AdaptTable for Angular Material

Spreadsheet formulas in Angular Material

A formula column is a column nobody wrote code for: type =ROUND(budget * 0.15, 0) and the table computes it per row, sorts it, filters it and exports it like any other column.

The engine covers arithmetic including POWER and SQRT, comparison, string joins, IF, and the aggregate functions a footer needs. A bad reference reports in the cell that caused it rather than blanking the table, and a circular reference reports #CYCLE! instead of recursing.

Formula columns serialize to the URL with everything else, so a derived column travels in the same link as the filters it sits beside.

The code

import { Component, computed, input } from "@angular/core";
import type { ColumnDef } from "@adapttable/angular";
import { buildFormulaColumns, injectFormulaUrlState } from "@adapttable/angular/formula";
import { AdaptDataTable } from "@adapttable/angular-material";

@Component({
  selector: "app-computed-people",
  imports: [AdaptDataTable],
  template: `
    <adapt-data-table
      [data]="rows()" [columns]="columns()" [rowKey]="rowKey"
    />
  `,
})
export class ComputedPeople {
  readonly rows = input.required<readonly Person[]>();
  readonly baseColumns = input.required<readonly ColumnDef<Person>[]>();
  readonly rowKey = (row: Person) => row.id;
  readonly state = injectFormulaUrlState({
    urlKey: "fx",
    defaultFormulas: [
      { key: "margin", header: "Margin", formula: "=ROUND(budget * 0.15, 0)" },
    ],
  });
  readonly columns = computed(() => [
    ...this.baseColumns(),
    ...buildFormulaColumns<Person>(this.state.formulas()).columns,
  ]);
}

Install

# Follow the kit setup guide for compatible peers
pnpm add @adapttable/angular-material @adapttable/angular @angular/material@22.2.1 @angular/cdk@22.2.1 @angular/forms@^22 rxjs@^7.8.0

The same feature in the other kits

• Spreadsheet formulas in Unstyled — Native elements — your own CSS
• Spreadsheet formulas in NG-ZORRO — Ant Design components for Angular
• Spreadsheet formulas in ng-bootstrap — Bootstrap styling, Angular overlays
• Spreadsheet formulas in Angular Aria — Accessible behavior, precise styling
• Spreadsheet formulas in ngx-bootstrap — Bootstrap controls and overlays
• Spreadsheet formulas in Angular CDK — CDK behavior, a neutral theme
• Spreadsheet formulas in Spartan — Sharp borders, subtle elevation
• Spreadsheet formulas in Taiga UI — Soft surfaces, expressive controls

More Angular Material features

• Filtering in Angular Material — Ranges, selects, an AND/OR tree and chips — all in the URL.
• Column management in Angular Material — Show, hide, reorder, pin and resize — from a menu you did not write.
• Column groups in Angular Material — Spanning headers that collapse to a stub, a kept child, or a custom cell.
• Row selection in Angular Material — A set of ids that survives paging, with bulk actions over it.
• Rows in Angular Material — Pin rows from a 3-dot menu, and merge a team that runs down the page.
• Row reordering in Angular Material — Drag or keyboard moves, announced — the host writes.
• Inline cell editing in Angular Material — Native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in Angular Material — Drag, select or keyboard grouping, with totals in the headers.
• Aggregation in Angular Material — Footer totals, pinned summaries, group aggregates — not data rows.
• Nested tables in Angular Material — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• CSV export in Angular Material — One toolbar button, a CSV of the table as it stands.
• Row and column virtualization in Angular Material — 40,000 rows in a scroll box, only the visible ones rendered.
• Tree data in Angular Material — Nesting, chevrons, lazy children, and a tree on phones.
• Mobile cards in Angular Material — Every row becomes a card on phones. Automatically, with the same state.
• Pivot tables in Angular Material — Rows down the side, dimensions across the top, subtotals at every level.
• Saved views in Angular Material — Name an arrangement and restore it from the menu.
• Right-to-left Angular Material data table — Arabic strings, a flipped axis, and a popover that opens from the right edge.
• Live updates in Angular Material — Rows change while you read them. Sort and selection hold.
• Accessible Angular Material data table — Arrow-key focus, a visible ring, forced-colors, and live announcements.
• AI table assistant in Angular Material — Local sort, questions and approved edits with real table outcomes.

Reference: formulas. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Angular Material, or the live demo.