AdaptTable for shadcn

Tree data in shadcn

A tree grid is a different shape from a grouped table: the rows themselves nest, rather than being collected under synthetic headers. Compose tree() with getChildren or getParentId and it renders the hierarchy.

Children indent under their parent, a chevron opens and closes each branch, and arrow keys walk the tree the way a tree widget should. Expansion is part of the table's state, so it lives in the URL like everything else.

Sorting and filtering apply within the tree rather than flattening it. Moving a child under a new parent is a host callback on the row-reordering page — the table never rewrites your tree.

The branch toggle carries exactly the class the group toggle carries — one table can hold both, and two disclosure controls that looked different would read as two mechanisms.

The code

import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/shadcn";
import { tree } from "@adapttable/shadcn/tree";

export function Org({ people, columns }) {
  return (
    <DataTable
      data={people}
      columns={columns}
      rowKey={(row) => row.id}
      features={[
        tree({ getParentId: (row) => row.managerId, treeColumn: "name" }),
      ]}
      urlKey="org"
    />
  );
}

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/shadcn @adapttable/core

The same feature in the other kits

• Tree data in Mantine — Rounded, friendly, filled controls
• Tree data in MUI — Material elevation, uppercase actions
• Tree data in Chakra — Soft teal, generous radius
• Tree data in Ant Design — Compact, tinted header, crisp
• Tree data in Radix — Radix Themes, iris accent
• Tree data in Base UI — Unstyled primitives, blue accent
• Tree data in Tailwind — Unstyled — your own classes

More shadcn features

• Filtering in shadcn — Operators, an AND/OR tree, chips, and find in the same URL.
• Column management in shadcn — Show, hide, reorder, pin and resize — from a menu you did not write.
• Column groups in shadcn — Spanning headers that collapse to a stub, a kept child, or a custom cell.
• Row selection in shadcn — A set of ids that survives paging, with bulk actions over it.
• Rows in shadcn — Pin rows, merge cells, and a 3-dot menu for add and delete.
• Row reordering in shadcn — Flat, grouped and tree moves — keyboard, confirm, host writes.
• Inline cell editing in shadcn — Kit-native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in shadcn — Drag, keyboard and mobile grouping controls with live aggregation overrides.
• Aggregation in shadcn — Footer totals, pinned summaries, group aggregates — not data rows.
• Nested tables in shadcn — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• Export and print in shadcn — Browser files or cancellable server jobs — CSV, XLSX and PDF.
• Row and column virtualization in shadcn — 100k rows, 40 columns, virtualized rows and columns, sticky chrome.
• Mobile cards in shadcn — Every row becomes a card on phones. Automatically, with the same state.
• Pivot tables in shadcn — Rows down the side, dimensions across the top, subtotals at every level.
• Saved views in shadcn — Name an arrangement, share it as a link, manage the list in place.
• Spreadsheet formulas in shadcn — ROUND, POWER, SQRT, IF — computed columns, errors in the cell.
• Right-to-left shadcn data table — Arabic strings, a flipped axis, and a popover that opens from the right edge.
• Live updates in shadcn — Rows change while you read them. Sort and selection hold.
• Accessible shadcn data table — Arrow-key focus, a visible ring, forced-colors, and live announcements.
• AI table assistant in shadcn — Native assistant, feature-aware prompts and governed action receipts.

Reference: tree-data. More of this kit: AdaptTable for shadcn, or the live demo.