#Table

#Tables

The following table has a default style. But in future, there will be several extensions and styles to choose from.

#Accessibility

Tables do both serve as a way of navigation for screen readers and other assertive technologies. But they also help to give data an ordered structure.

Use the documentation from MDN – The Table element for more information on making semantic correct tables, including scope, align, colSpan and rowSpan.

Here is a list of things you may follow along in order to ensure your coded tables still are accessible:

• Keep a semantic correct structure.
• Let tables align the column width, when possible.
• Do not use CSS display property on any table element.
• Do not overwrite styles in general, but rather get in touch with DNB UX.
• Never put a table inside a table.
• Text inside tables do not need to be wrapped inside a paragraph as well. They give screen readers no additional useful information.

#Table header components

• <Th.SortButton /> to be used for additional sorting functionality.
• <Th.HelpButton /> to be used for help related content.

#Alignment

Use e.g. align="right" on a <Th>, <Td> or <Tr> to align a table header or a table data element.

#Fixed layout

You may consider using table-layout: fixed;. You can use the modifier property fixed for doing so and combine it with CSS e.g. width: 40% on specific table headers.

#Scrollable

Depending on your situation, you may want to wrap your Table within Table.ScrollView:

import { Table } from '@dnb/eufemia'

render(
  <Table.ScrollView>
    <Table />
  </Table.ScrollView>
)

#Sticky header

You have two options (both have their downsides):

1. use sticky={true}. It works even when using a Table.ScrollView or a overflow: hidden; is used on any parent elements. And it works inside a Drawer as well. The downside is, that it uses JavaScript and the browser may drop some frames, which results in a potential flickering during scrolling.

2. use sticky="css-position" for using the CSS position: sticky; method. It is super smooth. But then you can not use a overflow: hidden; or overflow: auto; on any parent elements. This is a know issue happening on every modern browser.

Method no. 2 should be used when a max-height is set to the wrapping Table.ScrollView e.g.:

<Table.ScrollView style={{ maxHeight: '20rem' }}>
  <Table sticky="css-position" />
</Table.ScrollView>

Have a look at this example.

#Sortable table

Optionally, make use of the following React Hook to handle the Th.SortButton directions.

It can be used as a "controller" for your own sorting logic of your data.

By default, it will cycle trough three stages ['asc', 'desc', 'off'].

import useHandleSortState from '@dnb/eufemia/components/table/useHandleSortState'

// You can also provide a default that will be used as the fallback e.g.
const defaultOptions = { direction: 'asc', modes: ['asc', 'desc', 'off'] }

export const YourComponent = () => {
  const { sortState, sortHandler, activeSortName } = useHandleSortState(
    {
      // Define your column names with options (optional)
      column1: { active: true }, //
      column2: { direction: 'desc', modes: ['asc', 'desc'] }, // overwrite the defaultOptions
      column3: { modes: ['asc', 'off'] }, // will only allow one direction
      column4: {}, // etc.
    },
    defaultOptions
  )

  // Use these properties for your custom sorting logic
  console.log(sortState.column1.direction) // returns either "asc", "desc" or "off"
  console.log(activeSortName) // returns the current active one: "column1" (returns null when nothing is active)

  // Handle your logic
  useEffect(() => {
    switch (sortState.column1.direction) {
      default:
      case 'asc':
        setYourLocalState(mockData.sort(compareFunctionAsc))
        break

      case 'desc':
        setYourLocalState(mockData.sort(compareFunctionsDesc))
        break

      case 'off':
        setYourLocalState(mockData)
        break
    }
  }, [sortState.column1.direction])

  return (
    <Table>
      <thead>
        <Tr>
          <Th
            sortable
            active={sortState.column1.active}
            reversed={sortState.column1.reversed}
          >
            <Th.SortButton
              text="Column 1"
              title="Sort this column"
              on_click={sortHandler.column1}
            />
          </Th>
        </Tr>
      </thead>
    </Table>
  )
}