ui/docs/content/2.components/table.md

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Usage

Use the rows prop to set the data to display in the table. By default, the table will display all the fields of the rows.

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extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-basic' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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Columns

Use the columns prop to configure which columns to display. It's an array of objects with the following properties:

• label - The label to display in the table header. Can be changed through the column-attribute prop.
• key - The field to display from the row data.
• sortable - Whether the column is sortable. Defaults to false.
• direction - The sort direction to use on first click. Defaults to asc.
• class - The class to apply to the column cells.
• rowClass - The class to apply to the data column cells.
• sort - Pass your own sort function. Defaults to a simple greater than / less than comparison.

Arguments for the sort function are: Value A, Value B, Direction - 'asc' or 'desc'

Example sort function:

(a, b, direction) => {
  if (!a || !b) return 0
  const aPrice = parseInt(a.replace(/[,$]/g, ""))
  const bPrice = parseInt(b.replace(/[,$]/g, ""))
  return direction === "asc" ? aPrice - bPrice : bPrice - aPrice
}

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-columns' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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You can easily use the SelectMenu component to change the columns to display.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-columns-selectable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden'

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You can apply styles to tr and td elements by passing a class to rows.

Also, you can apply styles to th elements by passing a class to columns.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-style' componentProps: class: 'w-full'

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Sortable

You can make the columns sortable by setting the sortable property to true in the column configuration.

You may specify the default direction of each column through the direction property. It can be either asc or desc, but it will default to asc.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-columns-sortable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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Default sorting

You can specify a default sort for the table through the sort prop. It's an object with the following properties:

• column - The column to sort by.
• direction - The sort direction. Can be either asc or desc and defaults to asc.

This will set the default sort and will work even if no column is set as sortable.

<script setup lang="ts">
const sort = ref({
  column: 'name',
  direction: 'desc'
})

const columns = [{
  label: 'Name',
  key: 'name',
  sortable: true
}]

const people = [{
  id: 1,
  name: 'Lindsay Walton',
  title: 'Front-end Developer',
  email: 'lindsay.walton@example.com',
  role: 'Member'
}, {
  id: 2,
  name: 'Courtney Henry',
  title: 'Designer',
  email: 'courtney.henry@example.com',
  role: 'Admin'
}]
</script>

<template>
  <UTable :sort="sort" :columns="columns" :rows="people" />
</template>

Reactive sorting

You can use a v-model:sort to make the sorting reactive. You may also use @update:sort to call your own function with the sorting data.

When fetching data from an API, we can take advantage of the useFetch or useAsyncData composables to fetch the data based on the sorting column and direction every time the sort reactive element changes.

When doing so, you might want to set the sort-mode prop to manual to disable the automatic sorting and return the rows as is.

<script setup lang="ts">
// Ensure it uses `ref` instead of `reactive`.
const sort = ref({
  column: 'name',
  direction: 'desc'
})

const columns = [{
  label: 'Name',
  key: 'name',
  sortable: true
}]

const { data, status } = await useLazyFetch(() => `/api/users?orderBy=${sort.value.column}&order=${sort.value.direction}`)
</script>

<template>
  <UTable v-model:sort="sort" :loading="status === 'pending'" :columns="columns" :rows="data" sort-mode="manual" />
</template>

::callout{icon="i-heroicons-light-bulb" to="https://nuxt.com/docs/api/composables/use-fetch#params" target="_blank"} We pass a function to useLazyFetch here to make the url reactive but you can use the query / params options alongside watch. ::

Custom sorting

Use the sort-button prop to customize the sort button in the header. You can pass all the props of the Button component to customize it through this prop or globally through ui.table.default.sortButton. Its icon defaults to i-heroicons-arrows-up-down-20-solid.

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extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false baseProps: class: 'w-full' columns: - key: 'id' label: 'ID' - key: 'name' label: 'Name' sortable: true - key: 'title' label: 'Title' sortable: true - key: 'email' label: 'Email' sortable: true - key: 'role' label: 'Role' rows: - id: 1 name: 'Lindsay Walton' title: 'Front-end Developer' email: 'lindsay.walton@example.com' role: 'Member' - id: 2 name: 'Courtney Henry' title: 'Designer' email: 'courtney.henry@example.com' role: 'Admin' - id: 3 name: 'Tom Cook' title: 'Director of Product' email: 'tom.cook@example.com' role: 'Member' - id: 4 name: 'Whitney Francis' title: 'Copywriter' email: 'whitney.francis@example.com' role: 'Admin' - id: 5 name: 'Leonard Krasner' title: 'Senior Designer' email: 'leonard.krasner@example.com' role: 'Owner' - id: 6 name: 'Floyd Miles' title: 'Principal Designer' email: 'floyd.miles@example.com' role: 'Member' props: sortAscIcon: 'i-heroicons-arrow-up-20-solid' sortDescIcon: 'i-heroicons-arrow-down-20-solid' sortButton: icon: 'i-heroicons-sparkles-20-solid' color: 'primary' variant: 'outline' size: '2xs' square: false ui: rounded: 'rounded-full' excludedProps:

• sortButton
• sortAscIcon
• sortDescIcon

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Use the sort-asc-icon prop to set a different icon or change it globally in ui.table.default.sortAscIcon. Defaults to i-heroicons-bars-arrow-up-20-solid.

Use the sort-desc-icon prop to set a different icon or change it globally in ui.table.default.sortDescIcon. Defaults to i-heroicons-bars-arrow-down-20-solid.

::callout{icon="i-heroicons-light-bulb"} You can also customize the entire header cell, read more in the Slots section. ::

Selectable

Use a v-model to make the table selectable. The v-model will be an array of the selected rows.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-selectable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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::callout{icon="i-heroicons-light-bulb"} You can use the by prop to compare objects by a field instead of comparing object instances. We've replicated the behavior of Headless UI Combobox. ::

You can also add a select listener on your Table to make the rows clickable. The function will receive the row as the first argument.

You can use this to navigate to a page, open a modal or even to select the row manually.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-clickable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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Searchable

You can easily use the Input component to filter the rows.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-searchable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden'

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Paginable

You can easily use the Pagination component to paginate the rows.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-paginable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden'

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Expandable

You can use the v-model:expand to enables row expansion functionality in the table component. It maintains an object containing an openedRows an array and row an object, which tracks the indices of currently expanded rows.

When using the expand slot, you have access to the row property in the slot scope, which contains the data of the row that triggered the expand/collapse action. This allows you to customize the expanded content based on the row's data.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-expandable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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Event expand

The @update:expand event is emitted when a row is expanded. This event provides the current state of expanded rows and the data of the row that triggered the event.

To use the @update:expand event, add it to your UTable component. The event handler will receive an object with the following properties:

• openedRows: An array of indices of the currently expanded rows.
• row: The row data that triggered the expand/collapse action.

<script setup lang="ts">
const { data, pending } = await useLazyFetch(() => `/api/users`)

const handleExpand = ({ openedRows, row }) => {
  console.log('opened Rows:', openedRows);
  console.log('Row Data:', row);
};

const expand = ref({
  openedRows: [],
  row: null
})

</script>
<template>
  <UTable v-model="expand" :loading="pending" :rows="data" @update:expand="handleExpand">
    <template #expand="{ row }">
        <div class="p-4">
          <pre>{{ row }}</pre>
        </div>
      </template>
  </UTable>
</template>

Multiple expand

Controls whether multiple rows can be expanded simultaneously in the table.

<template>
  <!-- Allow only one row to be expanded at a time -->
  <UTable :multiple-expand="false" />

  <!-- Default behavior: Allow multiple rows to be expanded simultaneously -->
  <UTable :multiple-expand="true" />

  <!-- Or simply -->
  <UTable />
</template>

Disable Row Expansion

You can disable the expansion functionality for specific rows in the UTable component by adding the disabledExpand property to your row data.

Important: When using disabledExpand, you must define the columns prop for the UTable component. Otherwise, the table will render all properties as columns, including the disabledExpand property.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-disabled-expandable' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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Loading

Use the loading prop to indicate that data is currently loading with an indeterminate Progress bar.

You can use the progress prop to customize the color and animation of the progress bar or change them globally in ui.table.default.progress (you can set it to null to hide the progress bar).

If there is no rows provided, a loading state will also be displayed. You can use the loading-state prop to customize the icon and label or change them globally in ui.table.default.loadingState (you can set it to null to hide the loading state).

::component-card

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false baseProps: class: 'w-full' columns: - key: 'id' label: 'ID' - key: 'name' label: 'Name' - key: 'title' label: 'Title' - key: 'email' label: 'Email' - key: 'role' label: 'Role' props: loading: true loadingState: icon: 'i-heroicons-arrow-path-20-solid' label: "Loading..." progress: color: 'primary' animation: 'carousel' excludedProps:

• loadingState
• progress

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This can be easily used with Nuxt useAsyncData composable.

<script setup lang="ts">
const columns = [...]

const { status, data: people } = await useLazyAsyncData('people', () => $fetch('/api/people'))
</script>

<template>
  <UTable :rows="people" :columns="columns" :loading="status === 'pending'" />
</template>

Empty

An empty state will be displayed when there are no results.

Use the empty-state prop to customize the icon and label or change them globally in ui.table.default.emptyState.

You can also set it to null to hide the empty state.

::component-card

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false baseProps: class: 'w-full' columns: - key: 'id' label: 'ID' - key: 'name' label: 'Name' - key: 'title' label: 'Title' - key: 'email' label: 'Email' - key: 'role' label: 'Role' props: emptyState: icon: 'i-heroicons-circle-stack-20-solid' label: "No items." excludedProps:

• emptyState

---

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Slots

You can use slots to customize the header and data cells of the table.

<column>-header

Use the #<column>-header slot to customize the header cell of a column. You will have access to the column, sort and on-sort properties in the slot scope.

The sort property is an object with the following properties:

• field - The field to sort by.
• direction - The direction to sort by. Can be asc or desc.

The on-sort property is a function that you can call to sort the table and accepts the column as parameter.

::callout{icon="i-heroicons-light-bulb"} Even though you can customize the sort button as mentioned in the Sortable section, you can use this slot to completely override its behavior, with a custom dropdown for example. ::

<column>-data

Use the #<column>-data slot to customize the data cell of a column. You will have access to the row, column and getRowData properties in the slot scope.

You can for example create an extra column for actions with a Dropdown component inside or change the color of the rows based on a selection.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-slots' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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expand-action

The #expand-action slot allows you to customize the expansion control interface for expandable table rows. This feature provides a flexible way to implement custom expand/collapse functionality while maintaining access to essential row data and state.

Usage

<template>
  <UTable>
    <template #expand-action="{ row, toggle, isExpanded }">
    <!-- Your custom expand action content -->
    </template>
  </UTable>
</template>

Slot Props

The slot provides three key props:

Prop	Type	Description
row	Object	Contains the current row's data
toggle	Function	Function to toggle the expanded state
isExpanded	Boolean	Current expansion state of the row

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-expand-action-slot' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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loading-state

Use the #loading-state slot to customize the loading state.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-loading-slot' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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empty-state

Use the #empty-state slot to customize the empty state.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-empty-slot' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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caption

Use the #caption slot to customize the table's caption.

::component-example

padding: false component: 'table-example-caption-slot' componentProps: class: 'flex-1'

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Props

:component-props

Config

:component-preset

Example

Here is an example of a Table component with all its features implemented.

::component-example

extraClass: 'overflow-hidden' padding: false component: 'table-example-advanced' componentProps: class: 'flex-1' hiddenCode: true

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::callout{icon="i-simple-icons-github" to="https://github.com/nuxt/ui/blob/dev/docs/components/content/examples/TableExampleAdvanced.vue" target="_blank"} Take a look at the component! ::