.35.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-enterprise-public-catalog | 20.29.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-gradebook | 20.45.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-learner-record | 20.45.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-learning | 20.28.4 | 2 | |
| frontend-app-ora-grading | 20.45.1 | 2 |
DataTableTableControlBar
| Project Name | Paragon Version | Instance Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| edx-ora2 | 20.9.2 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-admin-portal | 20.39.2 | 6 | |
| frontend-app-enterprise-public-catalog | 20.29.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-gradebook | 20.45.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-ora-grading | 20.45.1 | 1 |
DataTableTableFooter
| Project Name | Paragon Version | Instance Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| edx-ora2 | 20.9.2 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-admin-portal | 20.39.2 | 5 | |
| frontend-app-enterprise-public-catalog | 20.29.0 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-learning | 20.28.4 | 1 | |
| frontend-app-ora-grading | 20.45.1 | 1 |